Jitterbug - Jitterbug

Japanese: ジルバ - じるば
Jitterbug - Jitterbug

Jitterbug is a type of dance for young people that originated in the United States. Jitterbugs originated in the southern United States and were popular among black people in Harlem, New York, around the 1910s. They were then spread around the world by American soldiers during World War II, and were introduced to Japan after the war, where they were translated into Japanese and became jitterbugs. Dancers do not join forces in pairs, and dance to music that includes syncopations such as foxtrots, swings, jive, and jumps in 4/4 time. It is characterized by an unconventional, acrobatic, and intense dance style, but later it became a more formal social dance. Jitter means to shake the body nervously. Bug means insect, and jitterbug was originally a slang word for "drunkard."

[Kuniko Yui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国で生まれた若者向きのダンスの一種ジタバグjitterbugのこと。ジタバグはアメリカ南部よりおこり、1910年代ごろにはニューヨークのハーレムの黒人たちによって盛んに踊られた。そして第二次世界大戦の間に、アメリカ兵によって世界中に広められ、日本にも戦後紹介されたが、その際に日本語化されてジルバとなったもの。踊り手は2人が組み合わないで、4分の4拍子のフォックス・トロット、スイング、ジャイブ、ジャンプなどのシンコペーションを含む音楽にあわせて踊る。型にはまらない、アクロバット風な激しい踊り方が特徴的であるが、のちにはより形式的な社交ダンスと化した。jitterは神経質に体を震わせること。bugは虫という意味で、ジタバグは元来「酔っぱらい」の意のスラングであった。

[由比邦子]

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