Disney Showcase features"Dancing With The Mouse" with Mickey and Minnie dancing the Jitterbug.  Right out of American Bandstand, Minnie has on a pink glitter skirt with matching shoes and hair bow. Mickey matches with his blue cardigan sweater and tan pants.  The term jitterbug comes from an early 20th-century slang term used to describe alcoholics who suffered from the "jitters".  The term became associated with swing dancers who danced without any control or knowledge of the dance.  In popular culture, it became generalized to swing dances like the "Jive" and "Lindy Hop".   Made of stone resin.
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