(Last Updated: 04/18/10)
This is an organized list of all the Cajun Jitterbug dance steps that I currently know. I have not as yet included descriptions of these steps. Those who have done Cajun Jitterbug will recognize a portion of them and can use this outline to determine what they have yet to learn. If you have any comments or corrections or would like to add to this list, please send email to Sam Dorfman

Cajun Jitterbug Variations

• Basic
  • Footwork: Cripple Step (Left or Right Foot)
     
  • Moving Left
  • Moving Right
  • Moving Forward
  • Moving Backward
     
  • Hand Waving
     
  • Side-by-Side:
    • Moving Left (Facing Forward or Backward)
    • Moving Right (Facing Forward or Backward)
       
  • Swinging Partner Variations (Mostly Stolen from Contra Dancing):
    • Ballroom Position
    • Hands on Shoulders
    • Arch
    • Underarm
    • Hip Turn
    • Under Elbow
       
  • Under Arm Turns (Partner, Leader or Both)(May Repeat):
    • Left Hand
      • Outside Turn
      • Inside Turn
    • Right Hand
      • Outside Turn
      • Inside Turn
         
  • Other Turns (Mostly Stolen from Swing Dancing):
    • Shoulder Turns
    • Walk Around Partner While Spinning Her (i.e. Repeated Turns)
       
• Cuddle or Sweetheart
  • Getting Into It:
    • With Two Hands
    • Standard
    • With Cuddler Walk Around
    • With Hand Drop
    • With One Hand
       
  • Moving Forward
  • Moving Backward
  • Rotate:
    • Clockwise
    • Counter Clockwise
    • Clockwise & Counter Clockwise (Called Merry Go Round)
    • Center of Gravity Variations
       
  • Spin Out (Partner or Leader)
  • Spin Out and In (Called Yo-Yo)(Partner or Leader)
     
  • Peek-a-boo
     
  • Unwind and Rewind
     
  • Chain
  • Reverse Chain
  • Walk Around
  • Bruce Step
     
  • Duck out:
    • With Spin
    • Crawfish (Repeating Cuddle)
       
• Back-to-Back
  • Cement Mixer (Left or Right):
    • Standard Arch
    • Pull Around to Back
       
  • Pretzel (Left or Right):
    • Leader First
    • Partner First
       
  • One Hand Pretzel (Left or Right):
    • Leader First
    • Partner First
       
  • No Hand Pretzel
     
  • While Back-to-Back:
    • Rotate
    • Move Forward or Backward
    • Back-Slides
    • Behind the Back Loops
    • Return to Front
       
• Cross-Hands
  • Getting Into It:
    • Hand Shake
    • Hand Flip
    • Butterfly (Single or Double)(Called Shoulder Slide or Scissorhands)
    • Underarm Turn to Promenade (Hand Change Above)
    • Behind the Back Hand Change
       
  • Windmill Variations:
    • Cross-Hands Turn
    • Windmill
    • Windmill Walk-around
       
  • Promenade Variations::
    • Forward
    • Backwards
    • Rotate
    • Snake
    • Grapevine
       
  • Window Variations (Called Little Windows):
    • Standard (Clockwise and Counterclockwise)
    • Quick Windows
    • Broken Windows
    • Under-arm Windows
       
  • Jolie Turn
  • Arches (Called Big Windows)
     
  • Tunnel Variations:
    • Standard and Release
    • Standard and Reverse
    • Quick Tunnel
    • Under Arm Duck on Tunnel Exit
    • Repeating Tunnel
       
• Miscellaneous
  • Hands Behind Back
  • Boomerang
  • Flip Around with Under Arm Duck
  • St. Charles
     
• Troika (3 person dance)
  • Patty Cake
  • Spin
  • Weave
  • Sweetheart
  • Pinwheel
  • Little Window
  • Swing
  • Switching Leads