Origins

1. 1920's: Lindyhop & Jitterbug were danced at the dance clubs of Black America and danced with jazz music. White American adopted and danced with Big Band as swing dance.

2. 1942: American soldies brought the dance to Europe during the World War II.

3. The dance got modified in Europe. "The French took the dance, simplified it, mixed it in with the traditional Latin dances to form the dance that we now know as Modern Jive." (1)

1.Jive Riot: The History of Modern Jive

http://www.jiveriot.com/historyofmodernjive.html