Lively dance style of the 1940s and 1950s (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JIVE Lively dance style of the 1940s and 1950s (4) (4) The Guardian Speedy Mar 16, 2025
8% BEBOP 1940s jazz style (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 29, 2026
7% JITTERBUG Fast 1940s US dance (9) The Times Concise Feb 3, 2026
7% BOLERO Lively dance (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 31, 2026
7% SALSA Lively Latin dance (5) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
7% WATUSIS Lively 1960s dances (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
6% ELEGANCE European member dances naked, showing style (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
6% COURANTE Lively Baroque dance with a running step (8) Eugene Sheffer Jan 23, 2026
6% SAMBA Lively Latin ballroom dance (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 20, 2026
6% POLKA Lively Bohemian dance (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 24, 2025

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