S.O.D. "Born to Hand Jive" by Sha Na Na

10/9/2023 The hand jive has been around since the early 50s. It was created by Leon Bell and the Bell Cats at the Cat’s Whisker coffee bar in Soho, London. From that day, it has been sampled numerous times with many different versions of musical structure, and of course, hand movements. Sha Na Na’s version is featured in the 1978 film, Grease, in which all of the high school students look like they’re in their mid to late 20s.