<P> The Cat's Whisker was a coffee bar situated at 1 Kingly Street, Soho, London, during the mid-late 1950s . It offered London youngsters Spanish dancing, live rock' n roll, and skiffle . </P> <P> It saw the invention of a new style of' dancing' known as hand - jive, dancing using hand gestures only as there was no space to maneuver in the crowded basement . The hand - jive (updated with feet movements) featured in the 1978 film Grease . </P> <P> The Cat's Whisker coffee bar was started by entrepreneur Peter Evans, and was one of the first to have a juke box . It was centrally placed in the middle of Soho at the corner of Kingly Street and Beak Street, between Carnaby Street and Regent Street, around the corner from the toy store Hamleys . It attracted large crowds, including ice skating champions, international rugby players, journalists and students, for an espresso at a shilling a cup and music . The place was situated in the heart of theatreland and catered for diners before or after the theatre . </P>

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