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Subject: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: Indy Gent on 07/28/02 at 00:45 a.m.
Charleston, jitterbug, Philly. Any dances mentioned in Land of 1,000 Dances or Nobody But Me. What was your fave? What do you remember about these crazes?
Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: Reddyrules on 07/29/02 at 07:31 p.m.
I don't know anything about dances but I do recall an episode of M*A*S*H wher they do something called "The Lindy"
Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: Q.Aviator on 08/09/02 at 04:31 p.m.
" The hand-Jive "
" The Twist "
" Swing "
" The washing machine "
If i think of more, i'll post them ;D
Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: AnnieQQ on 08/19/02 at 11:03 p.m.
:D Hey! The Boog- a -loo! The Twist! The Jerk! The Pony! The Mashed Potatoes! The Hully Gully! AND more!!! So many that I can't remember them all - From the scenes at the dance in GREASE! to Psychedelic dancing undera Strobe light!! Actually those dances inthe movie GREASE were all dances we did in high school or junior high -just fancier!
Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: Ooohwebaby on 09/26/02 at 11:01 p.m.
but wait! there's more...
The Philly Dog The Mar-Keys
The Dog (not allowed at school dances)
The Twine It's Twine Time! (Instrum. Alvin Cash)
The Locomotion Swing your hips now! (Little Eva's)
The Monkey (Smokey R.) ~ Mickey's Monkey
The Skate (neat dance no particular song!)
The Shing-a-Ling (?) don't know this one
The Shimmy Bobby Freeman
The Swim Bobby Freeman
The Stroll Diamonds
~
Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: Tomborino on 09/29/02 at 02:42 p.m.
In the mid-late 50's and early sixties in the San Francisco Bay Area we called the popular teen dancing "Bop". That same dancing in PA was called "The frug".
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Charleston, jitterbug, Philly. Any dances mentioned in Land of 1,000 Dances or Nobody But Me. What was your fave? What do you remember about these crazes?
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Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: 80s dad on 01/04/03 at 10:41 p.m.
The Lebo Slop. Done to great R&B Music on a well waxed wooden dance floor....it was simply the best! 8)
Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/13/03 at 09:28 a.m.
I remember the pony, the monkey, the swim, and (of course) the twist. Years later there was the hustle and the bus stop (I think-it was very similar to the hustle).
Cat
Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: PATTIE on 01/26/03 at 11:04 a.m.
Ah yes, all the dances...Just love it...Did anyone know that there was DIRTY DANCING from way back? I was dirty dancing in the 60s! as a matter of fact i kinda started it in my town..lol...i was holding my crotch way before Mike Jackson and madonna...lol
Subject: Re: Dances Before the 70s.
Written By: RolandRock on 08/02/03 at 12:13 a.m.
The Stomp (an exaggerated Mashed Potatoes)
The Madison
The Fly
The Chicken
Listen to the end of Claudine Clark's "Party Lights" for a brief catalogue of popular dances at that time.
Many of these dances were just record company inventions to sell their product, but others actually spread from dance party to dance party throughout the land--or region anyway.