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Name A Few(All) Of The 60S Dances ?

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its a mystery where they all came from and soon went giving birth to another dynamic tune on the way ..

hey theres

THE MONKEY

THE DOG

The HullyGully

The Madison

The Popeye Waddle

The Matador

The Twist

The Jerk

The Swim

who thought up these dances associated with a song of the name ?

and where did the steps originate ?

over to you ....

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has everyone forgot the funky gibbon :lol: yeah iknow it was the seventies :thumbup: 

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The Mouse

The Bug

The Waddle

The Afro-Twist

The Elephant Walk

The Cinnamon Cinder (from the nightclub of that name)

The Bounce

The Ubangi Stomp

the Jump

The Flick

the Hook and Sling

The Fish

The Broken Hip

The Clam (Elvis' failure)

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The Olympic Shuffle

 

 

I have records with almost all these so-called "dances"

You need to get out more mate ;o)

Have you ever watched the US dancers dance to these records ? It's frighteningly bad, Have a look at Bobby Freeman, The Swim on You Tube, or the movie Hairspray, talk about taking the lyrics literally ! But as far as the Brits are concerned: The Okey Cokey takes some beating.

Edited by Dave Ward

Just the other week at a venue the Dj played a request ,Lee Dorsey's Ride Your Pony, the girl who asked for it took to the floor and danced what I presume was The Pony, she was quickly joined by a guy from the other side of the dance floor, they had  the floor to themselves, I wouldn't say they didn't know each other but the they were not together at the event, they danced in almost perfect harmony and got a round of applause at the end.For me at any rate it was the first time I'd seen anyone do a recognised dance at a Northern night.

 As for where the dances came from the late fifties onward I' d hazard a guess in some cases from the  performers themselves or dance groups when seen on Tv shows interpreting the lyrics.

did we name the Popeye waddle ?wonder who thought that up?

don covay title

I think we missed this.  "The Popeye" was a dance step based on how the Popeye character (E.C. Segar 1930s-'40s comic strip) moved in his movie cartoons.  The "Popeye Waddle" was a variation of that, based on just how he walked in the cartoons.  The first record I remember with "The Popeye" mentioned, was "Popeye" by Lamont Dozier on Anna Records, released in early 1961.  It was pulled, and re-pressed as "Benny The Skinny Man", due to a pending lawsuit by Segar's lawyers.  "The Popeye" was still around in 1962 and even 1963, after being given a boost by The Sherrys on their Philadelphia hit "Pop-Pop-Pop-Pie".  Later, More Pop-Eye songs came out, including "The Popeye Waddle".

The 10 Pints Of Stella :hatsoff2:

Done this one a few times plus the one that all your kids don't like the DAD dance :elvis:

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and the one you've all forgot the mighty peanut duck " there's a brand new dance that's sweeping the nation yea :)

Hope this works.

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