american dance crazes of the 60s/70/s quiz

[DISCODISK]

i was thinking about this last week on my short 10 minute drive to work i thought of about 20 then NICKNACK mentioned and discribed walkin the dog [im curious to know if he tried it :grin: ] so i thought a quiz may be fun to see how many can be named god only knows what some of these dances were like ! ill start with THE MONKEY from the 60s and THE SHUFFLE from the 70s...im dying to hear what they did in st olaff :grin:

[sirius]

O.K. Let´s try The Twist, Roach, Limbo,
Bird, Hot Potatoe for the rest watch John
Waters´"Hairspray".
The seventies: Bump, Hustle, Freak, Rock,
Stomp, Spank and so many more.
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES

[QUINNY]

60s - THe Hully Gully? or was that the 50s?
70s - THe Double Dutch orwas that the 80s?
Did I ever dance? Good question.

[Nano]

I have just one word for you...

LAMBADA!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[NickNack]

Well, we had

The Mashed Potato
The Bird
The Fly
The Watusi
The Hustle (Waaay before Van McCoy)
The Grind
The Twist (already mentioned)
The Dog (previously mentioned and YES! I did it!) :grin:
The Slide
The Stomp or The Bristol Stomp
The Funky Chicken
The Walk

Hell, somebody else name a few...

Woops! Almost forgot one of my favorites --- The Boogaloo (Waaay before Rod)


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[DanceMan]

The 50's had The Huckle Buck....

The 60's also had...The Boogaloo.....The Freddie....The Mouse....The Pony.....The Jerk.....The Monkey and The Swim....

The 70s had among the ones listed: The Continental (Line Dance) and The Robot

[JussiK]

The Point. This was a favourite of many. I'm not quite sure they did it in America so I may be off topic here, but it's not too late to learn. The Point can be done to house or any other type of good music. Do this: Once you note someone on the dancefloor who is a) a very good dancer b) a lousy dancer c) someone otherwise notable f.ex.a gorgeous looker that you fancy, point at that person. This you do with the index finger naturally, and while pointing, freeze your frame into a sideways pose or something similar. You can point with the fingers of both hands, and adapt the move to different moods as well. If you mean to "dis" - is this expression still used? - you can wave the finger sideways limply as if no no my friend, you're wrong so do it again. Do a spiral move from behind your ears, or a slow, rhythmic thrust. The Point can also be hazardous to your health so be cautious who you point at.

[Funky Dude]

Although I wasn't alive in the 60's and 70's to experience those dance crazes, but I've heard of half the ones you's mentioned.

There's one important dance craze you's forgot to mention and that's "THE BUS STOP". I'm guessing the Fatback band started this dance craze then again British disco/funk artist Oliver Sain did a song called "Bus Stop" in 1974 so I could be wrong. Also Fatback Band did "Double Dutch" in 1977 so I assume that was a dance craze as well.

I guess "The Popcorn" was also a dance craze.

And I've seen a B&W 1965 Ed Sullivan Show clip of Freddie & The Dreamers performing "The Freddie", now that's one piss funny dance craze :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: .I've got this clip on video too.

[paul]

The Bus Stop was pretty hot in Connecticut.
I also remember The Patty Duke, The Charlie Brown, The Bump, The Robot,...

[Boodikka]

Great thread! Keep in mind that there are regional variant names for what is essentially the same dance. Forgive me if I repeat dances already mentioned.
60s
The Hitchhike
The Sophisticated Sissy (VERY silly indeed!)
The Shag
The Pistol aka The Draw (Hitchhike variant)
The Alley Cat
The Shimmy
The Cleopatra
The Horse
The Frug

[QUINNY]

Not forgetting The Peppermint Twist, The Freeze, The Jerk, The Mashed Potato.
BTW Funky Dude: Oliver Sain was American.