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Dance crazes. Dancing Twist, East Berlin, 17 May 1964. Novelty and fad dances are dances which are typically characterized by a short burst of popularity. Some of them, like the Twist, Y.M.C.A. and the Hokey Pokey, have shown much longer-lasting lives. They are also called dance fads or dance crazes.
With their highly acrobatic technique, high level of artistry and daring innovations, they were considered by many the greatest tap dancers of their day. Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972), Polish and Russian ballet dancer. Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (March 12, 1889 – April 8, 1950), Polish ballet dancer and choreographer.
Nicholas Brothers. The Nicholas Brothers were an entertainment act composed of brothers, Fayard (1914–2006) and Harold (1921–2000), who excelled in a variety of dance techniques, primarily between the 1930s and 1950s. Best known for their unique interpretation of a highly acrobatic technique known as "flash dancing", they were also ...
The Stroll was both a slow rock 'n' roll dance [1] and a song that was popular in the late 1950s. [2] Billboard first reported that "The Stroll" might herald a new dance craze similar to the "Big Apple" in December 1957. [3][4] In the dance two lines of dancers, men on one side and women on the other, face each other, moving in place to the ...
Tamiyo Kusakari (born 1965), ballerina, film actress, Maki Asami Ballet Company. Noriko Ohara (born 1943), ballerina, Scottish Ballet. Masako Ono, Odissi dancer since 1996. Shino Mori (born 1989), ballerina, National Ballet of Canada. Yoko Morishita (born 1948), prima ballerina, director, Matsuyama Ballet Company.
The Madison is a line dance that features a regular back-and-forth pattern interspersed with called steps. Its popularity inspired dance teams and competitions, as well as various recordings, and today it is still sometimes performed as a nostalgic dance. The Madison is featured in the John Waters movie Hairspray (1988), and it continues to be ...
Ann Miller. Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early film work included roles in Room Service with the Marx Brothers and Frank Capra 's You Can't Take It with ...
The dance originated as an event that took place at wakes in Tobago. It was popularized in the 1950s by dance pioneer Julia Edwards [ 1 ] (known as the First Lady of Limbo) and her company which appeared in several films, in particular Fire Down Below (1957) , and toured widely in the Caribbean, Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and ...