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  2. Dance crazes - Wikipedia

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    In 1965, Latin group Cannibal and the Headhunters had a hit with the 1962 Chris Kenner song Land of a Thousand Dances which included the names of such dances. One list of Fad Dances compiled in 1971 named over ninety dances. [1] Standardized versions of dance moves were published in dance and teen magazines, often choreographed to popular

  3. Twist (dance) - Wikipedia

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    The dance moves were described – and visualized – in the same manner as Chubby Checker described them, by putting out cigarettes with the balls of the feet. The dance would come to be seen as emblematic of the early 1960s in later years, with popular songs, television shows, and movies likely to reference it when they wanted to convey the ...

  4. Glossary of dance moves - Wikipedia

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    The walk is probably the most basic dance move. It exists in almost every dance. Walks approximately correspond normal walking steps, taking into the account the basic technique of the dance in question. (For example, in Latin-dance walks the toe hits the floor first, rather than the heel.) In dance descriptions the term walk is usually applied ...

  5. List of dances - Wikipedia

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    This is the main list of dances. It is a non-categorized, index list of specific dances. It may also include dances which could either be considered specific dances or a family of related dances. For example, ballet, ballroom dance and folk dance can be single dance styles or families of related dances. See following for categorized lists:

  6. Frug (dance) - Wikipedia

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    The Frug (/ f r ʌ ɡ / [1] or /frug/ [2]) was a dance craze from the mid-1960s, which included vigorous dance to pop music. [3] It evolved from another dance of the era, the Chicken. The Chicken, which featured lateral body movements, was used primarily as a change of pace step while doing the Twist. As young dancers grew more tired they would ...

  7. Hitch hike (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Hitch hike was a dance craze of the 1960s. [1] It started with the 1962 Marvin Gaye hit " Hitch Hike " and refueled with the gold disc of Vanity Fare , " Hitchin' a Ride " (1969). The dance is extremely simple and is based on the hitchhiking gesture: waving the stuck-out thumb.

  8. Limbo (dance) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Madison (dance) - Wikipedia

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    The local popularity of the dance and record in Baltimore, Maryland, came to the attention of the producers of The Buddy Deane Show in 1960, which led to other dance shows picking it up. [2] The Madison is a line dance that features a regular back-and-forth pattern interspersed with called steps. Its popularity inspired dance teams and ...