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  2. Dance crazes - Wikipedia

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    Many 1950s and 1960s dance crazes had animal names, including "The Chicken" (not to be confused with the Chicken Dance), "The Pony" and "The Dog". 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.

  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. 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 ...

  5. Batusi - Wikipedia

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    In a 2005 Wizard magazine interview, Adam West claims credit for creating the Batusi's unique moves. [2] Versions of the dance have reappeared in many television shows, including two episodes of The Simpsons, [3] [4] Xena: Warrior Princess, [5] Pinky and the Brain, [6] and Everybody Loves Raymond, [7] and Shaggy refers to the dance in an ...

  6. Glossary of dance moves - Wikipedia

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    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 when two or more steps are taken in the same ...

  7. Do These 20 Popular Baby Names from the 1960s Stand the Test ...

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    Julie. An icon of the 1960s and onward, actor and singer Julie Andrews reps the 18th most popular girl's name of the decade. Perhaps because of her star roles in movies such as Mary Poppins (1964 ...

  8. 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:

  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 ...