"Dance craze" redirects here. For the documentary film, see Dance Craze.
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.
As the pop music market got bombed in the late 1950s, dance fads were commercialized and exploited. From the 1950s to the 1970s, new dance fads appeared almost every week. Many were popularized (or commercialized) versions of new styles or steps created by African-American dancers who frequented the clubs and discothèques in major U.S. cities like New York, Philadelphia and Detroit. Among these were the Madison, "The Swim", the "Mashed Potato", "The Twist", "The Frug" (pronounced /frʊɡ/), "The Watusi", "The Shake" and "The Hitch hike". 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. 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 songs. Songs such as "The Loco-Motion" were specifically written with the intention of creating a new dance and many more pop hits, such as "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp, were written to cash in recent successful novelties.
There are fad dances which are meant to be danced individually as solo, others are partner dances, and yet others are danced in groups. Some of them were of freestyle type, i.e., there were no particular step patterns and they were distinguished by the style of the dance movement (Twist, Shake, Swim, Pony, Hitch hike). Only some have remained to the modern day-era, sometimes only as the name of a step (Suzie Q, Shimmy) or of a style (Mashed Potato) in a recognized dance. Fad dances are in fashion at the time of their popularity. They come to be associated with a specific time period, and can evoke particular forms of nostalgia when revived.[3]
^Encyclopedia of Social Dance. Albert and Josephine Butler. 1971 & 1975. Albert Butler Ballroom Dance Service. New York, NY. Table of Contents in 1971 edition.
^"The Number Ones: The Bangles' "Walk Like An Egyptian"". Stereogum. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^"Centennial College - Seven dance fads that swept the 20th century off its feet". www.centennialcollege.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^"Library of Dance - The Swim". www.libraryofdance.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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Streetswing.com's Dance History Archives hosts a large information base about more than thousand dances.
Dance Crazes of the 50s & 60s - by Dr. Frank Hoffmann
sixtiescity - 60s Dance and Dance Crazes
Go-Go Dancing - Fad and Novelty Dances from the 1960s at Little Miss Go-Go!
January 01, 1970
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Dance craze redirects here For the documentary film see Dance Craze This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dance crazes news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Dancing Twist East Berlin 17 May 1964 Contents 1 Fad dances 2 Notable novelty and fad dances 2 1 Pre 1950s 2 2 1950s 2 3 1960s 2 4 1970s 2 5 1980s 2 6 1990s 2 7 2000s 2 8 2010s 2 9 2020s 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFad dances editAs the pop music market got bombed in the late 1950s dance fads were commercialized and exploited From the 1950s to the 1970s new dance fads appeared almost every week Many were popularized or commercialized versions of new styles or steps created by African American dancers who frequented the clubs and discotheques in major U S cities like New York Philadelphia and Detroit Among these were the Madison The Swim the Mashed Potato The Twist The Frug pronounced f r ʊ ɡ The Watusi The Shake and The Hitch hike 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 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 songs Songs such as The Loco Motion were specifically written with the intention of creating a new dance and many more pop hits such as Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee Sharp were written to cash in recent successful novelties In the early 1970s disco spawned a succession of dance fads including the Bump the Hustle and the Y M C A This continued in the 1980s with the popular song Walk like an Egyptian 2 clarification needed in the 1990s with the Macarena in the 2000s with The Ketchup Song and in the 2010s with Gangnam Style Contemporary sources for dance crazes include music videos and movies There are fad dances which are meant to be danced individually as solo others are partner dances and yet others are danced in groups Some of them were of freestyle type i e there were no particular step patterns and they were distinguished by the style of the dance movement Twist Shake Swim Pony Hitch hike Only some have remained to the modern day era sometimes only as the name of a step Suzie Q Shimmy or of a style Mashed Potato in a recognized dance Fad dances are in fashion at the time of their popularity They come to be associated with a specific time period and can evoke particular forms of nostalgia when revived 3 Notable novelty and fad dances editPre 1950s edit Year Dance 1909 The Grizzly Bear 1926 Charleston 1930s Duckwalk 1933 Carioca 1936 Suzie Q 1937 The Lambeth Walk 1940 Thunder Clap 1941 Conga mid 1940s Hokey Pokey 1950s edit Year Dance 1950s Bomba 1950s The Chicken 1952 Bunny Hop 1957 Sock Hop 1958 Madison 1958 The Stroll 1959 Hully Gully 1960s edit Year Dance 1960 Shimmy 1960 Twist 1961 The Chicken Walk 1961 The Pony 1962 The Loco Motion 1962 Martian Hop 1962 Mashed Potato 1962 The Monster Mash 1962 The Swim 4 1962 Watusi 1962 Popeye Dance 1963 Chicken Dance 1963 Hitch Hike 1963 Monkey 1964 The Frug 1964 Jerk 1965 The Freddie 1965 The Mouse 1965 Limbo 1966 Batusi 1966 The Shake 1970s edit Year Dance 1970s Sprinkler 1971 Penguin 1972 Hustle 1973 Time Warp 1975 Bump 1975 Tragedy mid 1970s Grinding 1976 Car Wash 1976 Electric Slide 1976 Robot 1977 The Running Man 1978 Y M C A 1980s edit Year Dance 1980s Moonwalk 1980 Cotton Eyed Joe 1981 Harlem Shake 1981 Agadoo aka Agadou 1981 Superman aka Gioca Jouer 1982 The Safety 1983 Thriller 1986 The Hunch 1986 Wig Wam Bam 1987 Cabbage Patch 1988 Da Butt 1989 Lambada 1990s edit Years Dance 1990s Carlton dance Alfonso Riberio 1990s Locomia 1990 Boot Scootin Boogie 1990 Do the Bartman 1990 Hammertime MC Hammer 1990 The Humpty Dance Digital Underground 1990 Vogue Madonna 1991 The Urkel Jaleel White 1992 Achy Breaky Line dance 1993 1995 in US markets Macarena Los del Rio 1994 Saturday Night 1996 Tic Tic Tac 1997 Thizzle 1998 La Bomba not to be confused with Bomba 1998 The Roger Rabbit 1998 Tootsee Roll 2000s edit Year Dance 2000 Cha Cha Slide 2002 Algorithm March 2002 The Ketchup Song Las Ketchup 2003 Dutty Wine 2004 Lean Back Terror Squad 2005 Caramelldansen 2005 Letkajenkka aka Letkajenka Letkiss Letka Enka 2006 Chicken Noodle Soup Webstar 2006 Daggering 2006 Laffy Taffy 2006 Lean wit It Rock wit It aka Snap dance 2006 Shoulder Lean 2006 Pop Lock amp Drop It 2007 Crank That Soulja Boy 2007 Cupid Shuffle 2007 Dougie 2008 Single Ladies Beyonce 2009 Jerkin brought to mainstream by New Boyz and Audio Push 2009 Stanky Legg 2009 Hoedown Throwdown Miley Cyrus 2010s edit Year Dance 2010 Teach Me How to Dougie Cali Swag District 2011 The Creep The Lonely Island 2011 Wobble VIC 2012 Gangnam Style PSY 2012 The Smurf 2013 Twerking 2014 Nae Nae 2015 Hit Dem Folks 2015 Dab 2015 Hit the Quan 2015 Watch Me Whip Nae Nae Silento 2017 Shoot 2018 The Floss 2018 Skibidi Little Big 2018 Take the L Fortnite 2019 Lottery Renegade Dance TikTok 2020s edit Year Dance 2020 2 Phut Hơn Kaiz remix 2021 GriddySee also editCover dance Outline of dance for a list of general dance topics Summer hit List of specific dances for a general noncategorized index of dancesReferences edit Encyclopedia of Social Dance Albert and Josephine Butler 1971 amp 1975 Albert Butler Ballroom Dance Service New York NY Table of Contents in 1971 edition The Number Ones The Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian Stereogum 2021 01 25 Retrieved 2023 12 13 Centennial College Seven dance fads that swept the 20th century off its feet www centennialcollege ca Retrieved 2023 12 13 Library of Dance The Swim www libraryofdance org Retrieved 2023 12 12 External links editStreetswing com s Dance History Archives hosts a large information base about more than thousand dances Dance Crazes of the 50s amp 60s by Dr Frank Hoffmann sixtiescity 60s Dance and Dance Crazes Go Go Dancing Fad and Novelty Dances from the 1960s at Little Miss Go Go Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dance crazes amp oldid 1220921937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,