Thanks, Guest for you question about the 'okey cokey'.
In the United States the 'okey cokey'evolved into the children's game "The Hokey Pokey". IMO, this is one of the few adult directed singing/movement games that is still widely played, though it appears to be relegated to pre-school and early primary grades.I'm not sure if it was ever performed as an adult dance in the USA...

I'm curious about this game/dance in Europe...Does anyone have any memories of it?
               
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The same http://www.jitterbuzz.com/dance50.html site that I quoted before has this chronology of social dances from a Country & Western music website:

"We did a whole lot of searching for information about the evolution of dancing. We found this "Time Line" on a C&.W website somewhere in Texas. (I forgot to write down the source, sorry...). This may not be authoritative, but it sounds right.

So, without further ado, the Evolution of American Dance:
•        pre 1890 Waltz, Quadrille, Minuet, Gavotte
•        1890's Polka, Schottische, Cotton Eyed Joe
•        1900-1920 Foxtrot, Turkey Trot, Peabody, Charleston
•        1920-1930 Jive, Lindy Hop
•        1930-1940 Rumba, Samba, Tango
•        1940-1950 Mambo, West Coast Swing
•        1950-1960 Cha Cha, Bosa Nova, Stroll
•        1960-1970 Monkey, Jerk, Mashed Potato, Madison "

end of quote

This is obviously not a complete list, but it's a place to start for those interested in the subject...

For pre 1890s African American social dances I would add:
Calenda
Juba
The Buzzard Lope {though this may have been a religious dance}
Bamboule
The Pigeon Wing
The Buck & Wing
Walkin the Chalk Line {The Cakewalk}
The Jig
Skinning the cat {a dance step found in many "Juba" rhymes}

and there are many more...

Lynne Fauley Emery's "Black Dance From 1619 to Today" {1973, 2nd edition} is the source I used for these dance names...

Ms. Azizi