Listening to music is fine. But sometimes don't you just wanna get up and "shake a tail feather?"

Not that I was ever the best dancer in my neighborhood.

Actually, most of the time I was too shy to dance in public. Usually I'd practice the movements in the privacy of my own home, and by the time I felt ready to do that dance in public, another dance had taken its place.

The dances I remember the best are "The Twist", "The Pony", "The Cha Cha", "The Hitch Hike", "The Football", and "The Electric Slide."

And I did finally learn how to do some 'old school' dances from the 1980s and 1990s that my daughter taught me like the "The Bump", "The Running Man" and "The Snake".

Speaking of "The Snake", it's interesting to me how so many dance movements keep being recycled under different names. The Snake dance and movement dates back to the early 20th century and probably looong before that.

And African American kids {and maybe others} are currently doing a dance called "Heel, Toe"-and that is certainly an old old real old dance step.

I love watching people dance, and I love collecting dance names and remembrances associated with dancing.

What dances did {do} you liked {like} doing, and what memories do they evoke?

Are there any dance historians in the house?

Maybe you can share the significance {if any} of why so few social dances since the 1960s have been partner dances.

Anyone?


Thanks.



Azizi