I remember all that Linda and I was up in Columbus. The few of the boys who could dance were in demand as at that age we were just discovering that girls were useful and fun to be with beyond just teasing. So as we prepared for our first "Gym Dances" and sock hops, some of us were giving lessons to friends in basements on how to jitterbug and/or atleast Cha-Cha and The Stroll. But we had the Watusi and Mashed Potato to teach too and it was a busy time. Somehow the move to Junior High had made lots of girly things acceptable...like dancing.
And The Twist arrived and was probably the biggest craze of the time and the simplest dance known to man.....or boy. What we were really wanting was more slow dances but we got Twist Contests instead.
You should have come to Columbus Linda. I'd have been happy NOT to do The Twist with you! (:<))