Names Of Dances

[naomi24]

I was listening to a song on the car radio the other day – ‘Let’s Dance’ by Chris Montez (I had to google that). Anyway the lyrics go, “We'll do the twist, the stomp, the mashed potato too, any old dance that you wanna do....” – and I wondered …. do the club-goers of today invent new dances and are they given names? I think the Birdie Song is the last thing I recall being matched to a special dance.

[B00]

Off top of my head- it's fairly recentish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZv62ShoStY

[B00]

nuvver one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiBYM6g8Tck

[mallyh]

im not sure of the spelling ...gangnum style ?

[Svejk]

Did you have a go, Naomi?(birdie song)

[mallyh]

oops upside your head .

[1ozzy]

Miley Cyrus and her "twerk"?

Michael Jacksons moonwalk?

Don't really know coz I dance like a retarded orangutan ;-)

[naomi24]

Svejk, // Did you have a go, Naomi?(birdie song) //

Sure did! I love dancing!!

[Svejk]

I don't get it. (dancing)

[ummmm]

The mentioned dances aren't really dances though. They are dance routines to a particular song.

It's not like the jive or charleston etc.

[naomi24]

Svejk, Given the opportunity to dance I'm unstoppable!! How can you not want to dance?

1ozzy, I'd forgotten Michael Jackson's Moonwalk. Can't say I've heard of the others.

[andy-hughes]

I can't think that the sixties vogue for dances has carried on, except as mentioned, where a certain song attracts a specific routine, which is not the same as the generic routines of yesteryear.

[1ozzy]

There was another a few years ago called the "cuz" (cousin).
Can't remember the song/clip it came from but it was popular for a while.
Can't find a youtube of it either ;-(

[Tizzi24]

Svejk - Lol,it's called enjoying yourself!! I love dancing.

[mallyh]

went to a dance and the younsters wanted to learn to twist ,i had a great time showing them but could hardly move the next day lol

[hc4361]

Pogo!

[jourdain2]

I don't know - but thanks for bringing back memories of my friends and I dancing and singing to Chris Montez :)

[ukbod2015]

from what I`ve seen I think they are called "falling over blind drunk" or "E`d out"

[tonyav]

Here you go, jourdain. ( great record ).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNLXxDMxe18

[Peaspeculiars]

Do 'The Douggie' - Even Mrs Obama has caught onto this dance craze :-)

[Peaspeculiars]

Boo, the link didn't work :-(
Ah well, there was the Macarena, and of course the dance for Steps 'One for Sorrow' etc, etc and dare I mention twerking?