Can anyone confirm what these dances were and how they were performed?

Shing-a-ling

Larue

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Shane

Shing-a-ling... according to Shirley Ellis "just go from side to side, and back and forth, and clap your hands, and so forth and so on, and oooh, kinda nice isn't it?"

Seriously, there was a discussion on another forum about some of these dances and sure there were some links/ diagrams posted up, I'll see if I can find them.

  rachel said:

Shing-a-ling... according to Shirley Ellis "just go from side to side, and back and forth, and clap your hands, and so forth and so on, and oooh, kinda nice isn't it?"

Seriously, there was a discussion on another forum about some of these dances and sure there were some links/ diagrams posted up, I'll see if I can find them.

Thanks Rachel, I've read about these somewhere as well, saved me a job

Nick

There's a few on here... still looking for the other links

https://www.eijkhout.net/rad/dance_specific/novelty9.html

You can see how to wah tusi by watching quadrophenia. I often do it when I get the chance. Theres not enough of it going on at nighters thats for sure.

Basically jumping up while rotating through 90 degress whilst waving alternate hands in the air. Or something like that.

Instructions and pictures...

https://www.sixtiescity.com/Culture/dance.shtm

I do hope we're going to be seeing you trying some of these out, Shane

Whispers - The Dip

God knwos what you do , but I reckon you have to dip at some stage

Whispers - The Dip

Gawd knows what how you do it, I imagine it involves "dipping"

Blues Brothers film was useful when everyone was dancing to shake a tail feather, they went through about six different dances, boogaloo, monkey, watusi, mashed potato, etc...

that was a brilliant site Rachel

so which sixties dance gave rise to northern as we know it...?

Edited October 15, 200519 yr by Matt Male