Name A Few(All) Of The 60S Dances ?

[Roburt]

This double CD features quite a few 'old school' dance craze recuds ............

.......... 'LETS SOUL DANCE' ........... S0UL006

 

Disc One 
1. Shake A Tail Feather  The Five Du-Tones 
2. Shake Sherrie  The Contours 
3. Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.  James Brown 
4. Do Wa Didd i Frank Ballard 
5. Carl's Dance Party  Carl Lattimore 
6. Teach Me How To Shimmy  The Isley Brothers 
7. Stupidity  The Van Dykes 
8. The Greasy Chicken  Andre Williams 
9. Foot Stomping Pt 1  The Flares 
10. Now Let's Popeye Pt 2  Eddie Bo 
11. The Chicken Scratch  J.C. Davis 
12. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues  Arthur Alexander 
13. Booty Green  Bobby Marchan 
14. The Wah-Watusi  Dee Dee Sharp 
15. The Slop  The Olympics 
16. The Roach  George Hudson 
17. Do The Camel Walk  Magic Sam 
18. The Climb  The Coasters 
19. Slow Twistin'  Chubby Checker 
20. Hitch Hike  Marvin Gaye 

21. The Bird  The Dutones

22. The Bossa Nova Watusi Twist  Freddie King 

23. (Do The) Mashed Potatoes Pt 1  Nat Kendrick 
24. The Snake  Maximilian 
25. The Chicken Back Pt 2  The Gay Jays 
26. Do The Hully Gully  King Coleman 
27. Pass The Bug  Gene the Hat 
28. The Hunch  Bobby Peterson 
29. The Hully Gully Twist  Bill Doggett 
30. Let's Pony Again  The Vibrations 
31. The Stomp  The Olympics 
32. The Crawl  Willie Mitchell

Disc Two
1. Shout and Shimmy  James Brown 
2. Mashed Potato Time  Dee Dee Sharp 
3. Bacon Fat  Andre Williams 
4. The Flea  The Five Du-Tones 
5. The Twist  Hank Ballard 
6. Twist It Up  Herbert Hunter 
7. Pony Time  Don Covay 
8. Sloppy Twist  Thomas Cannaday 
9. Dish Rag Pt 1  Nat Kendrick 
10. Waddle Waddle  The Bracelets 
11. (Baby) Hully Gully  The Olympics 
12. Camel Walk  Benny Gordon 
13. Let's Shimmy  King Coleman 
14. The Continental Walk  The Rollers 
15. Hush Puppy  Gene the Hat 
16. Dance The Boomerang  The Canjoes 
17. The Fly  Chubby Checker 
18. The Horse  Wilbert Harrison 
19. The Popeye  Lonnie Brooks 
20. The Splib Pt 1  J.C. Davis 
21. The Squat  Big Jay McNeely 
22. Shake Shout & Soul  Lil Ray 
23. Do The Bug  George Hudson 
24. Twistin' With The King  King Curtis 
25. The (Bossa Nova) Bird  The Dells 
26. The Watusi  The Vibrations 
27. The Drag  The Isley Brothers 
28. Let's Do The Slop  Little Joe Cook 
29. The Madison Pts 1 & 2  Al Brown's Tunetoppers 
30. Cha-Cha Twis t Brice Coefield 
31. Twist and Shout  The Top Notes

 

........... https://www.historyofsoul.net/

Edited April 26, 2013 by Roburt

[KevH]

I'm guessing this was a dance.?

 

Holly Maxwell - -The Philly Barracuda - Star.

 

 

[Sceneman]

did we mention The Choo choo ??

and the tighten up ??

[Back Street Blue]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EdgsWU56XA

 

(the vibrations - the watusi) 

[Soap]

has everyone forgot the funky gibbon  yeah iknow it was the seventies  

Edited November 8, 2013 by soap

[Soulhawk1960]

The Mouse

The Bug

The Waddle

The Afro-Twist

The Elephant Walk

The Cinnamon Cinder (from the nightclub of that name)

The Bounce

The Ubangi Stomp

the Jump

The Flick

the Hook and Sling

The Fish

The Broken Hip

The Clam (Elvis' failure)

The Donkey Walk

The Continental Walk

The Gorilla

The Karate monkey

The Martian Hop

The Mess Around

The Wrangler Stretch (for a jeans commercial)

The Flea

The Del Viking

The Boomerang

Snake Walk

The Crawl

The Olympic Shuffle

 

 

I have records with almost all these so-called "dances"

You need to get out more mate ;o)

[night nurse]

the BUMP

[Guest Dave Ward]

Have you ever watched the US dancers dance to these records ? It's frighteningly bad, Have a look at Bobby Freeman, The Swim on You Tube, or the movie Hairspray, talk about taking the lyrics literally ! But as far as the Brits are concerned: The Okey Cokey takes some beating.

Edited November 9, 2013 by Dave Ward

[Twoshoes]

Just the other week at a venue the Dj played a request ,Lee Dorsey's Ride Your Pony, the girl who asked for it took to the floor and danced what I presume was The Pony, she was quickly joined by a guy from the other side of the dance floor, they had  the floor to themselves, I wouldn't say they didn't know each other but the they were not together at the event, they danced in almost perfect harmony and got a round of applause at the end.For me at any rate it was the first time I'd seen anyone do a recognised dance at a Northern night.

 As for where the dances came from the late fifties onward I' d hazard a guess in some cases from the  performers themselves or dance groups when seen on Tv shows interpreting the lyrics.

[Sceneman]

did we name the Popeye waddle ?wonder who thought that up?

don covay title

[hullsoul]

The 10 Pints Of Stella

[Robbk]

did we name the Popeye waddle ?wonder who thought that up?

don covay title

I think we missed this.  "The Popeye" was a dance step based on how the Popeye character (E.C. Segar 1930s-'40s comic strip) moved in his movie cartoons.  The "Popeye Waddle" was a variation of that, based on just how he walked in the cartoons.  The first record I remember with "The Popeye" mentioned, was "Popeye" by Lamont Dozier on Anna Records, released in early 1961.  It was pulled, and re-pressed as "Benny The Skinny Man", due to a pending lawsuit by Segar's lawyers.  "The Popeye" was still around in 1962 and even 1963, after being given a boost by The Sherrys on their Philadelphia hit "Pop-Pop-Pop-Pie".  Later, More Pop-Eye songs came out, including "The Popeye Waddle".

[KevH]

The Squabble.

[BrianM]

The 10 Pints Of Stella

Done this one a few times plus the one that all your kids don't like the DAD dance

Edited November 9, 2013 by BrianM

[Speedlimit]

and the one you've all forgot the mighty peanut duck " there's a brand new dance that's sweeping the nation yea

[Guest subbo]

Hope this works.

Edited November 12, 2013 by subbo

[Robbk]

The Trankey-Doo????  Never heard of THAT!

[Back Street Blue]

the "James Brown"...........

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek9-HGHT1Pk

[Rotherham Soul]

Haven't seen this one mentioned unless i've missed it

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VBE4ELUVQg