Pops Greatest Dance Crazes

[jsmith]

The above is the title of a TV programme on BBC3 at 7pm tonight.
But from the write-up they seem to think that dance crazes started in the 70's with cuts like Carl Douglas's "King Fu Fighting".
Surely there has to be a bit in this show about "The Twist" but I guess we will not be learning how to do "the Shake", "the Duck", "The Monkey", "The Mashed Potato", "The Jerk" or "The 45" from watching it.

[robb_k]

What about The Cha Cha, The Fly, The Boo-Ga-Loo, The Wah-Tu-Si [[Watusi), The Uncle Willie, The Freddy, The Slop, The Walk, The Temptation Walk, The Camel Walk, The Bird, The Swim, The Madison, The Boomerang, The Funky Chicken, The Skate, The Hand Jive, The Funky Four Corners, The Pop-Eye, The Twine, The Dog, The Frog, The Frug, The .........?

[marv2]

"The Bump" and "The Hustle"

[soulster]

The Boogaloo
The Shing-A-Ling
The Cissy
The Hully Gully
The Madison
The Popcorn

And, for the 70s, i'll bet they don't mention:

The Worm
The Bump
The Electric Boogaloo
The Pop
The Freak

[motown_david]

I like to shag most of all.

[soulster]

Snag and shag!

[marv2]

They will probably also not mention :

The Ballroom
Pop-lock
Funky Four Corners [[sorry Robb K didn't see you posted it)
The Slide
The Rock
The Penguin
The Snake
The Cork Screw
The Running Man
The Detroit JIT
The Bus Stop

[jsmith]

The TV show was very very disappointing. It concentrated on stuff from the 80's & 90's and seemed more interested in what dancing was done on the track's video rather than on whether it inspired people to take up the dance in disco's across the world.
... AND ... no they didn't even mention the Twist !!! [[though it seems to be a 2 part show & I only got to see the 1st part).

[marv2]

That doesn't sound too interesting. More for my list:

Breakin'
The Spank aka Le Spank
Black and Tan
Loose Booty
Cold Duck
The Monkey

[luke]

Come on, what about the Hully Gully, baby??

[sunshineonacloudyday]

The Stroll
The Limbo
The Pony
The Horse
The Hitch-Hike

[luke]

Bristol Stomp, the 81, the Locomotion

[marv2]

The James Brown !

[luke]

Popcorn!!!!