LET'S DANCE
 

""We'll do the Twist, the Stomp, the Mashed Potato too.  Any ol' dance that you want to do."
 
 
               
 
 
 This list is only a small sample of dances performed in the 1960s. 

For a comprehensive list of dances visit Clint's Sixties City web-site.
 
 
 NOTES
 
 Some of the dance moves of the 60s are actual 'comebacks' that originated in previous decades.

  •  * There are many versions of any one dance.

     * Dances varied from country to country, state to state and even school campus to campus.

     * Dances can range in complexity from one step to a full routine length.

     * One dance can be known by several different names.

     * Many people claim to have invented a particular dance so there is no right or wrong way. to do it.

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     RESOURCES
     
     Dances for Mods and Rockers - Marie Cartmell - Euro-Features 1964, Hamilton (Stafford) Co Ltd
     
     Discotheque Dances - Dick Blake - World Publishing Company
     
     Easy Go - Go! - Kathy Collier 1985 - 1989
     
     Fandemonium! - Judy and Fred Vermorel - Ebenezer  Bayliss and Son Ltd 1989
     
     Hairspray - John Waters - New Line Cinema Corp 1988
     
     Hullabaloo Discotheque Dance Book - Hullabaloo - Scholastic Book Services
     
     Learn the Dances of the 50's and 60's - Christy Lane - Christy Lane Enterprises 1996
     
     Let's Go Go-Go - TV Week Special Issue August 27, 1966
     
     Party Dances 1950 - Let's Learn How to Dance - Kathy Blake -Kathy Blake Dance Studio/Butterfly Video 1992
     
     Party Dances 1960 - Let's Learn How to Dance - Kathy Blake - Kathy Blake Dance Studio/Butterfly Video 1992
     
     Top of the Dial - A Swingin' Trip Through 60's Kiwi Radio, EMI Music (NZ) 2004
     
    A special thanks to my go-go teacher and principal - Denise and the late Pat McGuire from the UDC Ballroom in Yarraville for the patience and professional training all those years ago.  Also to Denver for the exchange of information.
     
     
     FAB WEB-SITES
     
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