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2003-11-12 00:47:46

pink_satin_heels Posts: 0	~60's dance styles~ Did anyone ever dance the monkey, the mashed potatoe, the swim, the funky chicken, or the twist? I love these styles of dance! They were so fun! Most were demonstrated on Dick Clarke's 'American Band Stand' like never before.

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2003-11-12 07:15:53

zootsuitcoot Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ You should confer with MissRoulette, and all the actionettes, on this one!

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2003-11-14 22:00:10

fume hood Posts: 4294967295	Re: ~60's dance styles~ I'd love to learn them again. I remember the Pony was tricky!

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2003-11-17 18:30:54

66FordFalconClubWagon Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ I'm not sure if it's 60s, but I'm still trying to figure out the Hand Jive. Matt

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2003-11-19 00:51:36

c1950sboy Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ I took a 4 hr workshop w/the world famoous Pontani Sistrs here in NYC. They taught us the twist, mashed potato and the clam and other steps.. GUes who was in the class w/me?! That's right..Mrs Atomic herself. I had a blast and it went by like wildfire!

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2003-11-19 00:53:05

c1950sboy Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ BTW as far as I know they are the only people in NYC teaching these old dances...god love them for keeping it alive. Who knew in a town like NYC you cannot find a place that teaches these old great dances! GOD BLESS the Pontani Sisters!

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2003-12-03 13:04:23

MissRoulette Posts: 5	Re: ~60's dance styles~ Indeedy I do!! on a very regular basis! Most of what we do we choreography ourselves with inspiration from 60s pop shows, videos, films and magazines! Our routine for 'Give him a Great Big Kiss' was inspired by the routine the Shangri-las do in a video one of the girls have. They are much fun and are about the best excercise a gal can have. And in case you think its just a girl thing we have recently spawned the Action Men who's first dance was to 'Dr Love' by Tom Jones- ohh la la!!

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2003-12-23 00:32:38

pink_satin_heels Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ Ahahahahahah! 'Dr. Love'...

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2004-01-04 08:55:14

fume hood Posts: 4294967295	Re: ~60's dance styles~ I did the twist, the pony and the swim the other night to "Wipe Out" at Martyrs Rockabilly night in Chicago.

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2004-03-28 12:19:43

MikeMcK Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ Did anyone ever dance the monkey, the mashed potatoe, the swim, the funky chicken, or the twist? I love these styles of dance! They were so fun! Most were demonstrated on Dick Clarke's 'American Band Stand' like never before. Living in South Philly, I ran into "Bandstand" alumni quite a bit. Just as a note of triva, the old" Bandstand" studio was located at 3rd and Washington and the building now contains the Mummers' Museum. I still can't dance. I don't even know how to shag, which, considering that I grew up on the Gulf Coast, is pretty sad.

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2004-03-29 09:08:34

TMBC Posts: 1	Re: ~60's dance styles~ Just as a note of triva, the old" Bandstand" studio was located at 3rd and Washington and the building now contains the Mummers' Museum. No, Bandstand was recorded at "Studio B" in the old WFIL-TV building at 46th and Market Streets in West Philly. Here's a link: http://uchs.net/HistoricDistricts/wfil.html

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2004-03-29 16:13:57

MikeMcK Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ Just as a note of triva, the old" Bandstand" studio was located at 3rd and Washington and the building now contains the Mummers' Museum. No, Bandstand was recorded at "Studio B" in the old WFIL-TV building at 46th and Market Streets in West Philly. Here's a link: http://uchs.net/HistoricDistricts/wfil.html Right. I know it was at 46th and market for at least some period of time because we know a couple of "Bandstand" alumni and they talk about walking from school at West Catholic straight to the studio so that would make sense. But it was also at 3rd and Washington because there's a marker outside of the building. I walk past it all the time but have never really paid attention to it. Next time I'm there, I'll take a look and tell you what it says. Anyway, it was at both locations at one time or another but because Pennsport in South Philly was my neighborhood, that's the one I always think of.

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2006-02-13 17:09:32

sportsduck4 Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ pink_satin_heels,Nov 12 2003, 02:47 AM wrote: Did anyone ever dance the monkey, the mashed potatoe, the swim, the funky chicken, or the twist? I love these styles of dance! They were so fun! Most were demonstrated on Dick Clarke's 'American Band Stand' like never before. [snapback]28902[/snapback] I was wondering if someone could explain how to do some of these dances to me

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2006-02-15 12:42:38

swingin_suzi Posts: 0	Re: ~60's dance styles~ Oh, oh oh! Miss Roulette, please, please will you teach me? I love these old dances! SwS

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2006-02-21 06:49:58

fume hood Posts: 4294967295	Re: ~60's dance styles~ swingin_suzi,Feb 15 2006, 02:42 PM wrote: Oh, oh oh!  Miss Roulette, please, please will you teach me?  I love these old dances! SwS [snapback]77853[/snapback] You can learn a lot from Hairspray but unfortunately sometimes the feet are cut off. A lot of the dances originated in Chicago and some of the originals show up at dusties steppers sets in Chicago. I remember them doing the Roach where they act like they're stamping out roaches. I'm sure a lot of really bad movies have them in them too.

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2006-06-16 11:39:49

fume hood Posts: 4294967295	Re: ~60's dance styles~ There is a group of gals who performed the sixties stuff (Hootenanny style) at Martyrs Rockabilly night in Chicago this month.

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