Dance
The Mozambique Dance
The ladies don't come onstage soon enough in the video, but that's my only complaint.
Source: The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)18 Feb 1965, Thu Page 29
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 19, 2022 -
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Category: Fads, Music, 1960s, Dance, Caribbean
A Touch of Magic
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 01, 2022 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Cryptozoology, Surrealism, 1960s, Dance, Cars
Hen Hop
Hen Hop, Norman McLaren,
We've featured the work of Norman McLaren before on WU, but never this one, I think.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 06, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Cartoons, 1940s, Dance
The Princess Rajah Dance
Man, that gal's got some strong jaws--as you will see!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 06, 2022 -
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Category: Furniture, Human Marvels, 1900s, Dance
A Tough Dance
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 16, 2021 -
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Category: Movies, 1900s, Dance
Ameta
I like the tornado effect towards the end.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 13, 2021 -
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Category: Entertainment, Dance, Special Effects, 1900s
Fake Disco Moves
Source: The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan) 04 Apr 1979, Wed Page 1
I love the names of these moves, especially "Funky Elbows" and "Shoulder Sniff."
For some reason I am reminded of this classic video.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 04, 2021 -
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Category: Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Self-help Schemes, 1970s, Dance
Wild Party, 1905 Style
After the article, you can view one of Madame Gabrielle Réjane's silent films.Her Wikipedia page, with some great photos.
Source of article: The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) 05 Feb 1905, Sun Page 3
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 13, 2021 -
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Category: Dinners, Banquets, Parties, Tributes, Roasts and Other Celebrations, Movies, Publicity Stunts, Public Indecency, 1900s, Dance
The Frito Twist
NOTE: the text below calls it a 78, but it looks pretty much like a 45 to me.
This 78 rpm record was made by the PAMS (Production, Advertising, Merchandising Service) production company in February 1962 for the Frito-Lay company to promote its Fritos snack food with a dedicated jingle, the “Frito-Twist.” The disc’s white paper label bears the Fritos and PAMS logos on both sides. Side A plays “The Frito Twist,” and Side B contains the instructional “How to Twist.” (In earlier versions of this promotional record, side A featured “Dallas: My Home Town” with “The Frito Twist” on side B.) The music for the “Frito Twist” was written by Euel Box, a Dallas-based composer and arranger best known for his work on the “Benji” movies of the 1970s and 80s, and a music director for the PAMS company. The sound engineer on the recording was Dick McGrew (as noted in the fine print along the edge of the record).The Dallas-based PAMS production company was founded in 1951 by William B. Meeks, Jr., often credited as the creator of the musical station break. In the 1950s-1970s, advertisers looked to music and dedicated jingles to help promote their products. They aimed branded dance fads in particular at teenagers and young adults.
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 20, 2021 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Music, Junk Food, 1960s, Dance
Lisa Bufano, Revisited
Nine years ago, we did a post on this artist. Revisiting her, I learned that two years afterwards, she had a sad ending by suicide.Other videos here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 09, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Dance, Differently Abled, Handicapped, Challenged, and Otherwise Atypical
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