Let’s do the twist! Dancing in the 60s and 70s rocked

Feb 06, 2016

Dancing was a part of our lives when we grew up. We’d twist, jive, boogie, break it down and walk on the moon. We loved to slow dance but also break out into a routine whenever a dance floor was around.

Tonight let’s look back at dancing in the 60s and 70s! Do you remember the dance halls, the first kisses, the dipping and the swirling? It was all so much fun…

From the 1950s to the 1970s, new dance fads appeared almost every week. Do you remember “The Swim”, the “Mashed Potato”, “The Twist”, “The Watusi”, “The Shake”, “The Pony”, “The Dog” and “The Chicken”?

What about the shimmy, the jerk, “the hitchhiker” or “the skate”?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk_WBsBBtFE

Gotta love the first date outfits!

20216_70formal

Via Ryan Khatam

The Cloudland ballroom was so popular in Brisbane

20216_cloudland1.1

Via Cloudland

Wow! Look at those dancers!

20216_cloudland

Via mustdobrisbane.com

So many couples dancing together…

 

20216_cloudland3

Via mustdobrisbane.com

 

Waiting for a dance partner…

20216_maxidress

Via Yvonne Thompson

Debutante balls were popular

20216_Deb1

Via Mid-century love

Twist and shout

download

Via The New Quorum

Joining hands together and boogying

20216_hall2

Via Shropshire Star

Woo!

1970s High School Dance (1)

via Vintages

Guys and girls got involved

38c9d9ab414d3652007a5eb932f6b24b

via Pinterest

The jerk was a popular dance move.

tumblr_mz1og0GnbC1slhdbho1_500

via Tumblr

Slow dancing with a young partner was always a sweet moment.

446b5e66b65fc503f222a51cc229e252

via Pinterest

 

Tell us: what are your memories of dancing in the 60s and 70s?