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Songs About Dance

The crazes, the ballrooms, and the songs that got everyone up

An hour about our oldest habit: moving to music. Dance crazes, ballroom nights, movie musicals, a cockatoo with rhythm, and the sayings dancers still use backstage.

About 62 minutes21 segments

Run of show

  1. 1Welcome — Songs About DanceWelcome · 2 min
  2. 2The TwistMusic · 3 min
  3. 3What was The Twist supposed to look like?Quick question · 2 min
  4. 4Name a dance people used to doCrowd Pleaser · 5 min
  5. 5Break a legFill Me In! · 4 min
  6. 6Save the Last Dance for MeMusic · 3 min
  7. 7Your first danceLet's talk · 4 min
  8. 8Astaire or Kelly?Mac's Mashup · 4 min
  9. 9Watch it — Singin' in the RainWatch it · 4 min
  10. 10Singin' in the RainFill Me In! · 3 min
  11. 11The Loco-MotionMusic · 3 min
  12. 12Which came to America first — Tango or Ballet?Quick question · 2 min
  13. 13Dances of the 50s and 60sCrowd Pleaser · 5 min
  14. 14Watch it — Dance Crazes of the '60sWatch it · 4 min
  15. 15Dancing in the StreetMusic · 4 min
  16. 16Which animal talks by dancing?Quick question · 2 min
  17. 17Surprise — Snowball the dancing cockatooWatch it · 4 min
  18. 18Dance hallFill Me In! · 3 min
  19. 19The HustleMusic · 3 min
  20. 20Name a dance that had its own crazeCrowd Pleaser · 4 min
  21. 21Dancing QueenBig finish · 4 min