Dance Crazes

It’s not a new phenomenon that dance crazes pop-up ever few years. They sweep the nation and overwhelm people’s desire to shake their booties. Here are once I can tick off on my fingers.

The Waltz (1900’s)

The Tango and Ballin’ the Jack (1910’s)

The Charleston, The Jitterbug and The Lindy Hop(1920’s)

The Foxtrot, The Conga and Swing (1930’s)

The Cha Cha, The Rumba and The Samba (1940’s and 1950’s)

The Twist and The Mambo (1950’s)

The Monkey, The Duck and The Locomotion (1960’s)

Disco, The Hustle and Dirty Dancing (1970’s)

Irish Tap, Line Dancing, Break Dancing and The Macarena (1980’s)

Modern Swing (1990’s)

Stomping, Ballroom (2000’s)

Gangnam Style (2010’s)