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krumping
Dance; African-American
Street dance popularized in the United States that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement. Krumping originated in South Central Los ...
Monkey
Dance; African-American
A novelty dance, most popular in 1963. The dance was popularized by two R&B records: Major Lance's "The Monkey Time", and The Miracles' "Mickey's Monkey" both Top 10 Pop hits ...
Walk-around
Dance; African-American
A dance developed from a "Prize Walk" done in the days of slavery, generally at get-togethers on plantations in the Southern United States.
Lindy Hop
Dance; African-American
A dance based on the popular Charleston and named for Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing in 1927. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its ...
Charleston
Dance; African-American
A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called "The Charleston" by ...
Texas Tommy
Dance; African-American
A name used in Lindy Hop for a dance move in which the leader executes a swingout but on the four counts of the return. This dance was a hit around 1910 at a Negro cabaret, ...
Northern Soul
Dance; African-American
Music and dance movement that emerged from the British mod scene, initially in northern England in the late 1960s. Northern soul mainly consists of a particular style of black ...
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