Talk:Dance crazes

recent expansion
I would like to point out that now the text effectively blurs the distinction between "dance craze" and a very specific term "novelty/fad dance" used in contexts of the 2nd half of 20th century and line dances. I think "dance crazes/fads/revolutions" as historical phenomena must be collected into a separate section or even a separate article.

What do you think? `'mikkanarxi 02:37, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

the Twist
Chubby Checker was not the first one to record "the Twist", although he did make it into a hit. How then can this be an example of a song being written to create a dance craze and sell more records. There are lots of others, though.Steve Pastor 21:30, 26 December 2006 (UTC) -   - And although Chubby Checker and others say it was the first dance where the partners danced apart, that can easily be refuted by looking at rock 'n' roll movies that were made in the mid 1950s, or reading about some of the dances that were done on early American Bandstand shows. - Read more about the Twist here Steve Pastor 21:34, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

What about the Surfer's Stomp? A dance craze that spawned quite a lot of exploitation 45s and LPs.

Cwalk & Melbourne Shuffle
Since these dances are around 40 and 20 years old respectively, and are still practiced today,are they really considered 'fad'dances? From what i understand a dance is considered a fad if it passes over time. Those two dance styles dont really seem to follow that trend..

...By this, Breakdancing (Bboying), Shouldn't be listed as a fad dance, for it hasn't shrunk, or vanished over time, it has expanded. -matthew —Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthew Funderburgh (talk • contribs) 00:48, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Tootsee Roll listed in 1998?
The 69 Boyz single from which the song derives its name came out in 1994 and peaked on the Bullboard charts in early 1995. If there are any sources indicating the 1998 date, I believe they should receive individual footnotes. All of the dances should have inline citations, frankly, but accurate dating should be a priority since the page is effectively a timeline.

LiberGomorrhianus (talk) 13:46, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Pardon me, *Billboard Charts.

LiberGomorrhianus (talk) 13:47, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

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bombing

 * As the pop music market got bombed in the late 1950s,

What does this mean? —Tamfang (talk) 00:58, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
 * In means a joke. In the nonvandalized version it "exploded. - Altenmann >talk 03:14, 7 June 2024 (UTC)