Dance Demonstration of The Twist (1961)

[@stuffy321]

The couple in the middle are my Mom and Dad! Still twisting just not as fast!

[@janetkadlec5624]

stuffy321 Really? How awesome!!

[@MissSiobhanCatherine]

In the front?

[@thearchibaldtuttle]

No way!!! How exciting to see them in their young years! Bless them!

[@corannthomas]

stuffy321 really. That is so cool👊

[@robw179]

Cool

[@amberlita1779]

My nan does the twist. She taught to me when I was young. Now whenever there's music we get up and twist together😂

[@davidpinontoan3429]

Nice

[@danielwildlifeobservatory4529]

Nice. How is nan?

[@amberlita1779]

@@danielwildlifeobservatory4529 she’s alright, still twisting 😹

[@Theunseenesoteric]

@@davidpinontoan3429 the twist was started by blacks

[@davidpinontoan3429]

@@Theunseenesoteric oh they do be setting things up

[@sagisli]

I went to a Chubby Checker show in Vegas and it was one of the best shows I went to. A grandmother got on stage and tore the place up. She was great.

[@julissaguadamuz8486]

Sagisli ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️...

[@ohthelovelypoems]

Fuck ya!

[@bonniebickett4520]

Saw Chubby in Branson,MO I jumped over the seats to get on stage to dance!

[@Добряк-о8д]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWHOk2Z7p818a9k&ab_channel=OlgaBSP This is a Russian show of those years. It's called Back to the Monkey. I would like to hear the opinion of an American ...

[@georganastabler7465]

Saw him at delta downs in Louisiana, great show.Excelent entertainment!

[@hebneh]

The Twist was the first time that adults got involved in a teenage dance craze. My parents, who were in their 40s then, eagerly participated. My mother actually went to an Arthur Murray Dance Studio (which this man is from) with one of her friends to have a Twist lesson in 1961.

[@ignorecorporatenews]

What about the 1920's?

[@19gregske55]

JFK and Jackie actually performed "The Twist" at their Inaugural Ball.

[@nollyfkennedy]

@@19gregske55 is there a clip of that? Would love to see them dance hahah

[@19gregske55]

@@nollyfkennedy: Methinks that there wasn't a film clip of "The Twist". But, I have seen a press photo of the dance at one of the Inaugural Balls.

[@hibaelrayah9916]

I'm from Sudan and till this day at every wedding you'll find someone who is still twisting. Classic

[@LAMARIMARISELA]

I'm from Venezuela it's the same here in the wedding parties 🎉😊

[@AbelFelixStudio]

I'm from Malaysia, it is the same here.

[@virgilbanowetz4941]

Best dance ever. A physical therapist once told me The Twist is also one of the best exercises for your body. Our YMCA/Silver Sneakers class does this dance/exercise occasionally and it occurred to me that there ought to be a twist contest before the baby boomers are all gone. Looking for one in the Midwest. This needs to happen. Please HELP find one.

[@drewsmith1383]

Hey there! I've tried having a look into it but with not much luck. I'll keep trying to see if I can find anything for you. What I would recommend is hosting your own! The best way to bring things back is to start them up again. If nobody attempts anything then nothing will ever continue. I imagine it wouldn't be that difficult to host such a thing. People are always eager to try new things.

[@Janine11155]

Probably good for the knees and joints!

[@helenamartinez3415]

1940ish--1950ish now music RIP 🎶🎶🎼💀

[@bluepuppydan]

Excellent , beautiful clothes ,!and hair styles , as much as I love my era of the 70’s and 80’s , the start of the 60’s and 50’s has a class element you don’t see today , fascinating to watch.

[@theGEnericE]

My parents were stationed overseas and returned stateside in the height of the twist craze. They said they thought everyone had lost their minds because it was so unusual! But even my grandparents were dancing the twist! Must have been a fun time!

[@belleferrar8898]

I remember falling in love with the song and the dance when it came out. So much fun to twist, round and around and around.

[@adamfriend1040]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe over there?

[@louislamonte334]

Look at how beautifully dressed everyone is! They are all dignified and classy yet you can tell they're all having a terrific, smashing time!! How tragic nothing like this exists today!

[@agathalandsburry]

Hum le bon vieux temps quand on "cirait le parquet", j'adore! LOL. Merci pour ce partage! I danced this in the 70ths without shoes! Thanks for sharing this excellent music! I was 3 years old in 61 but I adore Chubby Checker!

[@Opus566]

The dancing is excellent, the clothes are beautiful, and the people are talented

[@idaguerra2228]

BEAUTIFUL !!!!! CLOSE MY EYES AND THINK I AM DANCING BACK IN THE 60'S WITH MY BOYFRIEND , AND JUST FEEL HAPPY ! AND IN LOVE WITH HIM AGAIN ! THEN WHEN I DO THE SECOND TIME AROUND THE SAME SONG NOW IT IS FOR CARDIO ! HAAAAAAAA LOVE , PEACE , AND KINDNESS ......... TWIST ! CHILDREN ! TWIST ! YOUR WAY TO A 23 INCH WAIT LADIES !!!!!!!! TWIST AND TWIST AGAIN ! FOR AMAZING RESULTS ! SMILE !

[@deborahmarcus3396]

its so weird when teens say that

[@kennyholeater2494]

We got a few memos from New York office !!!???? the beginning of the end of rock and roll

[@colleenvantrease4977]

With chubby checker,Elvis Presley, fats domino,paul anka, Bobby darin, other singers you always had a reason to want to dance . The music was wonderful to listen to, be with that special someone,dance to your joy . Three were different dances that you do with in reason . I really truly honestly did ,still do love the music from back then . What they call music is rap . When,if I happen it it's a turn off to me . Reasons being # 1. It's too loud . #2 you may not understand what they are saying .

[@gracie4273]

@@deborahmarcus3396 this is actually someone from this time, theyre not a teen lmao

[@deborahmarcus3396]

Gracie Black woops nvm haha

[@prasenjitdey4222]

The good 'old' days of "The Twist" !! 😊 👍👏

[@bonnietucker580]

One of the best examples of the twist craze I have ever seen,the woman on the far left in the polka dot dress and her partner were really smooth.

[@adamfriend1040]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe over there?

[@josefranklindemenezespinto3918]

it seems that people were happier, what a good time this is!

[@drewsmith1383]

@@babyskunkcat Not from what my gran and all of my older generation friends say.

[@brianstovall2423]

Jose Franklin De Menezes Pinto yeah you were happier if you were white

[@chromefin5378]

@@brianstovall2423 You had to throw that in. Our white parents wouldn't even allow us to watch or participate in this type of scene. We mingled with the Spanish have fun.

[@PokeyIsTaken]

@@chromefin5378 Still better than today.

[@ErikDanielHernandezCantu]

They seem happier because that’s what was required on television

[@ThommyofThenn]

It's fascinating seeing how popular dancing was at one point. It was like a primary form of social interaction. I know some people dance a lot still but they're typically 'nightclub people' it's not something everyone and their sister does

[@barryrudge1576]

1961 was the year I left school and it was the first dance ever to drag all the boys onto the dance floor who were previously self conscious when it came to more formal dancing. The twist eventually evolved into what we see on the dance floor today. More about self expression than formal dancing.

[@lilliearvizu9447]

Great dancers! Love the hi heels! 👠👠

[@janicedcunha9092]

Twist, rattle and shake, the good old dancing steps can never be replaced with modern day "so called dancing". Awesome!!!

[@alexsdb9712]

The same goes for the so-called mainstream "dance music" of the past 15 years, which of course is so restraint and undanceable!

[@lenscaparro5209]

Quite possibly the greatest record ever!

[@corfan99]

I believe it went to No. 1 two times in 1960 and then again in 1962

[@wdtaut5650]

I liked the original by Hank Ballard better. It's bluesier, more like rock.

[@FashionistaDude]

What's especially interesting about this video for me is that these dancers are all definitely adults. Not high school kids, not college-aged kids, and not even past college-age. Adults What's more, these adults seem to have so much enthusiasm, glamor, and talent. If I had been alive at the time of this video I could not dismiss them as has-beens or wannabes.

[@BAMovin]

They are the instructors of the Arthur Murry dance studios. The announcer says that. Great excerise by the way.

[@FashionistaDude]

@@BAMovin Thank you, though I had figured that out. But I said what I said because I've seen grown up dance instructors that don't have much in the way of glamor or enthusiasm. That adds to the dance talent if they dance well.

[@gregmonks9708]

This has its parallel in restaurants. In the 50's and 60's it was adults working in restaurants, not kids. Two married adults making minimum wage in those days could afford to buy a car, a house, and put their kids through school.

[@stewartfenton7660]

Everybody of all ages fell for it. All the kids did. Except me. But my older brother would twist with abandon at village dances up till 1970, maybe beyond.

[@trxncxt1281]

i wish the sound of music back then didn’t change through out the years. This was music

[@SmittenKitten.]

Says every generation ever. 😂

[@Ymch809]

Things change and evolve

[@theredpanda00]

nothing's stopping you from listening to it now

[@celiamitchell4969]

The ladies look so nice in their dresses and pretty shoes. None of their business hanging.

[@j.g.8494]

You forgot to mention the well-dressed, handsome, clean-shaven men!

[@goingbeyondviolet]

This dance - and its unlimited variations, bring such smiles and memories. In grade three music class, the teacher had me jump up on her desk and demonstrate it when everyone else was glued to their seats - a teacher wouldn't dare ask of that today! Loved it, and danced through the lunch period instead of eating as people from the halls spilled inside and joined. This moment I paid homage to storyline wise in my upcoming movie "The Devil's Tail" (2020) with four licensed twist tracks of "Steven Garrick and His Party Twisters." (The trailer is posted here as that title) ... so wonderful reading the comment from stuffy321 that his parents are shown dancing, and that they still do the moves. They're not the only ones...

[@cindymacferran331]

I don’t think Stuffy is telling the truth cuz they also commented on their own post...Really? That’s awesome and other similar responses....

[@szqsk8]

I love that everyone is so well dressed!

[@Chopin1397]

I watched Chubby Checkers do this live on Ed Sullivan in 1961. I’m 76 now and still Twisting,! Go Chubby!

[@rogerpr364]

There was this restaurant just down our street and this song would play several times during weekends and mostly the young women would dance the twist and all of this was taking place out doors near the jukebox, I was very young back then, I remember every bit from those days as every summer when the beach and restaurant would open for the season those where the best days of my youth and late teen life ! That beach was in Laval-West Laval Quebec Canada. Thanks for posting, Cheer's

[@sanmichele5395]

The Twist was smart and sexy and fun. I can remember I was a little shaver, my parents were in their '20's and they had Twist parties. Mom in her little black dress and stiletto heels. Dad in his oh-so-thin ties...

[@lauraanguiano4141]

Fast forward 10 years and ties were as fat as ever😁

[@8avexp]

@@lauraanguiano4141 I still have a few ultra wide early 70s ties.

[@billr3724]

Enjoyable watching the gals with their Bouffant hairstyles and the guys with their low-cut suits and pointy black shoes.

[@johnprovince5304]

Vividly remember my mother doing the twist in her aqua pedal pushers she got through the Spiegle cataloge and telling my Dad to "Get with it, its the sixties!"

[@robertogarciajr.8618]

... thats funny, Lol😂😂😂

[@ThePlataf]

I'm an oldie and I don't recall ever dancing in a circle like this.

[@yorenygicelamunozdelgado1612]

I love the clothes of those years and the music is wonderful ❤💘💋👄😘💋

[@EL-SHADDAI-ELOHIM]

Women of today dress like hoes

[@babooshka4679]

@@EL-SHADDAI-ELOHIM hahaha 😐😐

[@karlosgaming7027]

You guys back in my day we just did the twist all the day, ah 1970 good old times

[@renatasaata2130]

And these elegant people. WOW!

[@aldofhister6859]

No f****** n***** music

[@michaelgaynor6866]

Took me back to my Grandparents basement in 1961,everyone twisting and at five year's old,I could twist like I was born to twist!

[@ricardoenriquediazcerrato9948]

I just love it! Lucky enough I learned it from my parents.

[@j.g.8494]

When The Twist came out in 1961, it was a SENSATION! "Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker was perhaps even better. "Let's Twist again - like we did last summer!" INSTANT NOSTOLGIA!

[@odyDgonz]

I'm down to doing the Twist to shed some pounds - accumulated by the corona virus quarantine 🎶 😷

[@rachaelstanley7986]

Me too as an alternative to my regular exercise. I've compiled a play list on KZbin of good dance tracks. Good luck with the weight loss - one thing is guaranteed, lots of fun and blood pumping!

[@recka4942]

lol ew cringe

[@theredpanda00]

@@recka4942 at least these people are getting up and having fun dancing and you're just playing cod all day

[@MrCapi55]

The start of the group dancing?is simply amazing.!!

[@genehuddleston7475]

My wife twisted with Chubby Checker in the 1990s at one of our company dinner-dances. His voice was just the same sound as when I heard it echoing down the stairs while waiting to get into the Hayloft in DC in 1961. Alas, I had to leave to get back to Quantico. The Hayloft was packed.

[@pete49327]

Compare these classy people dressed nicely and having fun, all with no trashy profane tattoos, eyebrow piercings, or surgically forked tongues.

[@RobertMay-tr1yx]

I couldn't have said it better! The women dressed classy in high heels, 👠 the men in suit and ties, the epitome of class, which in 2024 is sadly forgotten!!!

[@balgaadrian4046]

Nothing better than sweating through a classy suit 😂😂

[@13thBeatleJr]

And nose and cheek piercings 🤢

[@roverdover4449]

After that dry explanation I wasn't expecting much. Those guys and gals were good!

[@luisabritoleite850]

I learned this dance when I was 10 when I watched this video. Without this video I wouldn't be able to do the twist.

[@alexfrankie5396]

That's awesome! I can't even do a damn twist until this moment, someone would have to give me a private lesson, lol.. Nice meeting you on here. What part of World🌎 are you listening from?

[@safiazad2865]

This is how peoples dance in 60s , now they twerk

[@michaelgaynor6866]

Twerking!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremytq]

Very.... VERY unfortunate.

[@rephaelreyes8552]

The twist used to be criticized because it was too sexual... oh things have changes since then

[@donaldbestkorea2248]

*twerks in agreement*

[@robertdashiell4565]

People were in much better shape back then.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

The Twist was written by Hank Ballard in 1958. It was the b-side of " Teardrops On Your Letter". Neither side a or b did very well on the charts. Chubby Checker( Ernest Evans ) recorded it twice. In 1960 and 1962- the later one had a slightly different arrangement. It is the only record by the same artist to ever reach #1 in two separate years.

[@mariamfritsi9761]

Wow I was I year old at that year 😁😁now am 60 😁😁those old times was realy beautifull,I wish I could be there too.❤️

[@alexfrankie5396]

That's right, time flies so fast, wish we can go back to the old days.😁 Nice meeting you on here. What part of the World are you listening from?

[@noramascarenas9990]

Love, love, love it. I'm 65 and still do the twist. Lol I was probably only like 7 yrs. old...wish I could have been 16-17 then! It's kinda crazy that these dancers are probably 16-19 and the way they're dressed makes them look like they're in their 30's.

[@adamfriend1040]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe over there?

[@jefforr1091]

The guy I’m the middle was born doing the twist, he’s a pro

[@JR-dd8bf]

Great hit, nice song and dance

[@orlandogalan]

did i just noticed the short people were placed way in the back? nice!

[@g.ramirez7250]

Women were so classy back in the day 😍😍

[@SteveN-sx9ig]

This show was Brian Henderson’s Bandstand from Sydney, Australia. Great show!

Man this is cool. These kids are doing a real good job. I did more motion with twisting my body and my lower legs and feet. I could droop down into a squat and twist in that position. I managed to win a few twisting contests. Try it. It is a lot of fun.

[@cleaningtim]

The dances they did back then, along with their diets explains why most everyone was slimmer than they are today. It was not very common to see so many obese people back then.

[@nygrl6102]

Actually if you Google"food additives and obesity" you'll understand why so many are overweight. Our food is poisoning us.

[@SilverWealth_Draper_Mint]

We are being poisoned

[@SpeegBJ]

@Larry Chappell true. I think of this often.

[@georgeplagianos6487]

Well remember Alan Hale, Fats Domino ,Jackie Gleason. 🤔 who else back in the 50s and 60s pretty big dudes. They were not common

[@Aresu77]

nah it's cuz ya'll eat unhealthy food pumped full of shit

[@windwatcher8054]

Cannot wait to twist at my granddaughter's wedding!

[@Celluloidwatcher]

I just learned that this footage was from an Australian version of Bandstand, which I am not familiar versus the Dick Clark version. But am impressed. Thanks for presenting this.

[@vandahuman8522]

Love the twist. It's a good workout.

[@forego49]

This is classic amazing how stiff the dance instructor is!

[@jkev1122]

This was the SHIT back in the day and they are KILLING it!!!

[@vinsnan6259]

Great social distancing way before its time:)

[@avervlad4984]

Где мои 17 лет,как пел Вова.Начало 60-х да,твистовали на т.площадке,в клубах,дома.Как давно это было))

[@31069johnny]

Avervlad 49 NO TWISTING IN MOTHER RUSSIA!!!! CYKA

[@Necroneer]

Based on the TikTok dances my classmates perform regularly in class I doubt any of them do the twist, I'm not much of a dancer myself but it's one of the dances I enjoy grooving to at home.

[@bryanpatrick3070]

Mom loves the twist. I turn it on when she is in the kitchen and everytime she is dancing 💃 😊

[@Dan-id2ln]

Happy times.😁

[@bigdawgpablo]

Awesome dance moves!!! Love this!!!!

[@lorik.6669]

Amazing, I was 14. Imagine seeing those old people in suits doing the twist.

[@aldofhister6859]

You were 14 in 1961 and that doesn't make you one old person today ? Guess again !

[@michaelgesualdo2729]

I was THE KING OF TWIST........MIKEY'S DIMPLES

[@rachellewalters8111]

Love these old dances! :)

[@22ozono]

Wowww viendo esto me hace sentir como un viajero del tiempo,porque seguro este programa está ocurriendo en este momento en otra fase de tiempo y espacio.

[@ShushaSofia]

Eso mismo me pasa por la cabeza cuando veo videos o fotos hasta mas viejas. 😮

[@electronictrip]

the front center man is the best! slick with that shoulder twitch to go with the drums. sets him apart. he looks pro!

[@adamfriend1040]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe over there??

[@caroldriehorst1165]

I won a twist contest when I wa 11 yrs old at the local Recreation center dance.

[@leonparham2105]

GOODY FOR U, BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS CAN U STILL DO IT NOW??

[@caroldriehorst1165]

@@leonparham2105 Ohhhhh yeahhhh

[@leonparham2105]

@@caroldriehorst1165 Did u dance by Chubby Checkers song [ come on and twist and Sam Cooks twisting the night away. ..but the real quest is, is it a risk for u and I to do it right now ??

[@leonparham2105]

@@caroldriehorst1165 OH HAPPY BIRTHDAY Carol mine was June 17

[@caroldriehorst1165]

@@leonparham2105 I don't think so. It was Chubby Checkers song.

[@aldanagarcia4524]

Do they still sell the dresses from those times and even the heels?

[@lettieharrald9400]

we danced to this in college in '61 and '62. Even danced with Chubby Checker and then saw him out here in AZ last year! (yes, I'm old!!)

[@adamfriend1040]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe over there?

[@demon-dj7yj]

My grandma taught me to twist when I was young. My grandparents would always tell me stories about how, on a friday afternoon, they gave their children over to their own parents and spent the whole weekend in local village-discos/clubs (in east germany, mind you) twisting till their feet fell off. They only went back to pick up the kids on a sunday lol.

[@melbae.1124]

When elegance and innocent fun use to dance!!!

[@23Robusto]

The song written by Hank Ballard who was invited to American Bandstand to preform but couldn't make it. They recruited Chubby Checker who had a similar voice. the rest is history

[@flightsimdev9021]

I miss watching Brian Henderson and Bandstand back in the day. R.I.P.

[@Janine11155]

Haha, I was a very young girl. My Mom was watching the Today Show and they were explaining the Twist: You're supposed to be drying your behind with a towel back and forth while putting out a cigarette with your foot. Better explanation than the proper one here :-). For some reason I remember it was around the time Marilyn Monroe died.

[@phoebecatgirl933]

AH the memories! I did the twist at home to wome music and my folks though it was crazy! I went to my Jr High Sock Hop with a friend and did the twist and all kinds of other dances we made up and we each won record albums from the then current WLS DJ Clark Webber for out dancing.......the good old days.

[@arnoldtrogman]

I'm from Chicago I remember Clark Weber and I'll remember all of what you're talkin about.. it was fun innocent fun

[@conejitacarreno4876]

Yupiiiii, así es como bailo esa melodía. 😍😍😍. Nadie en estos tiempos sabe bailar así. Gracias x el video.

[@Krsna5]

The primitive dark ages of rock and roll but it great while it lasted.

[@ShuAum]

It's 2024, I've watched 2 minutes of this video and if I was there I would be twisting too. So adictive. 😊

[@floppybollox3]

That was wild! So 'civilised', so restrained yet so wanting to get the beat!

[@stillmowgli]

incroyable! Australian Pop music show from the early '60s. Rumour has it that this was filmed in technicolor, it's just that real life was in black and white.

[@FatiFleur-wi3jo]

😘😘😘j ai dance twist yéyé orientale ect de l époque et j ai adoré 😍😍😍

[@ЛеонидПивченко-г7б]

Кавказскую пленницу смотрели вот там наглядно показывается Как танцевать)))

[@АлександрИсаев-ь8и]

Тоже самое подумал😁

[@brijones]

my old man done this with my mother when i was a boy it was great to watch and im a south london boy battersea

[@RandyR]

Brings back far out memories. Use to spend hours getting down. One of my recent dance videos is one of my twisting. Get down

[@douglasmiller3468]

Randy R The

[@MarcinKawka]

No! Wreszcie coś dla mnie ;-) Pozdro dla kumatych

[@Amaizingra]

I like the lady's shoes..these styles are always for decades..!!!👠👠👠👡

[@mtf731]

That was great!! Really enjoyed that video thanks for posting..those were dances in those days!!

[@TomTom-rr9jz]

Я родилась в 1959г. И когда немного подросла ,моя тетя (ей было 17-18лет) брала меня с собой в клуб на танцы и я смотрела как молодежь 60х красиво танцевали модный тогда твист. Но вскоре ,когда я подросла тоже танцевала твист и такое выдавала , впрочем как и все в те года. Лучшие были годы СССР.👋🇦🇿Привет из Баку!

[@antoniosalas3109]

My favorite video to learn for dancing twist...💯🙌🏻

[@DeeDeb4]

Whoa this is a flashback. Loved this song as a kid.

[@adamfriend1040]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe over there?

[@walterhugogarciadelgado2693]

That man never looked at the floor, genius !!

[@eyiss7236]

Far out!

[@francesfarmer736]

My husband’s classic oldies band plays this…..and everyone dances……it’s his go to song🎶

[@EL-SHADDAI-ELOHIM]

Man Beautiful women from back in days ... BEAUTIFUL LADY... THEY USED DRESSED 👗 NICE AND CONSERVATIVE... NOT LIKE THE DIRTY RAGS OF TODAY.

[@ignorecorporatenews]

bite a fart, Agent F

[@ignorecorporatenews]

A for Asshole, right?

[@ignorecorporatenews]

right.

[@BostonSportsGuy567]

mad

[@RexPhalange]

Agent Fungus is so right. This kind of mentality goes in a loop. In 40 years, people will say the same thing about today...ah those were the days when blah blah blah, unlike the blah blah blah we have today.

[@lianelayman7577]

There's almost nothing better then dancing.