I don't get it .. don't you people that post comments spend any time watching Youtube? first, the song is a blues, how old it that??? ( a 1-4-5) and where and when did it start?? second, the dance you see started with the "funky but" back in the early 1900's or before, 3rd it became the lindy. Then the music was picked up by Elves, Bill, Buddy and so on. and it became excepted... and there you have it. Get over it . Our only art form from the US.
That lone "Crazy Cat" dancer bouncing out of his skin must have been on some heavy benzedrine ( amphetamines ) back then.. But he had rhythm.. Hell they all had Rhythm, Great way to get a great cardio workout too!
If you think about it, Back in the day People werent as out of shape as they are in today's society. Back then when younger people went out with their friends, there was always a lot of dancing because the music was so catchy. Today when everyone goes out, its more of an audio experience instead of an interactive one. Very few tunes today have that catchy beat that inspires dancing..
My mother used to dance the Jitterbug and still does a slower variation at weddings with her friend. Its a cool dance and watching this makes me wish I could dance like this. This music goes very well this kind of timed Lindy/jitterbug. If people really get into the beat and dance like this really makes people take notice. Today these Madonna/britney style dance steps are dull and lack creativity.
...the guys tells the girl, "come on, I'll buy you a Pepsi." WTF? There's no way they are untamed youth drinking Pepsi. Wouldn't mind doing jello shots off Mamie Van Doren's tatas;^)
FYI, the very first girl dancing in the video (spinning in the white dress) is Freda Angela Wyckoff, and the guy wearing the glasses is Gil Brady. They are two of the best dancers from the 1950s, and who I've had the pleasure of meeting and talking with on several occasions. Just to put the confusion to rest, they are in fact dancing Lindy Hop (or early West Coast Swing). :-)
You can also see them dancing to Bill Haley in the movie "Don't Knock the Rock".
was swing dancing before or after sammy hagar joined van halen? This party looked exactly the way orrin hatch rememered it except one man always had two to 3 girl partners to dance with in the 50's.
The young teenage 26 year old woman looked as if she had the most abortions in the group of young untamed youth.
I Hate the way people get so caught arguing about rock n roll/ swing /jive/ lindy styles and dont actually sit back and enjoy! i dance 4 step rock n roll and i dont give a shit what people say about it because i love doing it and its a million times more fun than sitting around arguing about which style it is!
@rockakitty1993 LOL Of course, someone like YOU would say that, a 17 year old who wasn't around from any of those eras. It's all a blur to you, you couldn't make the distinction from one and the other, which leads to confusion, aloofness, and/or indifference. All prime ingredients for ignorance....which is not bliss.
@Khultan wow how dare you say i'm ignorant just because i wasn't there, are you saying i can't enjoy or appreciate dancing style from that era as i wasnt there??? and you call me ignorant, if this is how you want it to be enjoy watching these dances get forgotten and not passed on
oh and by the way you were born in 1968 so you were not there either, for some of these styles, so please dont belittle me because of my age
@rockakitty1993 Excuse me, why should one take instant offense if someone calls another ignorant? If I were told by another that I was ignorant. I'm not galloping on a high horse that I could not accept that I may be mistaken about a matter. Be it far from me to ever remotely bear such an idea. Yes, neither of us are from those eras, however, the difference between you and I is that you could care less and seem to be aloof about it where someone, like myself, would want to know more.
@Khultan wow how dare you say i'm ignorant just because i wasn't there, are you saying i can't enjoy or appreciate dancing style from that era as i wasnt there??? and you call me ignorant, if this is how you want it to be enjoy watching these dances get forgotten and not passed on
oh and by the way you were born in 1968 so you were not there either, for some of these styles, so please dont belittle me because of my age
@lewisner Hey, I know one of the dancers, Freda Angela Wyckoff, and she's one of the nicest people I have ever met, and hand the privileged to dance with!
Actually they are all doing Lindy Hop in a more "modern" way it was done in the 50´s. Have a look at the movies Rock Around The Clock and Don´t Knock The Rock. It says "jitterbug or jive" but is for sure LINDY HOP with 8 counts swing out.
Jive is a cousin to the swingdances, but this isnt Jive. This is the dance Rock'n'Roll and now later commonly known as Boogie Woogie in Europe. Which is a swingdance
No its not. I have been into the rocking scene since the mid seventies and was taught to jive by mum and dad who were into Rock n roll big time, with my dad being a Teddy Boy. The dancing they are doing is hardly any different form the moves I was taught to do. I still go to rockin gigs and the jive moves are the same.
Jiving was to Rock n Roll, swing was danced to swing and big band and boogie woogie was danced to boogie woogie.
@motorvating During the era there was no formal distinction between swing, jitterbug, jive, rock n' roll, booogie woogie, etc. These terms were used interchangeable about different dances in different places in the world. Today, however, Jive is a specific formal ballroom dance that's actually an offshoot of "East Coast Swing" which is what most people learn (6-count basic). Anything with an 8-count swing out or whip, is Lindy Hop. West Coast Swing is a modern offshoot of Lindy Hop. :-)
Partly true, but not accurate. All these type of dances come from one common ancestor (Lindy Hop) which has it's origins in the 1920's. the dances that spawned of this where particular to certain eras and fashions of music, and did not evolve in the camp ballroom halls, but rather on the streets by poor black and white kids. Jive origins start in the early 1940's, and developed into Jive as we know it by the late 1940's with the birth of Rockabilly/Rock n Roll
@motorvating But when you say "jive" today, people don't think 1950s, they think ballroom jive (which in my opinion is the ugliest dance ever). Regardless of what people called a dance then, most swing dance enthusiasts formally refer to any 6-count pattern dance as East Coast Swing, and 8-count count pattern dance as Lindy Hop (even though they weren't always called this during the era).
For example, Freda Wyckoff, the very 1st girl seen dancing in the video, calls this dancing Jitterbug.
That may be the case in the USA, but not the rest of the world. During WW2 Brits watched USA soldiers Jitter Bugging and took it on, and developed it at street level into the Jive. From the UK in the 50's it travelled the world in the Brit interpretation, and has since swept the Rocking clubs of the USA.. If you get the chance attend the Rockabilly Rave and you will see jiving that will amaze you. remember there is a world outside the USA.
@motorvating Actually, it was called "skip jive" in the UK before it became just jive. There's also Boogie Woogie and Aerobic Rock n' Roll in Europe, as well as Rock n' Roll dancing in Australia. But regardless of where the dancing traveled, most people learn a 6-count basic which is East Coast Swing. The dancing in the US that's associated with rockabilly music aka "jivin'" is still a 6-count basic pattern, hence all of this confusion about the exact same dance.
#having spoken to my grandmother who married a US airman during WW2; was a music teacher and owned a dance hall in birmingham for a short period; I have been advised that they refered to jitterbugging at first, and then jive later, never any camp ballroom skip jive.
@motorvating In all of this conversation, have you even taken a look at my videos? I'm as far from a ballroom elitist as you can get.
My entire point is that the dancing in this video is 1950s Lindy Hop. Did people do other dances called by different names in the 50s? Yes. There was no uniformity around the country or the world in regards to the dance steps or the terms used. I however have actually met and danced with people in this video, so I think I know what I'm talking about.
@motorvating Lastly, I like going to Viva because I like the music, the party atmosphere, and the clothes. I don't go for the dancing, because I think that Rockabilly people are elitist in their opinions of what "jive" should look like and be, even though the dancing in this video is Lindy Hop, and people did it in the 1950s. "Jivin'" is limited because it's a 6-count dance being done to music written in 4/4 or 8/8 time, so the dance doesn't really fit with the music phrasing.
I agree on the elitist. I think these views came about because ballroom jiver's are also elitist in their views; go to a Rockabilly gig and do their commercial show piece dancing. As I said, jiving came from the streets; your lot copied it for the rather camp ballroom, and try to tell the kids doing it on the street a false history. Jiving is only limited by the individuals brain, as you see nowadays with jive being danced by kids to a mix of Latin and modern music.
@motorvating And I've been to Rockabilly Rave and Viva on several occasions. I'm always disappointed by the "jivin'" contest at Viva, because I never seen them celebrating the dancing that's being done in this video, but rather just 6-count east coast swing, which isn't all that difficult.
then you have been to the Rave and disappointed, you must belong to the camp ballroom click. I have lived in the states, and at every rocking gig I attended, jive was called skip jive or any other of the gay boy ballroom term. You referals are all about ballroom, which is a bastardized copy of street Jive, and not the real thing from the streets.
@motorvating Actually, I can't stand ballroom. I'm actually a swing dance historian, hence why I have met some of the dancers that are in this video. Again, I can't stand ballroom jive. I think it's ugly. (I was just saying the dance was called skip jive in the UK before just being called jive.)
All, I've been saying is that insisting that this dance is called "jive" is pointless and confusing. Your mother just stated the same dance was called by different names, and that's my point.
Please ignore my previous comment about you being a ballroom liver. My grandmother stated that she never heard the term skip jive in any of the clubs (street dancing) so yes it may well have been called sip jive in the ballrooms but not on the street. Could you imagine a cat in the late 40,s saying to his judy, hey cat, lets skip jive? not a chance, terms built around styles, fashions and street language, hence, hey cat lets jive.
Being a swing dance historian does not impress me because history is a view of who wrote the book or document at a particular time..
If you haven't already, I think you should research your history amongst its origins on the streets, and I imagine the single one incident of WW2 caused it to go global (jitterbug) and each nation has its own unique dance, style and language around the dance until mass global tourism I think we have to agree to disagree, but agree its a great dance
It's called "OObla Baby", written by Eddie Cochran, it is very similar to "Skinny Jim". If you look at 4.32 you will see Eddie with a guitar and again at 4.57. One of Eddie's less cerebral songs.
I'm a huuuuggggeee fan of people being educated about what they love to do - it opens whole new doors of influence, inspiration and respect for those who came before you. But if you really love doing something, you tend to seek enlightenment anyhow, especially in this day and age when information is so easily obtained. The Lindy Hop community tends to be very good about educating their inductees.
people shouldnt dance until they have had 5 years of college study in ballet and botony.....and um.....chicken boobs with rice and a bikini after a hot bath....ohhh weee, be ba la ba oh ee !
Nobody should dance anything without knowing the origins? That's the silliest thing I ever heard. Some dances go back centuries, nobody knows the origin. Shoud nobody be allowed to dance them?
Hey, nobody knows the origin of languages. Let's not talk to each other.
@aldiboronti That's all well and good, but you should look beyond the hyperbole to find the truth of the saying. Knowing more about the history and origins of any given activity is guaranteed to help your advancement in skill. "Learn the rules, then how to break them." That's a good rule to live by.
exactly, although in this case its kinda ridiculous dancing from white people compared to other films.. btw, I think thats more like rocknroll dancing, not 40s swing any more.
What a silly statement. Art is universal. You might as well say that black people should never sing opera or dance in ballet because they didn't originate the forms. People are people, not colors.
Thats bull. no one should dance anything without first knowing the origins. Everyone always tries to say we are just people. Everyone is different with a different race and culture!!!
Says the otaku, Princess Berrii? It amuses me that you have these conversations & making comments about white people when you're obviously obsessed with a culture that's probably not yours. I guess you didn't "steal" the seifuku from the Japanese anime culture that you are wearing in your profile pic? Who do you think the Japanese stole the sailor suits from? Cultural exchange is EVERYWHERE - people see a good idea & requisition it - because it works, because it's fun, because it's fascinating.
Just because it happens in America between two cultures doesn't negate it, or make it wrong. Most "whites" (I say "white" because if you looked at me or several of my friends, we would be mistaken for "white.") The problem comes when the borrowing is done in a disrespectful matter, saying wearing blackface for vaudville or hooping "war cries". It also is about recognizing secular and sacred.
Swing dances borrow HEAVILY from European & Hispanic dance traditions. In the 1800s, upper class Afr Am communities danced European Scottishes & Waltzes with flourish. That's where this dance gets it's "partnered" from - most African tribes thought partnered opposite sex dancing was VULGAR. Go back in time to tell those Savoy dancers to quit doing those European & Hispanic dances! Tell Stepping teams to cut it out - it borrows from cheerleading - a white man invented that!
Yes, stomping is a tradition in Africa (insert "Duh!" here) - but my comment still stands - Stepping takes from cheerleading, military drills & those African traditions. Not to mention, stomp dancing isn't just African - it took place in England and Ireland as well. Take English, Irish and African dance traditions and you get Tap dancing as well. Cultural exchange is a great thing, but if you want to honor something, honor EVERYTHING behind it, not just what you CHOOSE to.
@BlacknesUnforgivable Um, as mentioned in my comments <---- mixed. Thanks, I have a culture of my own, which I'm a participant in. It's cute and racist that you look at people, guess their background and assume they have no culture b/c they're pale. Good job! *waves the hypocrite flag to cheer you on* I've already said my piece, when you can provide something that shows I'm incorrect, rather than just accusing others of "whitewashing" (WEAAAAKKK!!), I'll be happy to concede the point.
@Direness Mixed with what? English and Spanish? LOL , you are white.
Btw , i am not a racist. I would never accuse a European of having "no culture". Its always white americans going to these old videos with their revisionist crap
@BlacknesUnforgivable Nope, not English & Spanish! Keep making wrong assumptions - I'm sure it will take you someplace, sometime. Most likely not. And yes, you are racist, when you assume the skin color = background/culture of someone, and when you use the standby of "white revisionism" as the answer to something you take issue to, rather than asking for where they get their information.
@BlacknesUnforgivable That's pretty hurtful to the original African Americans who helped create this dance, like Frankie Manning, who wanted nothing more than to spread the joy of this dance with all cultures, creeds, and races.
BTW, I am black, and I can appreciate the fact that swing is a dance that originated in Harlem, but came from European and African dances and rhythms, which is why it's celebrated as America's first true folk dance.
@lafemmenaturalle Um, no. Actually, I've only participated in one music history class, and it was taught by a Jazz musician. Please, continue to make assumptions that are absolutely worthless, and in CAPS non-the-less. As for my opinions on swing dancing, they're based in a little thing called "research". You should try it sometime. If you need some ideas for great books to start you off, I'd be happy to give you a bibliography of ones I've used for writing papers and also read for pleasure.
anyway it is a black american creation. ADMIT IT. the samba has african/spaniard influence but it is still brazillian. ragga has american influences but it is still jamaican. soca has european influence but it still from the bahamas.
@lafemmenaturalle Nobody is saying Lindy Hop ISN'T a black American dance. *rolls eyes* They're saying it's a dance created by black Americans that is a mixture of African and European dance traditions. It is what it is because of cultural exchange, in a unique social, class/economic atmosphere. A lot of things had to happen in order for it to evolve, and then to spread, and then to re-emerge and that required Americans - all types of Americans - for it to survive to today.
@lafemmenaturalle And I think there's a flaw in your description - the samba has African/Spaniard influences in it, but you're saying it's Brazilian - yet you're not saying that the Lindy Hop, while having African and European influences - is American. Brazil and Jamaica aren't homogeneous masses - they too are a result of colonization, immigration and slavery, and stratified in class and race as well. But, if I'm thinking about that in the wrong way, please let me know.
Why is it ok for you to be obsessed with anime and cosplay, but not for white people to swing dance? That seems really hypocritical to me. Swing originated in the Savoy Ballroom, which was an integrated dance hall, so the dance has always belonged to both races. White people aren't stealing swing, they're appreciating it.
2. I know it originated in Harlem. The Savoy Ballroom is in Harlem!
3. Black people stole the idea of partner dancing and the swing out from white people.
4 "white people....i swear...I mean. White people are always trying to steal some form of dance that's not theirs" You dance with white people, then say contemptuous stuff like that about them on the internet. that's not ok. Stop seeing people as races and see them as dancers.
nooooo really? i had no idea that partner dancing originated with the europeans. What I AM TRYING TO SAY is that back then a white person would've never EVER!! said the truth about most dances, its like some idiot saying that elvis presley is the king of rock and roll.
I told this girl that argued with me before that most dancing is mixed of european and african traits.
your comments about people needing to know the origins of a dance before they can do it made it sound like you were attacking modern white swing dancers, not traditional white dancers.
Also, Elvis isn't the originator, but he is The King of Rock and Roll.
no i'm getting on the old dancers lol. but i still don't think that elvis is the king of rock and roll. maybe in the white world since he kind of brought it to the white communities. they still called it jungle music, referencing that blacks are monkeys or some kind of shit. but yeah lol....i love dancing with the white people at the place i go to. so yeah!
that's a fair statement since back then people were much more racist, however Direness makes a good point.
White people have been just as influential in swing culture. Yes it was STARTED by black people, but very quickly it was picked up on by white people in integrated dance halls. It was then taken to hollywood by Dean Collins where it was able to spread across the entire country and world through film. Later soldiers (both black and white) took it over seas during WWII.
My point isn't that it's a white dance, it's an american dance shared by both cultures. I get annoyed when I see posts about white people stealing swing cause we didn't. It is an important part of black history and culture, but if you look up the demographics the majority of swing dancers today are white and asian. The way I see it, the black community abandoned swing in favor of hip hop and break dancing, but white and asian people keep it alive.
your telling me. I just had a converstation with a friend about black people not understanding our amazing history and entertainment. I'm one of the few black people that actually enjoys and loves my culture so yeah!!!! But hip hop & break dancing is part f the black culture as well. But yeah I know what your saying, i get that talk all the time with my mother.
yup....the very first rock was spawned from that very stuff....and what do we have cus of it? lots of rock genres and metal....it all came from rhythm and blues...proper rhythem and blues...all good stuff
i know what you mean. i'm 15 and i hate most of the dumb music they play now a days and how rude everyone has become. i wish i can go to the 50's and swing dance my way to joy=]
I'm sure if you put your ear to the ground you can find some good swing dancing. It's pretty big in the mid west and west coast. Otherwise you can try to go to a college where there's some dancing. Lots of colleges have swing clubs that will teach you how to Lindy and what not. Keep your hopes up!
Kind of funny. If you went back to that time the girls would only give you one chance and if you weren't good you didn't get a second chance for a long time.
When we were kids my parents and others were shocked by the 50 teens' movies. We weren't allowed to see this or The Wild One. We got to see Blackboard Jungle which at the time was banned in England.
Actually, now I'm almost certain her singing was dubbed in this movie. Go to the clip of her singing "Hey Mama" -- now, THAT'S probably what her real voice sounded like. No studio would dub in a voice that bad!
Posters, please take this the right way: Mamie Van Doren made Marilyn Monroe look like Sandra Dee...no one looked better in a bullet bra or was (the word "slutty" didn't exist then) dirtier and more seductive. Before porno, there was Mamie.
Mamie was "slutty" in a GOOD way. She always played the kind of girl you'd never take home to meet your mom and dad -- 'cause she'd probably seduce your dad. And your younger brother too!
The music may be rock 'n'roll or R&B, but the dancing is mostly variations on the jitterbug and the Lindy Hop. Young people were still doing that kind of dancing on American Bandstand well into the early 1960s.
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VjArkiv 1 month ago in playlist Swing Dancing
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weird1cryptid2 2 months ago
Ohhh Mamie
jobvindex 2 months ago
I don't get it .. don't you people that post comments spend any time watching Youtube? first, the song is a blues, how old it that??? ( a 1-4-5) and where and when did it start?? second, the dance you see started with the "funky but" back in the early 1900's or before, 3rd it became the lindy. Then the music was picked up by Elves, Bill, Buddy and so on. and it became excepted... and there you have it. Get over it . Our only art form from the US.
allenlewis 3 months ago
That lone "Crazy Cat" dancer bouncing out of his skin must have been on some heavy benzedrine ( amphetamines ) back then.. But he had rhythm.. Hell they all had Rhythm, Great way to get a great cardio workout too!
NFitalianGuy 4 months ago
If you think about it, Back in the day People werent as out of shape as they are in today's society. Back then when younger people went out with their friends, there was always a lot of dancing because the music was so catchy. Today when everyone goes out, its more of an audio experience instead of an interactive one. Very few tunes today have that catchy beat that inspires dancing..
NFitalianGuy 4 months ago
My mother used to dance the Jitterbug and still does a slower variation at weddings with her friend. Its a cool dance and watching this makes me wish I could dance like this. This music goes very well this kind of timed Lindy/jitterbug. If people really get into the beat and dance like this really makes people take notice. Today these Madonna/britney style dance steps are dull and lack creativity.
NFitalianGuy 4 months ago
...the guys tells the girl, "come on, I'll buy you a Pepsi." WTF? There's no way they are untamed youth drinking Pepsi. Wouldn't mind doing jello shots off Mamie Van Doren's tatas;^)
iuliusCamillus 4 months ago in playlist Rockabilly
one piece of panty then can make 10 t-backs now....hmmm....britney wouldn't want those panties...thank god she's born in the 90's
olgarikka 4 months ago
In the fifties it was called rock and roll!
willpn100 4 months ago
@willpn100 Rock'n'roll for sure. perfect statement
TheStrainers 4 months ago
mamie a piece
laapache1 6 months ago
FYI, the very first girl dancing in the video (spinning in the white dress) is Freda Angela Wyckoff, and the guy wearing the glasses is Gil Brady. They are two of the best dancers from the 1950s, and who I've had the pleasure of meeting and talking with on several occasions. Just to put the confusion to rest, they are in fact dancing Lindy Hop (or early West Coast Swing). :-)
You can also see them dancing to Bill Haley in the movie "Don't Knock the Rock".
lindyhop411 6 months ago
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lindyhop411 6 months ago
I don´t give a shit what style this is neither the people dancing in the video , it´s fun and that´s enough.
atomed2 7 months ago
I guess buying somebody a pepsi was a big deal back then
willywaldo1 7 months ago
early lady gaga Pepsi add
butterbutterworks 10 months ago
lady gaga
butterbutterworks 10 months ago
was swing dancing before or after sammy hagar joined van halen? This party looked exactly the way orrin hatch rememered it except one man always had two to 3 girl partners to dance with in the 50's.
The young teenage 26 year old woman looked as if she had the most abortions in the group of young untamed youth.
bobadork 10 months ago
@bobadork Wipe the side of your mouth, you're driveling and patch the hole in your head, there's a hair line fissure developing.
Khultan 9 months ago
@Khultan all true! can I make a tormented mst3k joke too?
bobadork 9 months ago
I Hate the way people get so caught arguing about rock n roll/ swing /jive/ lindy styles and dont actually sit back and enjoy! i dance 4 step rock n roll and i dont give a shit what people say about it because i love doing it and its a million times more fun than sitting around arguing about which style it is!
rockakitty1993 11 months ago 25
@rockakitty1993 You're just dancing East Coast Swing. :-)
lindyhop411 9 months ago
@rockakitty1993 LOL Of course, someone like YOU would say that, a 17 year old who wasn't around from any of those eras. It's all a blur to you, you couldn't make the distinction from one and the other, which leads to confusion, aloofness, and/or indifference. All prime ingredients for ignorance....which is not bliss.
Khultan 9 months ago
@Khultan wow how dare you say i'm ignorant just because i wasn't there, are you saying i can't enjoy or appreciate dancing style from that era as i wasnt there??? and you call me ignorant, if this is how you want it to be enjoy watching these dances get forgotten and not passed on
oh and by the way you were born in 1968 so you were not there either, for some of these styles, so please dont belittle me because of my age
rockakitty1993 9 months ago
@rockakitty1993 Excuse me, why should one take instant offense if someone calls another ignorant? If I were told by another that I was ignorant. I'm not galloping on a high horse that I could not accept that I may be mistaken about a matter. Be it far from me to ever remotely bear such an idea. Yes, neither of us are from those eras, however, the difference between you and I is that you could care less and seem to be aloof about it where someone, like myself, would want to know more.
Khultan 9 months ago
@Khultan wow how dare you say i'm ignorant just because i wasn't there, are you saying i can't enjoy or appreciate dancing style from that era as i wasnt there??? and you call me ignorant, if this is how you want it to be enjoy watching these dances get forgotten and not passed on
oh and by the way you were born in 1968 so you were not there either, for some of these styles, so please dont belittle me because of my age
rockakitty1993 9 months ago
@rockakitty1993 ....and another thing, I'm not belittling your age or youth. I could never do that.
Khultan 9 months ago
@rockakitty1993 - that's 'cuz some people are so full of shit that it comes out of their mouths. Whether they mean for it to or not.
chas63 7 months ago
@rockakitty1993 I love it when people make comments like this! Good stuff Rockakitty
TheStrainers 4 months ago
@rockakitty1993 Hear hear girl!
PattyPetite666 1 month ago
damn gurl werkkk
Octoberheart7 11 months ago
I Love this clip<3
SweetVintageLove 1 year ago
This Stuff Blows away the New Dancers that Dance to the Music.
TL250Rider 1 year ago
This was true dancing, it took coordination and talent to master it. Most of the steps follow the Bass player or drummer. Had nothing but rhythm.
rubbing2000 1 year ago
Mamie Van Doren!!! What a HOT chick!!!
stlgtrace 1 year ago 5
sexy
fahckincant 1 year ago
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yeh that pepsi will fix all her problems haha
rockakitty1993 1 year ago
Look baby, don't try and dance with me, I'm Eddie Cochran!
dkd1954 1 year ago
I LOVE THE PANTIES!!!!!!!!!!!
TheRadical999 1 year ago
this is the Eddie Cochran film....
rollpacific 1 year ago
Excellent clip ! Dig the little blond in the white (maybe white) dress ! The tall guy is a goof, but hey, that's ok.
MrRJDB1969 1 year ago
Man! they had some ginchy lookers back then...what a Gasser!
stupullen 1 year ago
Eddie Cochran movie
mastern22 1 year ago
this was before teli got to where everyone is brainwashed and boaring now
MsIhatethiscrap 1 year ago
I think fewer girls today actually wear a full skirt while doing this dance nowadays? They should wear full skirts, kinda part of the whole thing.
agik2010 1 year ago
name of the song and singer please
rojeryeswithaj 1 year ago
@rojeryeswithaj thats Mamie Van Doren, unsure on the song
rockakitty1993 1 year ago
@rockakitty1993 ok tks for the info buddy cheeers
rojeryeswithaj 1 year ago
Wow! Love this!
dearmalika 1 year ago
It's sad to think these hotties are in their seventies now.
lewisner 1 year ago
@lewisner Hey, I know one of the dancers, Freda Angela Wyckoff, and she's one of the nicest people I have ever met, and hand the privileged to dance with!
lindyhop411 11 months ago
I am deeply digging these cats.
ThatHistoryGuy 1 year ago
Yes, that's Mamie Van Doren, and she is asbeautiful today as she was then..
tennguy 1 year ago
@tennguy She was born in 1931... still
as beautiful today? Be realistic.
PreRaff 1 year ago
Mr.Steamhammer100...I thought it might be Mamie, thanks for posting.
curvaceps333 1 year ago
Actually they are all doing Lindy Hop in a more "modern" way it was done in the 50´s. Have a look at the movies Rock Around The Clock and Don´t Knock The Rock. It says "jitterbug or jive" but is for sure LINDY HOP with 8 counts swing out.
killerdillr 2 years ago
this is Mamie van Doren
MrSteamhammer100 2 years ago
muy bueno el video me gustaria saber de que pelicula es este video
rubenmolinamakeup 2 years ago
good very good tanks
CARRODOSMEUSSONHOS 2 years ago
This aint swing dancing, this is jiving. swing was ten years earlier, this is the Rock n Roll era with jive dancing.
motorvating 2 years ago 12
Jive is a cousin to the swingdances, but this isnt Jive. This is the dance Rock'n'Roll and now later commonly known as Boogie Woogie in Europe. Which is a swingdance
thedansbander 2 years ago
No its not. I have been into the rocking scene since the mid seventies and was taught to jive by mum and dad who were into Rock n roll big time, with my dad being a Teddy Boy. The dancing they are doing is hardly any different form the moves I was taught to do. I still go to rockin gigs and the jive moves are the same.
Jiving was to Rock n Roll, swing was danced to swing and big band and boogie woogie was danced to boogie woogie.
motorvating 2 years ago 5
@motorvating During the era there was no formal distinction between swing, jitterbug, jive, rock n' roll, booogie woogie, etc. These terms were used interchangeable about different dances in different places in the world. Today, however, Jive is a specific formal ballroom dance that's actually an offshoot of "East Coast Swing" which is what most people learn (6-count basic). Anything with an 8-count swing out or whip, is Lindy Hop. West Coast Swing is a modern offshoot of Lindy Hop. :-)
lindyhop411 11 months ago
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@lindyhop411
Partly true, but not accurate. All these type of dances come from one common ancestor (Lindy Hop) which has it's origins in the 1920's. the dances that spawned of this where particular to certain eras and fashions of music, and did not evolve in the camp ballroom halls, but rather on the streets by poor black and white kids. Jive origins start in the early 1940's, and developed into Jive as we know it by the late 1940's with the birth of Rockabilly/Rock n Roll
motorvating 11 months ago
@motorvating But when you say "jive" today, people don't think 1950s, they think ballroom jive (which in my opinion is the ugliest dance ever). Regardless of what people called a dance then, most swing dance enthusiasts formally refer to any 6-count pattern dance as East Coast Swing, and 8-count count pattern dance as Lindy Hop (even though they weren't always called this during the era).
For example, Freda Wyckoff, the very 1st girl seen dancing in the video, calls this dancing Jitterbug.
lindyhop411 11 months ago
@lindyhop411
That may be the case in the USA, but not the rest of the world. During WW2 Brits watched USA soldiers Jitter Bugging and took it on, and developed it at street level into the Jive. From the UK in the 50's it travelled the world in the Brit interpretation, and has since swept the Rocking clubs of the USA.. If you get the chance attend the Rockabilly Rave and you will see jiving that will amaze you. remember there is a world outside the USA.
motorvating 11 months ago
@motorvating Actually, it was called "skip jive" in the UK before it became just jive. There's also Boogie Woogie and Aerobic Rock n' Roll in Europe, as well as Rock n' Roll dancing in Australia. But regardless of where the dancing traveled, most people learn a 6-count basic which is East Coast Swing. The dancing in the US that's associated with rockabilly music aka "jivin'" is still a 6-count basic pattern, hence all of this confusion about the exact same dance.
lindyhop411 11 months ago
@lindyhop411
#having spoken to my grandmother who married a US airman during WW2; was a music teacher and owned a dance hall in birmingham for a short period; I have been advised that they refered to jitterbugging at first, and then jive later, never any camp ballroom skip jive.
motorvating 11 months ago
@motorvating In all of this conversation, have you even taken a look at my videos? I'm as far from a ballroom elitist as you can get.
My entire point is that the dancing in this video is 1950s Lindy Hop. Did people do other dances called by different names in the 50s? Yes. There was no uniformity around the country or the world in regards to the dance steps or the terms used. I however have actually met and danced with people in this video, so I think I know what I'm talking about.
lindyhop411 11 months ago
@motorvating Lastly, I like going to Viva because I like the music, the party atmosphere, and the clothes. I don't go for the dancing, because I think that Rockabilly people are elitist in their opinions of what "jive" should look like and be, even though the dancing in this video is Lindy Hop, and people did it in the 1950s. "Jivin'" is limited because it's a 6-count dance being done to music written in 4/4 or 8/8 time, so the dance doesn't really fit with the music phrasing.
lindyhop411 11 months ago
@lindyhop411
I agree on the elitist. I think these views came about because ballroom jiver's are also elitist in their views; go to a Rockabilly gig and do their commercial show piece dancing. As I said, jiving came from the streets; your lot copied it for the rather camp ballroom, and try to tell the kids doing it on the street a false history. Jiving is only limited by the individuals brain, as you see nowadays with jive being danced by kids to a mix of Latin and modern music.
motorvating 11 months ago
@motorvating And I've been to Rockabilly Rave and Viva on several occasions. I'm always disappointed by the "jivin'" contest at Viva, because I never seen them celebrating the dancing that's being done in this video, but rather just 6-count east coast swing, which isn't all that difficult.
lindyhop411 11 months ago
@lindyhop411
then you have been to the Rave and disappointed, you must belong to the camp ballroom click. I have lived in the states, and at every rocking gig I attended, jive was called skip jive or any other of the gay boy ballroom term. You referals are all about ballroom, which is a bastardized copy of street Jive, and not the real thing from the streets.
motorvating 11 months ago
@motorvating Actually, I can't stand ballroom. I'm actually a swing dance historian, hence why I have met some of the dancers that are in this video. Again, I can't stand ballroom jive. I think it's ugly. (I was just saying the dance was called skip jive in the UK before just being called jive.)
All, I've been saying is that insisting that this dance is called "jive" is pointless and confusing. Your mother just stated the same dance was called by different names, and that's my point.
lindyhop411 11 months ago
@lindyhop411
Please ignore my previous comment about you being a ballroom liver. My grandmother stated that she never heard the term skip jive in any of the clubs (street dancing) so yes it may well have been called sip jive in the ballrooms but not on the street. Could you imagine a cat in the late 40,s saying to his judy, hey cat, lets skip jive? not a chance, terms built around styles, fashions and street language, hence, hey cat lets jive.
motorvating 11 months ago
@lindyhop411
Being a swing dance historian does not impress me because history is a view of who wrote the book or document at a particular time..
If you haven't already, I think you should research your history amongst its origins on the streets, and I imagine the single one incident of WW2 caused it to go global (jitterbug) and each nation has its own unique dance, style and language around the dance until mass global tourism I think we have to agree to disagree, but agree its a great dance
motorvating 11 months ago
@motorvating They are doing Lindy Hop. :-)
lindyhop411 11 months ago
Nous ne pouvons pas parler espagnol. Surtout pour les wetbacks.
Rorkazak 2 years ago
Que vida tan desenfadada llevaban los gringos en esas epocas, padre el video°!
toppopworld 2 years ago
What's this song called?
BrittBonshor 2 years ago
It's called "OObla Baby", written by Eddie Cochran, it is very similar to "Skinny Jim". If you look at 4.32 you will see Eddie with a guitar and again at 4.57. One of Eddie's less cerebral songs.
Sayeret1 2 years ago 2
This is Rock n' Roll !!!!
Bumblebee38 2 years ago
I just love the 50's!
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isabngeryer 2 years ago
GOOD, BRINGS BACK GOOD MEMORIES
gabrielle931 2 years ago 2
WOW.
1. Elvis is toootallllyy this king of rock and roll
2. Why think of race? Their dancers enjoying life
3. This dance was AWESOOOMME :]
hokky12345 2 years ago
The 50s had such a unique & unequaled energy
Deader87 2 years ago
Great googlie mooglie, Mamie was quite the piece of work.
problem49 2 years ago
OOBALAH Baby, go, go, go!!! LOVE this. Great rock n' roll, great dancing. Thanks for posting.
sandaglad 2 years ago 2
What a great compilation! Thanks!
scottcairo 2 years ago
I'm a huuuuggggeee fan of people being educated about what they love to do - it opens whole new doors of influence, inspiration and respect for those who came before you. But if you really love doing something, you tend to seek enlightenment anyhow, especially in this day and age when information is so easily obtained. The Lindy Hop community tends to be very good about educating their inductees.
Direness 2 years ago 3
people shouldnt dance until they have had 5 years of college study in ballet and botony.....and um.....chicken boobs with rice and a bikini after a hot bath....ohhh weee, be ba la ba oh ee !
olengivens 2 years ago 2
Wow :D
PinkyPunkymaus 2 years ago
Nobody should dance anything without knowing the origins? That's the silliest thing I ever heard. Some dances go back centuries, nobody knows the origin. Shoud nobody be allowed to dance them?
Hey, nobody knows the origin of languages. Let's not talk to each other.
aldiboronti 2 years ago 32
@aldiboronti That's all well and good, but you should look beyond the hyperbole to find the truth of the saying. Knowing more about the history and origins of any given activity is guaranteed to help your advancement in skill. "Learn the rules, then how to break them." That's a good rule to live by.
cumulusdiscord 11 months ago
haha carlton dance at 2:00
>_>
good stuff
Xegethra 2 years ago
i meant 20 seconds*
damned comments..wheres this correction message i sent eralier?
bah
Xegethra 2 years ago
holy shit almost dropp her!!
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KendraRamirez4u54 3 years ago
She's got great Gams!
jettkrash 3 years ago
i havent heard anyboby call legs gams in a long time
NEXTGENSKYN 3 years ago
not all of this is really good dancing though...just a couple
verpeilerbella 3 years ago
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white people....i swear...
HimeBerrii 3 years ago
i know were fucking lunatics....KEEP IT UP!!!
Xegethra 2 years ago
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I mean. White people are always trying to steal some form of dance that's not theirs.
But don't think to hard on it.
HimeBerrii 2 years ago
all cultures and races do that though....as long as theres those that know the roots and origins its not too bad
Xegethra 2 years ago
exactly, although in this case its kinda ridiculous dancing from white people compared to other films.. btw, I think thats more like rocknroll dancing, not 40s swing any more.
bidpay 2 years ago
and rocknroll was also a form that originated in the african american culture.
HimeBerrii 2 years ago
What a silly statement. Art is universal. You might as well say that black people should never sing opera or dance in ballet because they didn't originate the forms. People are people, not colors.
aldiboronti 2 years ago 5
Thats bull. no one should dance anything without first knowing the origins. Everyone always tries to say we are just people. Everyone is different with a different race and culture!!!
It had to start from somewhere. Do you know them?
HimeBerrii 2 years ago
Says the otaku, Princess Berrii? It amuses me that you have these conversations & making comments about white people when you're obviously obsessed with a culture that's probably not yours. I guess you didn't "steal" the seifuku from the Japanese anime culture that you are wearing in your profile pic? Who do you think the Japanese stole the sailor suits from? Cultural exchange is EVERYWHERE - people see a good idea & requisition it - because it works, because it's fun, because it's fascinating.
Direness 2 years ago
Just because it happens in America between two cultures doesn't negate it, or make it wrong. Most "whites" (I say "white" because if you looked at me or several of my friends, we would be mistaken for "white.") The problem comes when the borrowing is done in a disrespectful matter, saying wearing blackface for vaudville or hooping "war cries". It also is about recognizing secular and sacred.
Direness 2 years ago
Swing dances borrow HEAVILY from European & Hispanic dance traditions. In the 1800s, upper class Afr Am communities danced European Scottishes & Waltzes with flourish. That's where this dance gets it's "partnered" from - most African tribes thought partnered opposite sex dancing was VULGAR. Go back in time to tell those Savoy dancers to quit doing those European & Hispanic dances! Tell Stepping teams to cut it out - it borrows from cheerleading - a white man invented that!
Direness 2 years ago
oh and another thing, uh....stomping is all around in africa. So your thing about cheerleading is a foul.
HimeBerrii 2 years ago
Yes, stomping is a tradition in Africa (insert "Duh!" here) - but my comment still stands - Stepping takes from cheerleading, military drills & those African traditions. Not to mention, stomp dancing isn't just African - it took place in England and Ireland as well. Take English, Irish and African dance traditions and you get Tap dancing as well. Cultural exchange is a great thing, but if you want to honor something, honor EVERYTHING behind it, not just what you CHOOSE to.
Direness 2 years ago 3
@Direness rofl cheerleading? Where in the world did you get that nonsense from? Stepping = stomping and call & response , its that simple
stop trying to white wash our culture , just because you dont have any of your own
BlacknesUnforgivable 9 months ago
@BlacknesUnforgivable Um, as mentioned in my comments <---- mixed. Thanks, I have a culture of my own, which I'm a participant in. It's cute and racist that you look at people, guess their background and assume they have no culture b/c they're pale. Good job! *waves the hypocrite flag to cheer you on* I've already said my piece, when you can provide something that shows I'm incorrect, rather than just accusing others of "whitewashing" (WEAAAAKKK!!), I'll be happy to concede the point.
Direness 9 months ago
@Direness Mixed with what? English and Spanish? LOL , you are white.
Btw , i am not a racist. I would never accuse a European of having "no culture". Its always white americans going to these old videos with their revisionist crap
BlacknesUnforgivable 9 months ago
@BlacknesUnforgivable Nope, not English & Spanish! Keep making wrong assumptions - I'm sure it will take you someplace, sometime. Most likely not. And yes, you are racist, when you assume the skin color = background/culture of someone, and when you use the standby of "white revisionism" as the answer to something you take issue to, rather than asking for where they get their information.
Direness 9 months ago
@Direness I call it what it is, white revisionism
BlacknesUnforgivable 9 months ago
@BlacknesUnforgivable That's pretty hurtful to the original African Americans who helped create this dance, like Frankie Manning, who wanted nothing more than to spread the joy of this dance with all cultures, creeds, and races.
BTW, I am black, and I can appreciate the fact that swing is a dance that originated in Harlem, but came from European and African dances and rhythms, which is why it's celebrated as America's first true folk dance.
lindyhop411 9 months ago
@Diren
LETS SOME EUROCENTRIC MUSIC HISTORIAN TAUGHT YOU THAT
lafemmenaturalle 1 year ago
@lafemmenaturalle Um, no. Actually, I've only participated in one music history class, and it was taught by a Jazz musician. Please, continue to make assumptions that are absolutely worthless, and in CAPS non-the-less. As for my opinions on swing dancing, they're based in a little thing called "research". You should try it sometime. If you need some ideas for great books to start you off, I'd be happy to give you a bibliography of ones I've used for writing papers and also read for pleasure.
Direness 1 year ago
@Direness
anyway it is a black american creation. ADMIT IT. the samba has african/spaniard influence but it is still brazillian. ragga has american influences but it is still jamaican. soca has european influence but it still from the bahamas.
lafemmenaturalle 1 year ago
@lafemmenaturalle Nobody is saying Lindy Hop ISN'T a black American dance. *rolls eyes* They're saying it's a dance created by black Americans that is a mixture of African and European dance traditions. It is what it is because of cultural exchange, in a unique social, class/economic atmosphere. A lot of things had to happen in order for it to evolve, and then to spread, and then to re-emerge and that required Americans - all types of Americans - for it to survive to today.
Direness 9 months ago
@lafemmenaturalle And I think there's a flaw in your description - the samba has African/Spaniard influences in it, but you're saying it's Brazilian - yet you're not saying that the Lindy Hop, while having African and European influences - is American. Brazil and Jamaica aren't homogeneous masses - they too are a result of colonization, immigration and slavery, and stratified in class and race as well. But, if I'm thinking about that in the wrong way, please let me know.
Direness 9 months ago
Why is it ok for you to be obsessed with anime and cosplay, but not for white people to swing dance? That seems really hypocritical to me. Swing originated in the Savoy Ballroom, which was an integrated dance hall, so the dance has always belonged to both races. White people aren't stealing swing, they're appreciating it.
barlin07 2 years ago 4
Swing Originated in Harlem! And another thing I dance with white people every friday night when I go swing dancing.
HimeBerrii 2 years ago
1. You didn't adress your hypocricy with anime
2. I know it originated in Harlem. The Savoy Ballroom is in Harlem!
3. Black people stole the idea of partner dancing and the swing out from white people.
4 "white people....i swear...I mean. White people are always trying to steal some form of dance that's not theirs" You dance with white people, then say contemptuous stuff like that about them on the internet. that's not ok. Stop seeing people as races and see them as dancers.
barlin07 2 years ago 3
nooooo really? i had no idea that partner dancing originated with the europeans. What I AM TRYING TO SAY is that back then a white person would've never EVER!! said the truth about most dances, its like some idiot saying that elvis presley is the king of rock and roll.
I told this girl that argued with me before that most dancing is mixed of european and african traits.
HimeBerrii 2 years ago
your comments about people needing to know the origins of a dance before they can do it made it sound like you were attacking modern white swing dancers, not traditional white dancers.
Also, Elvis isn't the originator, but he is The King of Rock and Roll.
barlin07 2 years ago
no i'm getting on the old dancers lol. but i still don't think that elvis is the king of rock and roll. maybe in the white world since he kind of brought it to the white communities. they still called it jungle music, referencing that blacks are monkeys or some kind of shit. but yeah lol....i love dancing with the white people at the place i go to. so yeah!
HimeBerrii 2 years ago
that's a fair statement since back then people were much more racist, however Direness makes a good point.
White people have been just as influential in swing culture. Yes it was STARTED by black people, but very quickly it was picked up on by white people in integrated dance halls. It was then taken to hollywood by Dean Collins where it was able to spread across the entire country and world through film. Later soldiers (both black and white) took it over seas during WWII.
barlin07 2 years ago 2
My point isn't that it's a white dance, it's an american dance shared by both cultures. I get annoyed when I see posts about white people stealing swing cause we didn't. It is an important part of black history and culture, but if you look up the demographics the majority of swing dancers today are white and asian. The way I see it, the black community abandoned swing in favor of hip hop and break dancing, but white and asian people keep it alive.
barlin07 2 years ago 4
your telling me. I just had a converstation with a friend about black people not understanding our amazing history and entertainment. I'm one of the few black people that actually enjoys and loves my culture so yeah!!!! But hip hop & break dancing is part f the black culture as well. But yeah I know what your saying, i get that talk all the time with my mother.
HimeBerrii 2 years ago 2
Little Richard is The King of Rock and Roll
TarAntXon 2 years ago
@barlin07
sweetie they were partner dancing in africa before white people was even thought of. NEXT
lafemmenaturalle 1 year ago
Rn' Roll came from Black music known as Rhythm & Blues SORRY !
Bumblebee38 2 years ago
yup....the very first rock was spawned from that very stuff....and what do we have cus of it? lots of rock genres and metal....it all came from rhythm and blues...proper rhythem and blues...all good stuff
Xegethra 2 years ago
what an incredible era...amazing dancing, spirit, gentlemen, music...super!
elmagreece 3 years ago
Thats me dancing right there..hahah man i wish..well iam getting there..:)
blackkateyedame 3 years ago 2
Mannn!! where did all the gentelmen go and good dancers...shit...can someone tell me.:(
blackkateyedame 3 years ago 2
they all stayed in the 50's=[
i know what you mean. i'm 15 and i hate most of the dumb music they play now a days and how rude everyone has become. i wish i can go to the 50's and swing dance my way to joy=]
Evry1TookTheNames 3 years ago 3
Same hear. Everything seems so peaceful and happy them. Now it's all war and angry music and all that
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plumalodo 3 years ago
I'm sure if you put your ear to the ground you can find some good swing dancing. It's pretty big in the mid west and west coast. Otherwise you can try to go to a college where there's some dancing. Lots of colleges have swing clubs that will teach you how to Lindy and what not. Keep your hopes up!
barlin07 3 years ago 2
Kind of funny. If you went back to that time the girls would only give you one chance and if you weren't good you didn't get a second chance for a long time.
JacobLA 3 years ago
I want this movie....it makes me wanna dance....woooooooooooooo hooooooo!..:):)
blackkateyedame 3 years ago
wow, those were the the times when everything was simple and people knew how to have fun. where are those days?
damusician 3 years ago
love too dance like that
bonjovikirsten 3 years ago
OMG VINTAGE PRON!
thelastconti 3 years ago
I WANT THAT DRESS
BrittBonshor 3 years ago
Mamie Van Doren had a fantastic voice, I have her original 1950's recording of " I Don't Want Nobody Else But You "
wurlitzer1450 3 years ago
When we were kids my parents and others were shocked by the 50 teens' movies. We weren't allowed to see this or The Wild One. We got to see Blackboard Jungle which at the time was banned in England.
padleynj 3 years ago
Bill Haley was also off-limits!!!!
padleynj 3 years ago
What about Deddie Cochran ?
Bumblebee38 2 years ago
crazy man crazy
elvischevy 3 years ago
Come on, I'll buy ya a Pepsi.
Hannaneth 3 years ago 3
Only Dr Pepper for me!
Yetti0 3 years ago 2
Coka Cola for me thanks! =D
PsychoHellKat 3 years ago
damn! hatchetface was hot before the accident...
powerkor 4 years ago
Anyone know if that's Mamie's own singing voice, or was she dubbed?
scotpens 4 years ago
Judgin' by the number of times she was "flat"(musically), it was probably her own voice, but DANG-IT- Mamie makes it work!
vonDilly 3 years ago
Actually, now I'm almost certain her singing was dubbed in this movie. Go to the clip of her singing "Hey Mama" -- now, THAT'S probably what her real voice sounded like. No studio would dub in a voice that bad!
She sure was hot in her day, though!
scotpens 3 years ago
2:37 to 2:43 -- Lucky jukebox!
scotpens 4 years ago
Well, there are certainly worse ways to pad out a movie's running time for six minutes!
scotpens 4 years ago
lol!!!!!!!!!!!
coyotesong 3 years ago
Posters, please take this the right way: Mamie Van Doren made Marilyn Monroe look like Sandra Dee...no one looked better in a bullet bra or was (the word "slutty" didn't exist then) dirtier and more seductive. Before porno, there was Mamie.
Oh, and great dancing!
fairalways 4 years ago
Mamie was "slutty" in a GOOD way. She always played the kind of girl you'd never take home to meet your mom and dad -- 'cause she'd probably seduce your dad. And your younger brother too!
scotpens 4 years ago 2
oh men!
it's soo rock!
how i wish i was there!
reallyy
nickpp21 4 years ago 2
SOO ROCKABILLY i lovee thiss men!
rockabilly rock's ..
i wish i was there.. reallyy
nickpp21 4 years ago
1:50 Look at me doin' the Abe Lincoln
Sayeret1 4 years ago
It is Rock´n Roll and not swing i presume.
And yes, i love this!
Fritztoons 4 years ago
The music may be rock 'n'roll or R&B, but the dancing is mostly variations on the jitterbug and the Lindy Hop. Young people were still doing that kind of dancing on American Bandstand well into the early 1960s.
scotpens 4 years ago 3