The most popular dance in the sixties is a twist

The dance of the twist began its attack on dance floors around the world in the early sixties of the twentieth century. The fashion came to him when the hype around the rock and roll had not yet died down. The ABC of modern dance was the movie "Rock around the clock", in which remarkable stars starred: Bill Haley with his "Comets", Freddie Bell with the group "Bellboys" and the vocal ensemble "Platters". High-class dancers played complex acrobatic numbers with fervent music, and it was quite clear to the viewer that it was not everyone's power to master such na. That's when the full-grown black performer Chabbi Cheker appeared on stage, demonstrating a new dance - a twist that is accessible to everyone, regardless of physique, age, weight, and does not require special physical skills. His pas were extremely democratic.

Unlike rock and roll, which is a mixture of movements characteristic of boogie woogie, including partner throws through themselves and requiring a clear co-ordination of the partners' movements, the twist dance was performed individually. Any person, not devoid of a sense of rhythm, could master it in general terms in just one short time. Somewhat parodically, this lesson was portrayed in the comedy film "The Caucasian Captive" directed by Gaidai, in which visiting scammers teach naive citizens to put cigarette butts off their toes. In general, Experienced, the character of Morgunov, conveys the essence of the dance faithfully, forgetting, however, to add that the main rule, except rotational movements with the feet, is the immobility of the shoulders, while the hands hold an imaginary towel, with which the hips are rubbed.

The spread of new fashion in the West was facilitated by radio broadcasts and a regularly broadcast television dance school. Twist has become so popular that without it, not one party, and Checker's hits "Let Twist Again", "Fly", "Do The Twist", "Limbo Rock" and many others filled the air. In essence, these musical compositions in the majority were the same rock and roll, but in a smoothed and more major version, with less accented rhythm and blues roots.

The Soviet party leadership has traditionally perceived the new youth fashion hostile. First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee N.S. Khrushchev called the dance a twist "whistle" and was just furious when he heard "a song about Moscow" performed by Muslim Magomayev, in which he caught a hated rhythm. He did not have time to forbid it, in October 1964 Nikita Sergeyevich was removed from the leadership.

In the film "The Caucasian Captive" mentioned, not only the negative characters performed a twist. The dance of "Komsomol, sportswomen and beauties" by Natalia Varley on the stone meant the permission to "twist" the entire Soviet youth. VIA "Accord" has released some very successful records in this genre, launching modern rhythms in the domestic stage.

The fashion for the twist went on for a relatively short time. Already in the mid-sixties it changed, turning into a madison. In fact, it was the same dance, but it was performed more slowly and by the group, which was supervised by the manager, who gave commands to change the type of movement.

Then there was a sling, an even calmer variation of the twist. Of the subsequent, often succeeding one another fashionable dances of the second half of the sixties, only the hali-ghali and ye-ye remained. Today, very few people distinguish them from the twist.