A-Z of Dance

[sixpence]

S - SHALL We DANCE - sung by Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr in the King and I - released in 1956.

 

[mikemiller]

... or... "Save the last DANCE for me - a hit record for US soul band, The Drifters. Reached number two in the UK singles chart in 1960.

 

[Lindum]

Alternate R - The Red Shoes. 1948 Powell/Pressburger film about aspiring ballerina played by Moira Shearer.

 

[Lindum]

T - Last Tango in Paris. 1972 erotic drama starring Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando.

 

[mikemiller]

... or... "Takes two to TANGO" - US hit for Pearl Bailey (1952). Clip on YouTube.
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U - UNDER the DANCEhall lgihts - song by Australian singer-songwriter Mat McHugh (2014). Clip on YouTube.

 

[herringthorpe]

V The VARSITY DRAG - song from the 1920's. The Varsity Drag is a dance very much like the Charleston with the words on how to do it going -
Down with the heels, up on the toes, Stay after school, see how it goes. That's the way to do the varsity drag

 

[Lindum]

W - The Last Waltz. 1978 Martin Scorcese film documentary of the farewell concert by The Band.
Or, The Last Waltz. 1967 hit song by Engelbert Humperdinck which spent 5 weeks as No.1 in the UK.

 

[mikemiller]

... or... "Won't somebody dance with me?" - Well-known 1973 hit single for British singer-songwriter Lynsey De Paul. (Real name Lynsey Monckton Rubin). Reached number 14 in the UK chart.
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X X-DANCE - track by rapper/producer Tre5 (2021). Clip on YouTube.

 

[herringthorpe]

Y YES Sir, I Can BOOGIE - Baccara disco song from 1977 which got to number 1 in many countries including the UK.

 

[mikemiller]

Z - ZUMBA , song by Don Omar (2013). Zumba is a South American dance style, which was created Columbian choreographer , Beto Perez. Clips on YouTube.

 

[Lindum]

Another one done and dusted.

 

[herringthorpe]

Thanks for doing this Lindum!