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HEY! LETS DO
THE TWIST
By MARGY MARTIN
Let's Twist!
This is not an invitation to a strained back, wrenched
kneecap, or worse.
The Twist first gained in popularity last spring on
the East and West coasts, but did not reach the Uni
versity until this fall.
University students who worked in resort areas this
past summer are mainly responsible for the fad being
brought to the campus.
The Twist, a very simple dance, consists of bending
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backward and forward or from side to side, while mov
ing the hips in rhythm to the music.
It is not a dance for serious people, but is rather
for the fun-loving student who prefers not to concentrate
on " what he is doing while dancing.
Although the Twist has often been compared to a
primitive jungle dance by members of the older genera
tion, it is in reality no more suggestive than the dances
made popular by their own generation. -
The Twist may also be called the condensed result
of such dances as the Charleston, Shimmy, Black Bot
tom, and the Big Apple, which also contain the move
ments which are now deemed as suggestive, obscene,
primitive, and other adjectives of a similar nature.
Some University students feel that the Twist is popu
lar only because of the great extent to which it has
been publicized, while still others feel that it is the
result of laziness of our own generation.
It may be called a great exercise, especially reduc
ing, by those students who actively partake in the dance.
Although the dance holds a place of high popularity
among students, most of them thought t! at it will prob
ably die out soon, because it hit so hard and fast.
It is also felt that if the Twist doesn't go soon the
students will!
The Twist was the highlight of the numerous house
parties this past semester, and will probably continue
in its popularity as a dance that is both easy and fun
to do.
In spite of the number of injuries "Twisters" have
incurred on other campuses, it has not had the same
result on this campus.
If you want to twist, go ahead! But take care, or
you may be the one who has to sit on the sidelines
for at least a month and watch the other "Twisters"
twist.
Photo Feature By
1X)UG McCartney
Nebraskan Staff Photographer
DEVIL'S DANCE
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Friday, March 9, 1962
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