Dance Photos from Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Day

                      ELECTRIC SLIDE

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The "Electric Slide " is a line dance enjoyed by

people of all ages at weddings, bar mitzvahs, and all 

parties of every kind. 

It  started in the '70s set to the song "Electric Boogie" 

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                               TWIST

The "TWIST", a dance done by swiveling the

 hips became a worldwide craze in the 1960s

Then it became even more popular when 

Chubby Checker came out with the song, 

"The Twist".

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                         WALTZ

The original waltz form came into being

in the 13th century by peasants of Germany.

In the 1700s it evolved into the more

elegant form it is today. 

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                            TANGO

From the suburbs of Buenos Aires

to the dance salons of Paris in 1912.

We'll have more tomorrow.