A DIFFERENT SORT OF DANCING

Of course, popular culture has changed a little since the days of the zazous, as you can see from this performance by the R&B star Akon. Don't click the link if you're easily offended.

LATER: On reflection, maybe the Lindy Hop was almost as shocking in its day. The big difference is that these guys (swinging up a storm in Hellzapoppin') really can dance...

...And the music was much more fun.

Comments

[Duke]

The most scandalous dance beyond the shadow of a doubt was the waltz. Why? Well, it seems that as the girls spun very fast their dresses spun too. Until the bottoms of their long dresses spun above thigh level, and in those early days girls did not wear underwear. So flashing was actually the most blatant of sexual inducements. Funny, you never see this in any movies because anyone who has studied dance knows this.