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Swim And Tow
Swim or SWIM may refer to: Movement and sport * Swim, a Novelty and fad dances#Fad dances, fad dance * Aquatic locomotion, the act of biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium * Human swimming, the useful or recreational activity of movement through water * Swimming (sport), the competitive sport of swimming Music Groups and labels * swim ~, a record label founded by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel Albums and EPs * Swim (Caribou album), ''Swim'' (Caribou album), a 2010 album by Caribou * Swim (Emily's Army EP), ''Swim'' (Emily's Army EP), 2014 * Swim (Feeder EP), ''Swim'' (Feeder EP), a 1996 EP by the band Feeder, later re-released as an 11-track album * Swim (July for Kings album), ''Swim'' (July for Kings album), the Ohio-based rock band's 2002 major-label debut album * ''Swim'', a 2008 album from indie band Whispertown 2000 *''S W I M'', a 2015 album by Die! Die! Die! with a title believed to mean " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novelty And Fad Dances
Novelty and fad dances are dances which are typically characterized by a short burst of popularity. Some of them, like the Twist, Y.M.C.A. and the Hokey Pokey, have shown much longer-lasting lives. They are also called dance fads or dance crazes. Fad dances As the pop music market got bombed in the late 1950s, dance fads were commercialized and exploited. From the 1950s to the 1970s, new dance fads appeared almost every week. Many were popularized (or commercialized) versions of new styles or steps created by African-American dancers who frequented the clubs and discothèques in major U.S. cities like New York, Philadelphia and Detroit. Among these were the Madison, "The Swim", the "Mashed Potato", " The Twist", "The Frug" (pronounced ), "The Watusi", " The Shake" and " The Hitch hike". Many 1950s and 1960s dance crazes had animal names, including " The Chicken" (not to be confused with the Chicken Dance), " The Pony" and "The Dog". In 1965, Latin group Cannibal and the Headhun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
