- Bunny hop (dance)
The bunny hop is a
novelty dance that was created at Balboa High School ofSan Francisco in1952 . [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,817795,00.html "New Pop Records"] , "Time Magazine ,January 26 ,1953 "] It is asocial dance mixer, sometimes also referred to as a "party" or "dance party" dance.The
dance has been generally done toRay Anthony 's big band recording of thesong . The song has been re-recorded by others, including musical updates of the style, for example, a Salsa version.Duke Ellington recorded "Bunny Hop Mambo" in1954 .Ray Anthony's single release of the "Bunny Hop" featured another novelty dance classic, the "
Hokey Pokey " on theB side .Description
The dance is a variation on a conga. Participants dance in a line, holding on to the hips of the person in front of them. They tap the floor two times with their right foot, then with their left foot, then they hop forwards, backwards, and finally three hops forward to finish the sequence, which continues throughout the
song . The first person in the line leads the group around the floor.In popular culture
In the season 1 finale of the television show Jericho the Macarena is called the Bunny Hop by
Johnston Green .References
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