Mashed Potato dance
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The Mashed Potato dance is a popular 1960s novelty dance characterized by a twisting, shuffling foot motion that became widely associated with early soul and R&B music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Mashed Potato | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1960s dance craze
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novelty dance ⓘ social dance ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| associatedWithCulture | African-American popular culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
early Motown sound
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rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
heel-toe action
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shuffling foot motion ⓘ twisting foot motion ⓘ weight shifting from one foot to the other ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mashed Potatoes
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The Mashed Potato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
teen dance craze
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television dance show staple ⓘ |
| hasDanceStep |
alternating inward and outward swiveling of feet
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bent knees while dancing ⓘ sliding or gliding steps ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later line dances
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retro dance revivals ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementFocus |
feet
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legs ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
can be danced solo
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does not require a partner ⓘ simple repetitive steps suitable for beginners ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | 1962 ⓘ |
| performedAt |
dance clubs
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school dances ⓘ sock hops ⓘ |
| performedTo |
R&B records
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dance-oriented pop songs ⓘ up-tempo soul songs ⓘ |
| popularizedIn | early 1960s ⓘ |
| referencedByArtist |
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
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Dee Dee Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Contours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencedInSong |
"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes"
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"Do You Love Me" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Land of a Thousand Dances" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Mashed Potato Time" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Monster Mash" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToDance |
The Jerk
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The Pony ⓘ The Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ The Watusi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUpperBody |
relatively still torso
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relaxed arms ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
the Mashed Potato