The Frug was born from a dance called the
Chicken which had a
lateral body movement and was used as a change of pace during the
twist. So as the kids grew lazier they decided to do less work, and started moving only their hips while standing still. As the
hips swing from side to side they started making up arm movements for the dance. From this came the Swim, the Monkey, the Dog, the Watusi, the Waddle or Wabble and the Jerk. Some of these dances are named with localities. What we call the Frug is often called the Surf, Big Bea and
Thunderbird, with the Swim being born out of it. What we call the
Watusi is also known as Wabble and Waddle. The
Monkey,
Dog, Bump and
Jerk fall roughly into the same category.
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