Sock Hop Dance Lesson

As you prepare to attend summer sock hops, do not forget the small details

. Dressing the part in wearing clothes appropriate to the time period is just as important as doing dances that are time period appropriate. Figuring out dance moves from the fifties can be a little more tricky than finding the right clothes to wear.

Because sock hops were in their prime in the 1950's, most dances associated with sock hops are fifties dances. Popular dances included the hand jive, the jitterbug, the cha cha, and the bop. Any of these dances would be wonderful to learn, but when attending a fifties hop, knowing a basic slow dance and fast dance will suffice.

In the fast dance, men step forward first with their left foot, making sure to keep their heel up. They step again, this time keeping their heel down. They go on to do the same thing with their right foot, and they take a step back before returning to the starting position.

For the ladies, it's the same steps as the men performed, but they begin with and step back on their right foot. A simple way to remember this dance is right toe touch, right step, left toe touch, left step and right foot back. The men can use this to memorize their steps, too, but must remember to do the opposite of the ladies!

During the dance, men will place their right hand on the waist of their partner and with their left hand, hold their partner's right. Elbows should be bent in order to keep hands in line with the shoulders. Ladies' will place their left hand on their partner's shoulder and their right hand in the left hand of their partner.

The slow dance steps are just as easy: men will first step forward using their left foot, and will then slide their right foot up, even with their left. Then, they will move their right foot to the right, sliding their left over alongside their right. The right foot will step back, after which the left foot will slide back to meet it.

Finally, they will bring their left foot to the left, and their right foot will follow after, bringing them back to starting position. Ladies' follow the same steps, except they will mirror the men. As the men step forward with their left foot, the women will need to step back with their right.

As become better at these two dances, feel free to improvise a little and to add your own style to them! These dance steps are easy to learn and will make the sock hop a bit more real for you. Remember to pay close attention to detail, however, and to look the part as well as dance the part!

by:John Coktostin

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