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The Twist

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Original title

Twist

Year

1992

Running time

74 min.

Country

Canada

Director

Ron Mann

Cast

Music

Keith Elliott, Nicholas Stirling

Cinematography

Robert Fresco

Producer

Alliance Communications, CITY-TV, Magnum Photos, National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Ontario Film Development Corporation, The Canada Council, Téléfilm Canada

Genre

Documentary | Historical. Music Documentary. 1950s. 1960s. Dancing

Synopsis

Dance in white Middle America up to the early 1950's was traditional ballroom, where dance moves were standardized. It was more a technical exercise than an emotional one. White youth of the period began to look toward the black community and rhythm and blues music, which gave them the sense of wanting just to move in a whole new way. For white Middle American youth, this music morphed into rock and roll. Despite establishment deeming rock and roll to be Satanic and/or Communist, it took off amongst the younger generation. The combination of rock and roll and dance was presented to American youth through Bandstand (1952), which told youth what the trends of the day were. However, much of the dance shown on network television was Caucasians trying to dance like black Americans, but with no hip movement. This changed with the dance "The Twist", which also revolutionized the concept of not being reliant on what one's dance partner was doing. Although it had its detractors, The Twist...

Awards: 1993: Genie Awards (Canada): nominated to Best Feature Length Documentary.

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The Twist

1992

Ron Mann