‘The Twist’
Swivel your hips and do the Twist! Inspired mostly by ’50s rock and roll music, Chubby Checker’s The Twist was the pop song that started the whole dance craze. The dance became extremely popular after Checker danced the Twist while singing the song on the Dick Clark Show in 1960. Soon after, the dance became a worldwide phenomenon. The Twist was seen as a new form of dancing. It also helped solidify Philadelphia’s role as a trendsetter in pop music.