The 10 Best Dance Crazes From The ’60s… Which One Was Your Favorite?

They don’t call them the Swinging Sixties for nothing!

4. The Loco Motion

In 1962, Little Eva released what might be our favorite song and dance on the list with her smash hit “The Loco-Motion.” Co-written by Carole King and her husband Gerry Goffin, the bubbly, catchy tune went perfectly with Little Eva’s harmonizing skills and The Cookies backing vocals. The song itself was quite successful, reaching number one on the Hot 100 in 1962. However, covers of the version also reached the Top 5 on the charts: Grand Funk Railroad’s version reached number one in 1974, and Kylie Minogue’s rendition made it to number three in 1988, making “The Loco-Motion,” the only song to appear on the Top 5 in three different decades. Though the song had no official dance accompanying it upon release, Eva Boyd created one for it after it became a smash hit.

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