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What is a watusi?

Updated: 12/22/2022
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A watusi is a popular dance of the 1960s, popularized by the 1962 song "Wah-Watusi" by The Orlons.

The Watusi tribe are a Bantu-speaking tribe living in Rwanda and Burundi.

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How was the Watusi dance done?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=499395573144399127&ei=MgHhSfr2BoGyqAK3pLH1Dw&q=watusi+dance&hl=en&client=safari Hopefully this helps--although I can't guarantee that this is what's considered the Watusi, or that the 60s surf-dance is what you're looking for.


Which one of these were not names of dances in the 60's Hot Potato Monster Mash Mashed Potato The Squash The Frug The Jerk The Stroll The Limbo The Pony The Wiggle Wobble?

Dances common in the 1950s to 1970 included: "The Madison", "The Swim", the "Mashed Potato", "The Twist", "The Frug" (pronounced 'froog') and "The Wah Watusi", "The Shake" and "The Hitchhike" and several '60s dance crazes had animal names, like"The Pony", "The Dog" and "The Chicken" (not to be confused with the Chicken Dance which came later).Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato TimeThe Wah Watusi


How do you do the worm dance?

It's an old dance and it's done on the floor "you squirm around like a worm!" No kidding! I believe Dan Ackroyd did it in "The Great Outdoors" at the end of the movie along with the "Mashed Potato" and "Watusi" among other styles of dance. Love to watch that man dance!


In 1961 what dance craze swept the US?

The Twist is the dance that swept not only the United States, but the world in 1961. It was inspired by Chubby Checker's song, The Twist." Though none became as popular as The Twist, it inspired dances such as the Jerk, the Pony, the Watusi, the Mashed Potato, the Monkey and the Funky Chicken.


Name of dances in the 70's?

Popular dances in the 1960's were The Twist, The Mashed Potato, The Monster Mash, The Monkey, The Frug, The Hully Gully, The Watusi, The Pony, Hitch Hike, and The Swim. Here is a link that goes into more detail on these dances http://the60sofficialsite.com/Dance_Crazes_of_the_60s.html