Talk:Madison (dance)

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Hi Y'all,

Can someone please email me a copy of the dance steps for the Madision dance, and also for the Hully Gully.

Many thnaks.

Johnny S' Line Dnace Instructor. England Email address: dance4u@bigwig.net or js@bigwig.net

--69.107.135.181 10:45, 11 January 2006 (UTC)can someone post the dance steps in the article as part of the choregraphy? I think it should be documented.

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This entry is totally incorrect. The dance orginated in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

www.columbusmusichistory.com/html/madison_1.html So what is the Madison dance anyway? If you were a teenager in the late 50’s or early 60’s, you know that the Madison is a line dance that was the biggest dance craze of the era, not just in the USA, but around the world. If you saw the John Waters 1988 movie Hairspray or have seen the current television series American Dreams, you have seen the kids on the dance floor in a long line, much like the Soul Train line of the 70’s, doing the Madison.

The Madison is a basic back-and-forth shuffle done in a line, with a variety of ‘call outs’ for various steps, such as the Double Cross, the Cleveland Box, The Basketball (with Wilt Chamberlain), the Big “M”, The “T” Time, The Jackie Gleason and The Birdland.

The craze spawned Madison dance teams across the nation and intense competitions from city to city, much like the Twist in the 50’s and 60’s, Disco in the 70’s, Break-dancing in the 80’s and the Electric Slide in the 90’s. To this day, the Madison is still taught at many dance studios and it’s not unusual to see it performed at reunions, weddings and parties.

You're correct. I looked into it, and have changed the writeup accordingly, linking it to the site you've referenced. The scene in the French movie was apparently well-known, which is probably where the confusion comes. The dance pre-dates the movie by several years.24.64.223.203 02:22, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merging The Madison and The Nutbush

Hello everyone,

It has been suggested that the article The Nutbush (Dance) be merged with Madison (Dance).

I am not too much into dancing, so you might need to update me if I am wrong.

Personally I would keep both articles the way the are, referencing to each other, it seems to be more complicated but it could make more sense.

The reason why is fairly simple. The Madison seems to have originated in the 50's and I am not sure if the younger generation would know that dance. I did not. The Nutbush, however, might be better known with them. For ease of use I would really keep it. Who looks for the Nutbush will find it and who looks for the Madison will find it too, and as both articles link to each other and no information is lost for the reader. Furthermore the Nutbush is very closely related to the Tina Turner song, which differentiates it from the Madison. In one article it is mentioned that the dance is similar to the Macarena, too. So I guess the experts need to determine wheter they are identical dances or different but just similar.

But as mentioned before, I do not know much about dancing.

Have a great day,

DoxTxob 19:07, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I remove the merge tag from the article because no controverse opinions have been added within months

DoxTxob 03:37, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't know how I missed this discussion earlier. I've never heard of the Nutbush, but if it really is the same dance to a different song, I agree that a merging might be a good idea. However, I would like to be sure that they are the same thing. I'm not sure which article should be merged into which. Among swing dancer (especially lindy hoppers), the Madison is the more widely-known name. What groups refer to it as the Nutbush? —Cswrye 17:40, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't support a merge. I have never heard of "the Nutbush," but have heard of the Madison extensively. I don't know if it's an era thing, but They seem different enough to keep apart, since many other novelty/line dances have their own articles, ie Cha cha slide has an article as well as electric slide. If a reader is interested in either article they are easily linked to each other. - AKeen 16:19, 12 December 2006 (UTC)