Sock Hop
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Sock Hop or soc hop (rarely) is a term coined in the 1950s in the United States, following the growth in popularity of rock and roll, to refer to informal sponsored dances at American high schools, typically held on the grounds of the high school itself in the gymnasium or cafeteria. Music was often recorded, sometimes live.
Initially the term referred to the practice of removing one's shoes in order to dance in stocking feet, typically to spare the floor from the scuff marks of dress shoes.
In "Ready Teddy" (1956), Little Richard sings:
- All the flattop cats and the dungaree dolls
- Are headed to the gym for the sock hop ball
In subsequent decades, with the widespread popularity of sneakers and other types of shoes the practice of removing shoes was dropped and the term began to be applied more generally to any informal high school dance.
Record Hop refers to a hop at which disc jockeys played records. The number-one song of 1958 "At the Hop" by Danny and the Juniors, describes the scene. Sock hops were often record hops and vice versa.
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