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Coffee Break: Dance moves

Chubby Checker introduced America to "The Twist" Today in Music History.
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September 19, 2017

Today in 1960, former chicken plucker Chubby Checker went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "The Twist".

Many songs out there have a chorus that teaches you how to do certain dances, or at least mentions the name of a dance move. And even more songs mention dancing in general. Let's see if we can avoid the wedding tropes (for the most part) and dig deep to put together an awesome set of music today.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention dancing - with special bonus points for songs that mention specific dance moves?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
The B-52s - Dance This Mess Around
OAKE & RILEY MEGA MIX 1 (Cotton-Eye Joe, Boot Scootin' Boogie, Chicken Dance, Teach Me How To Dougie, Cupid Shuffle, Footloose, Da Dip, Do The Hustle)
Louis Prima - Jump, Jive, An' Wail
Young MC - Bust A Move
Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken
Jamiroquai - Canned Heat
OAKE & RILEY MEGA MIX 2 (YMCA, Walk The Dinosaur, Time Warp, Gangnam Style, Cha Cha Slide, Wang Chung, Macarena, Conga)
Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go