TWIST
A film by Ron Mann
Year of production:
1989
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Language: English
Country: Canada
Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage
with interviews, Twist chronicles the evolution of
rock and roll dance.
From the time when moving hips marked you as a social
degenerate, to a time when shaking your "thing"
became the dance-form that rocked the world.
Featuring: Cholly Atkins, Hank Ballard, American
Bandstand Dancers, Chubby Checker, Joey Dee, Gladys
Horton, Dee Dee Sharp, Mama Lu Parks, The Parkettes
