Dance Tunes - #8 - The Stroll
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
United States
August 23, 2023 8:04pm CST
1958 was the year that the Diamonds came out with a song called "The Stroll". It was a slow rock 'n' roll dance which consisted of two lines of dancers...men on one side and women on the other. Each paired couple then does an elaborate dance between the two rows of dancers. The song was written by Nancy Lee and Clyde Otis and hit #1 on the Cashbox Chart.
"The Stroll" was first performed to "C. C. Rider" by Chuck Willis on American Bandstand.
The video below is done by a group of teenagers on American Bandstand and does not really show the fancy steps that I have seen done in other venues.
Photo Credit: Pixabay - Sigh. It refuses to show up. It's of an old record player.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
24 Aug 23
My husband remembers the way they dressed so vividly. He was 17 when that song came out.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
24 Aug 23
My mama could really dance up a storm.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
26 Aug 23
@LindaOHio she probably did most any kind you can think of. I loved to watch her do the Twist.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
26 Aug 23
@Tampa_girl7 Yes, that was a fun dance.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
24 Aug 23
My husband was 17 when this came out.
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@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
24 Aug 23
Never watched American Bandstand for live performances or dancing lessons. 
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
25 Aug 23
@LindaOHio We dressed like that for years, I also remember those clothes.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
24 Aug 23
My husband was 17 and remembers the clothes that are in the video.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
25 Aug 23
@LadyDuck I was in parochial school in 1958. Very strict clothing rules.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Aug 23
Love listening to this and love seeing them do it in movies but never tired it myself,
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
25 Aug 23
I think the teens in the video looked like they weren't enjoying themselves! lololol
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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Aug 23
The song "The Stroll" came out before I was born in 1961,
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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Aug 23
@LindaOHio That is true.
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