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http:// --> Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Nation & World Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Obituaries Weather Archive Hot Topics Forum Photo Gallery Past Readers Polls Revels Etcetera Backpage O-Zone Special Sections Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad Online Games Movie Preview October 17, 2006 Many dance moves have fueled outrage Los Angeles Times Dances throughout the centuries have sparked controversy and cries of immorality. — The waltz dates to the 17th century. After its introduction, the Times of London wrote: "It is quite sufficient to cast one's eyes on the voluptuous intertwining of the limbs and close compressure on the bodies in their dance, to see that it is indeed far removed from the modest reserve which has hitherto been considered distinctive of English females." — The tango originated in the brothels of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the late 19th century. The Vatican tried to suppress "this animal dance of irresponsible languor and high-breathing passion" as it spread to Europe and the United States in the early 1900s. In 1914, the vicar of Rome wrote, "Whoever persists in dancing the tango commits a sin!" — The turkey trot, the grizzly bear and the bunny hug are among so-called animal dances of the ragtime era in the early 1900s. Municipalities across the nation passed morals codes banning these types of dances, and women who performed them were fined and even jailed. — The Charleston, some believe, was introduced to the public in the "Ziegfeld Follies" in 1923. A speak-easy dance of the flappers, the moves include rapidly opening and closing one's knees with "peekaboo indifference." Critics said the dance was partly responsible for the "moral downfall" of the United States. — The twist became an international phenomenon after Chubby Checker's 1960 appearance on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand." The dance, described by Checker as stamping out a cigarette with both feet while drying your backside with a towel, was denounced as vulgar by critics and banned at church dances. Leave a Comment: Advertisement: Advertisement: Paid Advertising Inkjet Printers Student Loans Water Filter Helzberg Diamonds Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Advertisement: Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.