Nutty dance

Here in the US, it's pretty much the plan that at all wedding receptions, retirement parties, rec center dances, and supermarket openings, we'll be doing the Chicken Dance. I ask my far-off friends in Hong Kong, Balochistan, and Nome if there are reports of Chicken Dancing in their town, and the answer is usually "no."

Sometimes, it's "What???," but usually, just "no."

Meanwhile in Australia, they're mad for The Nutbush, a dance they made up to dance to the Ike & Tina Turner Classic "Nutbush City Limits." It goes like this right here... 

As you can see, they draw a whale of a crowd when the DJ drops "Nutbush"...

So popular is this step, which, remember, is set to a tune recorded in 1973, that some of the schools in Australia have put it in their physical education curricula.

And of course, they're all over it down under, doing TikTok videos to Tina's song.  

A good thing about the record Ike produced way back then is that it has a long and recognizable intro, giving seated people the chance to take one last pull on their drink before getting up to join the fray on the dance floor.

You can Google the steps if you want to learn the dance, or watch the dozens of videos available. Just from looking at them, I'd rate it as harder to learn than The Twist and easier than The Hand Jive.

And do you know a person who never learned it?? Tina Turner had her own dance for the song, and she never did this step. 

But don't try to copy the late, great Ms Tina. You might fracture your clavicle.