Sock Hops, Part 1: Whats a Sock Hop Anyway?
Movies depicting the fifties and sixties show fun sock hops with great music, dancing and of course, the latest men and womens fashion of the day. By the late sixties sock hops started to disappear but recently themed parties and people wanting to relive those happy days have brought them back.
Sock hop dances started out first in high school auditoriums because the teachers didnt want the students, mostly the young girls, to scratch the wooden floors with their shoes. So, they started asking the students to take off their shoes when they would go out and dance.
Boys and girls gladly kicked off their converse and stilettos and danced in their socks. From this the Sock Hop was born.
The name sock hop, or soc hop, was soon a commonly heard name for teen parties. Teens during the 50s and 60s were brought together at these parties by their love of the new music appropriately called rock n roll. First parents thought the name was derogatory, but soon realized it was a description of dance moves taken on by some of the singers.
Occurring mostly in high school auditoriums, sock hops were really a way for teens to kick off their troubles (not just their shoes) and enjoy music and friends. Anytime people wanted a crowd, they would advertise a sock hop, as they moved out of school gymnasiums and into malt shops and home parties.
Like the young teens of the fifties and sixties, many people today love to relive these parties. Some like the theme, others the fifties and others the fashion. Whatever your reason, you are sure to have fun at a sock hop.
Sock hop dances started out first in high school auditoriums because the teachers didnt want the students, mostly the young girls, to scratch the wooden floors with their shoes. So, they started asking the students to take off their shoes when they would go out and dance.
Boys and girls gladly kicked off their converse and stilettos and danced in their socks. From this the Sock Hop was born.
The name sock hop, or soc hop, was soon a commonly heard name for teen parties. Teens during the 50s and 60s were brought together at these parties by their love of the new music appropriately called rock n roll. First parents thought the name was derogatory, but soon realized it was a description of dance moves taken on by some of the singers.
Occurring mostly in high school auditoriums, sock hops were really a way for teens to kick off their troubles (not just their shoes) and enjoy music and friends. Anytime people wanted a crowd, they would advertise a sock hop, as they moved out of school gymnasiums and into malt shops and home parties.
Like the young teens of the fifties and sixties, many people today love to relive these parties. Some like the theme, others the fifties and others the fashion. Whatever your reason, you are sure to have fun at a sock hop.
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