The Ginza

(1966)

Introduction

The Ginza is a 1960s novelty dance that has the partners alternating sinking to the floor.

It's named after the Japanese-themed Ginza discothèque in New York where it was created.

As one source notes, "it's really for the girls who dance in the hanging cages, but the patrons are doing it, too" [HB66].

The Dance

To dance the Ginza, face your partner, then sink to the floor by bending your knees. As you go down, your partner comes up, and vice versa. The hands are extended, holding chopsticks or "whatever prop you can dig up" [HB66].

The Music

"At the Ginza" by The Entertainers is thematically appropriate.

Sources

• HB66 — Hullabaloo. (1966). The Hullabaloo Discothèque Dance Book. New York.

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