Sometimes you just have to get on your feet and dance, dance, dance. For our 25^th anniversary, we’re posting our favorite top 25 lists. Here are the best dances, starting back in 1970. So stop doing that old-time Hand Jive (1958), or the Twist (1960), and start doing …

1970   The Funky Chicken  

1975   The Time Warp

1977  The Hustle: Best performed in a white leisure suit, or flare jeans and platform shoes.

1978   The YMCA: “It’s fun to stay at the YMCA.” Fun fact! Some YMCAs still offer overnight accommodations, although they hit their peak around 1940.

1980   The Worm

1981   The Chicken Dance: We Peppers recently celebrated National Chicken Dance Day. 

1983   The Moonwalk

1984   The “Thriller” Dance           

1986   The “Walk like an Egyptian” Dance

1988   The Running Man

1989   The Electric Slide: If we had a $1 for every time we’ve danced this at a wedding …

1990   The Humpty Dance

1990   Vogue

1991   The Hammer Time Dance

1996   The Macarena: And if we had another $1 for every time we’ve danced this …

2000   The Cha-Cha Slide

2002   The Ketchup Dance

2004   The Lean Back

2007   The Cupid Shuffle

2008   The “Single Ladies” Dance. Fun fact: This was based on a dance called “The Mexican Breakfast” originally performed on the Ed Sullivan show in 1969.

2010   The Dougie

2012   Gangnam Style

2016   Dabbing: Maybe less a “dance” than a move, but it still makes our list.

2018   Flossing

2020   The Renegade

Which is your favorite? Share your favorite and email me at allan@peppergroup.com