I was also nine in 1957 and watched ABS whenever I could. I started to dance in 1977 in the disco craze that swept the nation at the time. I still dance and am currently involved in Scottish Country Dance where I dance at dances, balls, and on demonstration teams.
I did "The Stroll" so many times with my mom in our living room. She taught us kids all the "old" dances and we were constantly dancing in our home. Always makes me smile to hear this song.
my mom too. In 1957 I was turning 5 and was turing 23, both in Sept. She loved dancing and did every new one as soon as it came out. All fun watching her. Miss her
It was more about conformity. It was rare when women wore slacks - think they had to buy them in the men's department. A woman or young girl didn't go out in a pair of jeans unless she was working on a farm bailing hey or something. Certainly didn't go hang in the city with jeans on - not even in your own back yard.
I was a preschooler and my sister a teenager in ‘57, and I still remember her “practicing” her dancing with me when American Bandstand was on. RIP, big sister.
Yes I was 7 years old when my sister and my cousin were teenagers always watching them play with teach me The twist the mashed potatoes the jitterbug those were all wild I'm still able to do all praise the Lord
Ditto! My sister was 12 years older than me & in high school in 1957. Every afternoon she and our neighbor who was in high school watched AB and of course I was in on it 😂 We all danced along.
I’m 64 , born Dec 1956 , I never watched the shows , but I wished I could have , boy , I love the style of the girls clothes, dig The length of the skirts 😊
During that period, there were quite a few dances you had to learn. We would watch Bandstand to keep up on all those steps. We used to have dances at the gym, and sock hops. This brings back a lot of memories.
The dances in the gym at lunch time were called 'sock hops' because you couldn't wear regular shoes on the beautiful gym floor, so we played some records, took our shoes off, and danced in our socks. Thus, the sock hop.
Yes I remember those days well. We had so much fun at the gym in Lomita,Ca. Always had a sock hop going on. The stroll , jitterbug,slow dancing, everyone was on the floor having fun, changing partners,then going back to your favorite. I wonder if anyone out there would have attended Narbonne High in Lomita, California and remember those days. Would enjoy a reply. Lou
This show takes me back to my teenage years. Thank You You Tube. American Bandstand was a big hit for me I remember coming home from school and rushing to the TV just to see the show. I am a senior citizen and still likes to dance 💃 to my oldies. Yea!!!!
Sister and I cu ldn't wait to come home from school and watch American Bandstand. Dick Clark as a natural as a host. I do remember one girl who's dance moves I remembered. It was Pat Molitari (spelling). I think she passed on years back. All of those Philly kids were adorable. The music the best in our 1950 era.
My mom was 23 in 1957. I am the youngest of 5. My eldest sister was born in 53, my only brother was born in 54, second eldest sister was born in 57, third sister was born in 66 and me in 68. These shows bring me joy to watch.
Watching this for the first time ever in 2024, that song is quite catchy and I'm 63 this year. I could see it easily being a big hit today. It would definitely slow the pace of life down a notch.
@@margaretjsharples4279 I’m 8 years younger than you so wonder if I ever watched you. Are you in any of these videos? It would be fine to check to see if I recognize you.
I think we all really had a good time way back then. I know I did I enjoyed learning all the the dance moves and watching Dick Clark in the gang is How I Learned them
thank God, only thing good in them ole days was the civil rights, bigotry was ramped, war killed or sent back boys who were total dysfunctional, and divorce hit its highs, sexual intimidation was everywhere, no acceptance for anyone that was different. The hubris was filled with ignorance, Interracial marriage was illegal. Girls who got pregnant and were not married were sent away and their babies were taken away.....I hope there never is another era like that one...Today most of the kids are kinder, your boss can't grab your tits, we have a way to go to civil rights, but I see better things slooooooowly happening, gays don't get beaten up and raped and killed as much....No with computers and medicine, life is better....Polio still existed back then. remember it how it really was, and thank your lucky stars that you are seeing an era were the young are taking concerns and being active, not like the deadbeats of the 50's
In '57 and '58 we used to have a PTA dance every Friday night in Jr High School.This song,Mr. Blue,Blue Velvet,and many more come to mind.Great times and well dressed young ladies in those days.It was fun to go to school.
I went to Catholic school in when I was eight years old and in the third grade one of the nuns Taught how to do the stroll. Unbelievable! It was so much fun and it’s hard to believe that the Catholic Church let us do this but I guess it was part of learning social graces. I still remember my dance partner.
In the movie "Doubt", the nuns were teaching the kids to do the Bossa Nova. But I went to Catholic school and the nuns never taught us to dance. All they did was hit us and tell us we were worthless. Sister Scholastica was a vile misandrist who treated all the boys like vermin and singlehandedly turned a generation of boys from the Lehigh Valley into avowed atheists. She had a huge stick with "Kill.... and let be killed".... burnt into it. But we weren't without our loving, caring sisters at St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Sister Ameline baked kolaches once a week for all the fourth-graders (my favorite was the apricot). Sisters Patrice, Ann and Philomena were kind and caring. Sister Kunigunde was stern... but treated us with respect and was generous with praise. And there was the legendary Sister Bonaventure. She was our "mother figure" and spiritual leader. Her stout, Ukrainian frame made a formidable partner in field day activities! The entire cheerleading squad couldn't motivate the Notre Dame Crusaders like Sister B did from the sidelines! TIGHTEN UP, DEFENSE! YOU DON'T WANT ME TO COME OUT ON THAT FIELD! oops! Sorry.... 😁😁
Never forget,,,FIRST DANCE I EVER LEARNED,,,,,,,MY MOM showing and teaching my sister and I how to do this in our living room....40 years ago!!!! Thank you mom, feels good to know how, and today’s generTion, even back when Kim and I growing up,,,,people we grew up with up were like....😁😁🤭🤭. Love you mom
My mom used to "stroll" around the kitchen while she was cooking and this song came on on the oldies station. She said that, when they had dances in the gym, she took off her shoes because it was easier to move around. She loves to dance but can't do it anymore. 😢 Thanks for posting! I'm going to share it with her. 😊
This the first dance that I tried back in 7th grade, 1958. It was a pretty good start for a shy, gawky kid, who hadn't gotten into couples dancing yet. Being in a long line of dancers felt more comfortable at that point.
I had just turned 13 in 57’ and watched Bandstand every day. I remember when Bandstand started their Saturday night shows and watched with my girlfriends at one of their houses. We learned a lot of dances and got a lot of clothing ideas from the girls on there. It was a nice wholesome time when girls and boys got dressed up to go to the local church dances every Friday or Saturday night. There were never any fights and everyone acted civilized and respectful.
There was no better pop music for me than the peak era for America and its top culture for kids than from 1957-63. The first three years of The Beatles and the invasion (1963-65) were very fine, but the culture was starting to slide with the divisive war, race riots and government becoming far too large and the start of destruction of the gold-silver money to the "Great Society" paper-inflating currency (takeover of States and people) were the first indications of rot setting in.
Dick, I can get up right now from this computer desk and do the stroll. The 1958 stroll dancers are freaking awesome here. The guy dancing at 2:05 is the winner.
The dancers in the1957 looked really good….they added a lot of “FLAVA” to the Stroll. The ones from the '60s didn't seem to know what they were doing. But I love ALL of it. BABY BOOMERS ROCK!
I grew up in Havertown and danced on Bandstand after school in 1956 & 1957. The original was started by Bob Horn. Many of the dances and names originated in Philadelphia like "The Mumers Strut".
Remember - Joe Fusco, Franny Giordano, the DeCarlo sisters, Pat Molinari, that cute couple whose names I can't remember, that pretty girl with the club foot who could really dance, Nicky DelFatti,
Thank you for sharing that story and your awesome experience. I always thought that era of clothing/fashion was the coolest. These folks are the true beginning of, Cool.
I’m guessing you didn’t do the stroll much in the late 60’s/1970, much less in 1990. Were you guys a little lost like the ‘68 dancers in the clip? Lol. Thanks for sharing your memory!
No, we didn't. In 1968, we were doing the Boogaloo, the Shingaling, the Funky Broadway among others. Unlike some of my peers, I always liked the pre-Beatles decade of music. Yes, we were a little lost when we did the stroll at our class reunion, but who cared? I enjoyed it!
frdjr252 I Also Graduated In 1970 Here In Detroit, Michigan At Kettering High School, But The So/ Called Stroll Was A Fading Bop Dance!!!!!!! The Boogaloo, The Jerk, Shingaling , The James Brown, Camel WalkEtc....... Were The Dances And Those Were Fading Also!!!!!!!🤔😳😮🙄✊🏿
1957 what a great year that would be the year I was born and some of the best songs ever done in the history of music from that time through the end of the 70s after that it all went down the toilet
As small children, my little brother and I watched AB in the afternoon. I also remember the Mickey Mouse Club. I was quite young, but in my memory they were both on in the afternoon. Anyway, great childhood memories. ☺️❤️
The reason this song was so perfect for that line dance, was it's slow, very deliberate rhythm. It had to be just perfect. --------" Walkin to New Orleans " by Fats Domino, was another perfect " stroll" song.
Then came the "feminist" movement and females no longer dressed and acted like a lady.. Then they wondered why the gentleman no longer treated them like ladies
My mom used to dance on Bandstand in the 1950's, when it was still in Philadelphia. Her favorite dance was The Stroll. But, I didn't see her in this clip. When she and my dad got married, in 1964, they lived at 46th & Market, across from where Bandstand was filmed, and that's where I was conceived and first lived at, after I was born.
Lisa Heisey My mom may have very well walked past your house back then! She graduated in 1958 and she said she would walk past the American Bandstand studio on her way to school. She went to West Philadelphia High School and she had met Dick Clark a few times. I don’t think she ever went in to dance though......as far as I know! Small world! 👌
Oh Boy! does this take me back to High School, we had a dance on Friday Nights in the school auditorium, the "STROLL'' was my favorite...thanks for sharing Aaron
Ruthie Bishop thank you for sharing your memory. This was way before my time, but I would’ve loved to do (or at least try) the Stroll. Thanks for watching!
My mother was the only one on the block with a Television so everyday her and her girl friends would run home after school and watch her friends on Bandstand when it was in Philly
I used to do The Stroll when they had the high school dances at my school in the early 60's. Guys and girls dressed so nicely back then and BEHAVED like ladies and gentlemen. Such wonderful days!!!
My wife danced on Bandstand when she was 14. She was born in 1949 and I was born in 1951. I lived in Upper Darby, and she was from Havertown. We met years later in Broomall.
The cars were wonderful in the 1960s. The new ones came out in September, and we could not wait to see them. The boys great! (Girls, too, because I was one back then.) Fun, fun, fun we had at drive-in theaters, and drive-in restaurants, and things like "sock hops." Our poor children today don't even dance! In most parts of the country no drugs until the `70s when they really hit. Different in NY and CA, however. I lived in a small, mostly poor town where the houses were so old they didn't have working locks on them, because they were all broken. We never thought about locking a door. Now, I have a camera outside, lights all over the place, and, of course, an alarm system. Aargh!
Was in the class of '62. Stroll one of my favorites. Can still do it smooth and cool as ever! Love that extended DJ version! 15-20 seconds down the middle; you and your girl can show it off!!
In the Southwest, we were always amazed at how dressed up the Bandstand kids were. For us, school day dress was dresses or skirts and blouses for girls, and slacks or jeans or levis for guys. The consensus among the guys is that we'd hate to have to wear a jacket or suit to school.
This ERA knew real fun,, wish I was in that generation,, they also ate properly,, I noticed immediately,, where is the obesity,,? Great time to be a teenager. Great Video.
Good dancing and more personality in this video than others. I'm so impressed with Dick Clark's speech. Of course you never hear him say, 'I mean', 'like' and 'uh over and over again.
@T Slap always with remarks about Trump. the democrats are better, really? talking about losing your mind. did you cry when hillary lost? we know she did . you must be living in a terrible place.. no food or water, no stores, you can't afford clothes or get medical help. no internet ah maybe you have all those things?
I was 9 in 57and I never missed the show. Watching the show is how I learned all the dances. I'm 70 now and I still dance.
keep on dancing......
I was also nine in 1957 and watched ABS whenever I could. I started to dance in 1977 in the disco craze that swept the nation at the time. I still dance and am currently involved in Scottish Country Dance where I dance at dances, balls, and on demonstration teams.
I am 70 too. I watched ab ALSO.
I was 8 in 67 every Saturday morning when American Bandstand came on I was groven it baby
I'm loveing seeing all of A.B.AGAIN
I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT AGAIN.
I did "The Stroll" so many times with my mom in our living room. She taught us kids all the "old" dances and we were constantly dancing in our home. Always makes me smile to hear this song.
my mom too. In 1957 I was turning 5 and was turing 23, both in Sept. She loved dancing and did every new one as soon as it came out. All fun watching her. Miss her
Also learned this from my mom! 😁
Dancing to records is a favorite childhood memory. I used to do particular chores just to get a chance to hear a 45 of " My Cherie Amour". All love
And my mum too.
I wish I knew what you mean . Innocence? It's a good tune. I'd give it a 10. I can dance to it.
I was 10 yrs old in 1957 used to run home to watch Bandstand everyday
Me too!used to practice newest dancr steps with my.older brother
Me too!
Amazed how everyone is dressed in this era... so much class in this era.
People can make the classic dress style of this era to be again let’s all spread the word about it and make it happen
It was more about conformity. It was rare when women wore slacks - think they had to buy them in the men's department. A woman or young girl didn't go out in a pair of jeans unless she was working on a farm bailing hey or something. Certainly didn't go hang in the city with jeans on - not even in your own back yard.
57 was the last of class just about.
@@MsThebeMoon That may be true to a point, but with all the "freedom of expression" in our current era, most people aren't very attractive to look at.
@@MsThebeMoon hay...... not hey. :)
Look at those kids...fun...happy...clean...Lord, I miss those days!
How do you know? They could have been up to stuff and you'd have no way of knowing
I was a preschooler and my sister a teenager in ‘57, and I still remember her “practicing” her dancing with me when American Bandstand was on. RIP, big sister.
Yes I was 7 years old when my sister and my cousin were teenagers always watching them play with teach me The twist the mashed potatoes the jitterbug those were all wild I'm still able to do all praise the Lord
Ditto! My sister was 12 years older than me & in high school in 1957. Every afternoon she and our neighbor who was in high school watched AB and of course I was in on it 😂 We all danced along.
Amazing Vibes.
How old are you now? Being able to dance like a youngster...
🤔
I grew up watching American Bandstand when it was in Philadelphia. What great music and days wow.
52 year old grown man here, I tear up watching this knowing how much innocence has been lost in this country,
You can never regain innocence, either. So sad! Snakewood and the Federal Government led every bit of it, too.
I’m 64 , born Dec 1956 , I never watched the shows , but I wished I could have , boy , I love the style of the girls clothes, dig
The length of the skirts 😊
The innocence was never there . . . . all the bad things that went on were hidden in the background.
@@TheMollyjustin How do you know? You weren't around in those days. You have no idea how it was before LBJ ruined the whole nation.
The Vietnam War was going on......
THIS WAS WHEN LIFE WAS SO GOOD. AND SUCH GREAT MEMORIES TO REMEMBER THROUGHT LIFE.SUPER GREAT DANCING THEN.
During that period, there were quite a few dances you had to learn. We would watch Bandstand to keep up on all those steps. We used to have dances at the gym, and sock hops. This brings back a lot of memories.
My older sister taught me to dance.
My sister taught me all of the dances.
Hi beautiful
The dances in the gym at lunch time were called 'sock hops' because you couldn't wear regular shoes on the beautiful gym floor, so we played some records, took our shoes off, and danced in our socks. Thus, the sock hop.
Yes I remember those days well. We had so much fun at the gym in Lomita,Ca. Always had a sock hop going on. The stroll , jitterbug,slow dancing, everyone was on the floor having fun, changing partners,then going back to your favorite. I wonder if anyone out there would have attended Narbonne High in Lomita, California and remember those days. Would enjoy a reply. Lou
This song always reminds me of my parents. Whenever they heard The Stroll they would get up just to Stroll. ❤️
Sweet 💕 lovely memories ☺ ☺
Can I just go back to this time....so much fun!!! Love the Stroll...🤗
Take me with you!
This show takes me back to my teenage years. Thank You You Tube. American Bandstand was a big hit for me I remember coming home from school and rushing to the TV just to see the show. I am a senior citizen and still likes to dance 💃 to my oldies. Yea!!!!
Sister and I cu ldn't wait to come home from school and watch American Bandstand. Dick Clark as a natural as a host. I do remember one girl who's dance moves I remembered. It was Pat Molitari (spelling). I think she passed on years back. All of those Philly kids were adorable. The music the best in our 1950 era.
Never missed a show! I danced with the doorknob learned every dance! New every couple! Wonderful memory ❤️
My mom was 23 in 1957. I am the youngest of 5. My eldest sister was born in 53, my only brother was born in 54, second eldest sister was born in 57, third sister was born in 66 and me in 68. These shows bring me joy to watch.
love it! I was 10 years old and ran home from school to watch this and dance...still can do the stroll!
I used to watch this at my aunt's house in MN when I was visiting and was mesmerized by it and still am, brings back happy memories.
Watching this for the first time ever in 2024, that song is quite catchy and I'm 63 this year. I could see it easily being a big hit today. It would definitely slow the pace of life down a notch.
Me too
I miss what America was back then! The good old days! Good music and good times!
"Good" to who?
in 1957 I was 9 years old !
We didn’t have open drugs back then . I felt safe. Standing online to get into bandstand.
WE WERE BETTER AS PEOPLE THEN.
and in the UK
Watching this every day after coming home from High School in New Jersey.
Best thing ever, real people with awesome talent daily.
I STILL THINK THIS IS THE DANCE THAT MAKES EVERYONE THE HAPPPIEST! WAY TOO MUCH PURE FUN!
This is crap! This dance was for lazy people
We always do the stroll at our class reunions. I’m 77. So much fun.
Watching American Bandstand was a very big thing for me!!
I was born in 1945 oh how I remember so many good times of this era thank you God
Me too.
I envy you being a teenager then. I was born in 1960. But I love to stroll today...
I am 84 now and danced on bandstand . With bob horn and on other dudes. The other j went to ny foranotherdjjob.
@@margaretjsharples4279 I’m 8 years younger than you so wonder if I ever watched you. Are you in any of these videos? It would be fine to check to see if I recognize you.
I think we all really had a good time way back then. I know I did I enjoyed learning all the the dance moves and watching Dick Clark in the gang is How I Learned them
I love this dance. Love to watch the kids on American Bandstand do this. Miss these days.
Hello Joanne, How are you doing?
God bless American this is great! I love it! Good old-fashioned fun!
Not like that anymore !!
True. Nothing like it at all sadly.
Going way down memory lane seeing this! I had to learn The Stroll in my 7th grade PE class & we had to perform it in assembly. Such fun times!
There will never be another era like this one sad but true....
thank God, only thing good in them ole days was the civil rights, bigotry was ramped, war killed or sent back boys who were total dysfunctional, and divorce hit its highs, sexual intimidation was everywhere, no acceptance for anyone that was different. The hubris was filled with ignorance, Interracial marriage was illegal. Girls who got pregnant and were not married were sent away and their babies were taken away.....I hope there never is another era like that one...Today most of the kids are kinder, your boss can't grab your tits, we have a way to go to civil rights, but I see better things slooooooowly happening, gays don't get beaten up and raped and killed as much....No with computers and medicine, life is better....Polio still existed back then. remember it how it really was, and thank your lucky stars that you are seeing an era were the young are taking concerns and being active, not like the deadbeats of the 50's
a lee jones Well, aren’t you just a bundle of joy? I bet you’re great at parties. Moved out of your Parents basement yet? Lol 😂 🙄
@@Smiles4UFL Exactly! What a way to ruin that girls' post that jerk!(a lee jones) 🙄😣😒
Dario Witer Absolutely! These kill joys are trolling all over YT. They are like a cancer, my dear friend!
@@aleejones7508 I see some people just hate to hear the truth
In '57 and '58 we used to have a PTA dance every Friday night in Jr High School.This song,Mr. Blue,Blue Velvet,and many more come to mind.Great times and well dressed young ladies in those days.It was fun to go to school.
My favorite dance... even though I wasn’t even thought 💭 of yet 😆 I born 1960 ... always watched American Bandstand with my mother 🥰🙏🏼🇺🇸
Hello Maria, How are you doing?
I came along in 1958.
I watched this show a lot when I was a kid.
@@Kelly-nm4kw fine thank you, and how are you?
I went to Catholic school in when I was eight years old and in the third grade one of the nuns Taught how to do the stroll. Unbelievable! It was so much fun and it’s hard to believe that the Catholic Church let us do this but I guess it was part of learning social graces. I still remember my dance partner.
Hi Mary
I think we should bring it back
The Father or Deacon could have joined in,too.
Big difference from some dances. They really didn't even touch each other. Pretty tame. Love it. Nothing wrong with the nuns teaching this. :)
In the movie "Doubt", the nuns were teaching the kids to do the Bossa Nova. But I went to Catholic school and the nuns never taught us to dance. All they did was hit us and tell us we were worthless. Sister Scholastica was a vile misandrist who treated all the boys like vermin and singlehandedly turned a generation of boys from the Lehigh Valley into avowed atheists. She had a huge stick with "Kill.... and let be killed".... burnt into it.
But we weren't without our loving, caring sisters at St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Sister Ameline baked kolaches once a week for all the fourth-graders (my favorite was the apricot). Sisters Patrice, Ann and Philomena were kind and caring. Sister Kunigunde was stern... but treated us with respect and was generous with praise.
And there was the legendary Sister Bonaventure. She was our "mother figure" and spiritual leader. Her stout, Ukrainian frame made a formidable partner in field day activities! The entire cheerleading squad couldn't motivate the Notre Dame Crusaders like Sister B did from the sidelines! TIGHTEN UP, DEFENSE! YOU DON'T WANT ME TO COME OUT ON THAT FIELD!
oops! Sorry.... 😁😁
1 of the Best Tunes Ever....I was 8 and haven't changed my mind yet....
Never forget,,,FIRST DANCE I EVER LEARNED,,,,,,,MY MOM showing and teaching my sister and I how to do this in our living room....40 years ago!!!! Thank you mom, feels good to know how, and today’s generTion, even back when Kim and I growing up,,,,people we grew up with up were like....😁😁🤭🤭. Love you mom
Hi Tracy
Grew up in this era , what wonderful memories I have ( truly God has blessed my life and had his hand over my life )
Aren't you a bit old to still believe in fantasy figures?
God bless you, sir. You’re right we sure had fun then. Music and dance was amazing!
What a cool dance and from the 50s!
Sure miss simplicity😎 Born in 1959 and so blessed to be a part of that generation 💜
I was born too late!! Only to have been able to live and dance when this was popular, great music and fast cars!!
My mom used to "stroll" around the kitchen while she was cooking and this song came on on the oldies station. She said that, when they had dances in the gym, she took off her shoes because it was easier to move around. She loves to dance but can't do it anymore. 😢 Thanks for posting! I'm going to share it with her. 😊
This the first dance that I tried back in 7th grade, 1958. It was a pretty good start for a shy, gawky kid, who hadn't gotten into couples dancing yet. Being in a long line of dancers felt more comfortable at that point.
My 1st dance I learned how to do in 1960 for me I was then old enough to go to the teen clubs.... Love it still today...
When life was simple.... and the music at its all time best!
Loved it, watched everyday.Wish they would return it for older generation to watch.
I had just turned 13 in 57’ and watched Bandstand every day. I remember when Bandstand started their Saturday night shows and watched with my girlfriends at one of their houses. We learned a lot of dances and got a lot of clothing ideas from the girls on there.
It was a nice wholesome time when girls and boys got dressed up to go to the local church dances every Friday or Saturday night. There were never any fights and everyone acted civilized and respectful.
75 here and still doing the Stroll. Rock and Roll will out live us all.
My god I love this song! The dance is the icing on the cake.. I can’t stop listening to the song
Me neither
There was no better pop music for me than the peak era for America and its top culture for kids than from 1957-63. The first three years of The Beatles and the invasion (1963-65) were very fine, but the culture was starting to slide with the divisive war, race riots and government becoming far too large and the start of destruction of the gold-silver money to the "Great Society" paper-inflating currency (takeover of States and people) were the first indications of rot setting in.
Dick, I can get up right now from this computer desk and do the stroll. The 1958 stroll dancers are freaking awesome here. The guy dancing at 2:05 is the winner.
Yeah. He was really good
NOTHING SAYS 50S& EARLY 60S LIKE THE STROLL! LOVED THAT DANCE CAN STILL DO IT & I SURELY CAN DO "THE STROLL!"
My mom could do this dance beautifully, but, I never learned. I love this song and dance, it's a classic for sure!!! 🤗🤗🤗
My mom would dance this with me as a little boy on Saturday morning while cleaning house! 🙂
Danced to this many times. Sure brings back memories.
The dancers in the1957 looked really good….they added a lot of “FLAVA” to the Stroll.
The ones from the '60s didn't seem to know what they were doing.
But I love ALL of it.
BABY BOOMERS ROCK!
My God mister Clark was an handsome guy! And when he got older, he still was an handsome man! It means that, when you got it, you got it for life.❤️
A handsome guy not an handsome !!!!!
@@veravaladez1525 🙄🙄🙄 word police...who cares!
TH-cam is the greatest "Wayback Machine". Thank you.
I agree. Thanks for the memories 😁
I'm a few days away from 81 so I watched these shows live!
Thank goodness for American Bandstand!!!
I grew up in Havertown and danced on Bandstand after school in 1956 & 1957. The original was started by Bob Horn. Many of the dances and names originated in Philadelphia like "The Mumers Strut".
Remember - Joe Fusco, Franny Giordano, the DeCarlo sisters, Pat Molinari, that cute couple whose names I can't remember, that pretty girl with the club foot who could really dance, Nicky DelFatti,
Thank you for sharing that story and your awesome experience. I always thought that era of clothing/fashion was the coolest. These folks are the true beginning of, Cool.
The kids from '57 knew what they were doin'. At least when it came to dancing. I was very happy to be one of them.
Linda Dee nbnnby
They certainly did! 😁
They had such a cool vibe.
Yep. They were tearing it up!💃🏾🕺
It Was Obvious The Kids In The 60's Had Absolutely NO Idea What The Stroll While In The 50's They Nailed It !!
I don’t know what that group in the 60s were doing. 🤷🏾♀️😅
I graduated high school in 1970. At our 20th anniversary class reunion in 1990, we did the stroll! I wasn't expecting it, but it was fun!
I’m guessing you didn’t do the stroll much in the late 60’s/1970, much less in 1990. Were you guys a little lost like the ‘68 dancers in the clip? Lol. Thanks for sharing your memory!
No, we didn't. In 1968, we were doing the Boogaloo, the Shingaling, the Funky Broadway among others. Unlike some of my peers, I always liked the pre-Beatles decade of music. Yes, we were a little lost when we did the stroll at our class reunion, but who cared? I enjoyed it!
frdjr252 I Also Graduated In 1970 Here In Detroit, Michigan At Kettering High School, But The So/ Called Stroll Was A Fading Bop Dance!!!!!!! The Boogaloo, The Jerk, Shingaling , The James Brown, Camel WalkEtc....... Were The Dances And Those Were Fading Also!!!!!!!🤔😳😮🙄✊🏿
I loved the Boogaloo. I didn't grow up strolling, but we had a block party in the late 90's and brought it back. Such fun........
I graduated 1964 and we always do the stroll at our reunions too. Just attended 60 year reunion. So fun.
1957 what a great year that would be the year I was born and some of the best songs ever done in the history of music from that time through the end of the 70s after that it all went down the toilet
And the beautiful 1957 Chevy was introduced! 👍🏻 😉
1957 the year of hot cars, hot girls, hot dances, everything was HOT that year.
Yes..starting going down in the late 80s and with social media in early 2004......took us all the way down the tube
Also born in '57 and I agree wholeheartedly!!!
As small children, my little brother and I watched AB in the afternoon. I also remember the Mickey Mouse Club. I was quite young, but in my memory they were both on in the afternoon. Anyway, great childhood memories. ☺️❤️
The reason this song was so perfect for that line dance, was it's slow, very deliberate rhythm. It had to be just perfect. --------" Walkin to New Orleans " by Fats Domino, was another perfect " stroll" song.
True dat
And easy to learn steps too. Not complicated.
i remember my father playing this on his HIFI, back in the early 70s when I was about 10. I love this song!
Great song in 2022. Learned to Stroll watching this video way back in 2017.
The ladies were well dress and the young men wore shirt ties and jackets. Class back then today less so.
-They kept the greasy haired leather jacket thugs outside, you'd only see the clean-cut kids on tv. No trouble makers allowed in.
You couldn't be on the show without coat and tie or dresses.
Wayne Blackman Yeah, and your grandparents probably called it “the devil’s music.”
Fuck yeah!
Yes those were the good old days.
I just come to Miami age 14 in 1957, from Cuba ,ran home from school to watch and learn to dance like them,love the 50's
Oh yes the boys new how to treat the beautiful girls with RESPECT. And the girls very graceful.
Then came the "feminist" movement and females no longer dressed and acted like a lady.. Then they wondered why the gentleman no longer treated them like ladies
probably not boomer.
@@jasongonzalez3983
You are evidently a millennial who does not have a clue about this
@@jasongonzalez3983 I i lived through it and I did no hear about it in a class. like you
@@Barb5001 1986 here wishin I was in 1957 instead
My mom used to dance on Bandstand in the 1950's, when it was still in Philadelphia. Her favorite dance was The Stroll. But, I didn't see her in this clip. When she and my dad got married, in 1964, they lived at 46th & Market, across from where Bandstand was filmed, and that's where I was conceived and first lived at, after I was born.
Lisa Heisey
My mom may have very well walked past your house back then! She graduated in 1958 and she said she would walk past the American Bandstand studio on her way to school.
She went to West Philadelphia High School and she had met Dick Clark a few times. I don’t think she ever went in to dance though......as far as I know!
Small world! 👌
TMI
My nephew was there.
Lisa Heisey I live in Philly and pass by the area pretty often. I’ve even been to an affair in the same studio.
I was on the Committee.
Oh Boy! does this take me back to High School, we had a dance on Friday Nights in the school auditorium, the "STROLL'' was my favorite...thanks for sharing Aaron
Ruthie Bishop thank you for sharing your memory. This was way before my time, but I would’ve loved to do (or at least try) the Stroll. Thanks for watching!
'57 kids were so cool. It's all in the attitude. Of course, helps if you can dance, which the Philadelphia kids could.
We watched American Bandstand every day.
My mother was the only one on the block with a Television so everyday her and her girl friends would run home after school and watch her friends on Bandstand when it was in Philly
I used to do The Stroll when they had the high school dances at my school in the early 60's. Guys and girls dressed so nicely back then and BEHAVED like ladies and gentlemen. Such wonderful days!!!
My gosh I cant even do the easiest slowest dance. These kids are so cool!
The Stroll was mentioned in Rock n Roll by Zeppelin. "Been a long time since I did the Stroll."
My wife danced on Bandstand when she was 14. She was born in 1949 and I was born in 1951. I lived in Upper Darby, and she was from Havertown. We met years later in Broomall.
The cars were wonderful in the 1960s. The new ones came out in September, and we could not wait to see them.
The boys great! (Girls, too, because I was one back then.) Fun, fun, fun we had at drive-in theaters, and drive-in restaurants, and things like "sock hops."
Our poor children today don't even dance! In most parts of the country no drugs until the `70s when they really hit. Different in NY and CA, however.
I lived in a small, mostly poor town where the houses were so old they didn't have working locks on them, because they were all broken. We never thought about locking a door.
Now, I have a camera outside, lights all over the place, and, of course, an alarm system.
Aargh!
I think this was very cool music and dancing, too.......bluesy.
Was in the class of '62. Stroll one of my favorites. Can still do it smooth and cool as ever! Love that extended DJ version! 15-20 seconds down the middle; you and your girl can show it off!!
A very slow version of "Strip the Willow" Loved the Stroll, very groovy.
I hope the kids from 1957 are all alive and well as I am today.
I was ten then, and I'm healthier than I was in 1999. Changed what I eat, and grow much of what I eat. Both things together made me what I am now.
I have done the same thing, I was 17in 57 and in the Army.
I belong to an AB group and sadly, many of the regulars have passed.
dave12546 I was born in 1958, been married pushing 40 years now and I'm still kickin' butt!
dave12546 Yup! And how I loved to stroll!!!
The stroll in 1957 the best hands down. Loved Bandstand. How i wish we could go back and do this again the best time of my youth.
This is real dancing. Great years The young people had real glass in their clothes and themselves
Hello Joan, How are you doing?
Glass??
If people had glass in their clothes and in themselves, how was that great?
@@avonloma5819 me thinks he meant 'class' 🤔🤔🤔
no cabe duda , que hermosa epoca y como lo disfrutaban los jovenes de aquella epoca, yo apenas tenia 11 años y me gustaba verlos .
Watched it every Saturday!!...The Philadelphia way!!
Was on American Bandstand 2 X, 56 and 57! Talk about memories. 80 now and still enjoy these songs and dances.
I always wanted to be on it. I’m 77 soon 78
Wonderful times. Pure and innocent
Freshman in HS 1956=57 Was kinda shy, but loved to dance, lucky now to get out of my chair! lOL
In the Southwest, we were always amazed at how dressed up the Bandstand kids were. For us, school day dress was dresses or skirts and blouses for girls, and slacks or jeans or levis for guys. The consensus among the guys is that we'd hate to have to wear a jacket or suit to school.
Winter Wonderland
1956 and I've loved this show, I sure love watching
THE FIRST LINE DANCE! WAY BEFORE THE SOUL TRAIN LINE! LOVE IT!!
Yep
Great video. As an 8 year old I remember watching this live on TV. Brings back memories. Thanks.
This ERA knew real fun,, wish I was in that generation,, they also ate properly,, I noticed immediately,, where is the obesity,,? Great time to be a teenager. Great Video.
not if you got a one way ticket to the Nam.
We wore those tight straight skirts.
They were moving, not setting at home playing video games or surfing the web.
couldn't wait to get home from school to watch American Bandstand.....
I love that dance I'm gonna have my teenage grandkids do it with me... Cleveland Ohio
Check out those skirts, awesome to see kids dressed so well!!!
We had no choice 😮
I would like to go back in time , just to say Thank you to all my friends ! most of them are gone .But i do think of the good years a lot !
Good dancing and more personality in this video than others. I'm so impressed with Dick Clark's speech. Of course you never hear him say, 'I mean', 'like' and 'uh over and over again.
AMERICA LOOKING BACK THEN AND LOOKING WHATS HAPPEND TO AMERICA TODAY WHERE DID WE GO WROUNG?
yep no more 2 superpowers or Cold War just America being the #1 superpower on the planet. pls up ur meds & take a nap boomertard.
fluffy1931 You’re such a loser, idiot. Get a life.
@T Slap always with remarks about Trump. the democrats are better, really? talking about losing your mind. did you cry when hillary lost? we know she did . you must be living in a terrible place.. no food or water, no stores, you can't afford clothes or get medical help. no internet ah maybe you have all those things?
@T Slap Screw you because Trump is the best President we've ever had!
@T Slap That pleasure goes to you. Demorats are evil!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ohhhhhhhhh yes ! One of THE all-time Line Dances ! --------------------------WolfSky9, 71 y/o
The 50 dancers were the best. I'm one of those who learned the stroll that year but...the 68 ones just didn't get it! But alas such a long time ago!
That's when America was actually very great and simple