It
was the dance that changed a generation. You moved your hips, you
gyrated, you let your partner go and swivel like crazy. In a fast-paced
mix of interviews and rare archival footage, this documentary brings
back all the lewd fun of the twist.
Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging
interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the
titular postwar rock ’n’ roll dance craze that took America by storm.
Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the phenomenon like
Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, and Joey Dee, as well as clips from TV
shows like “American Bandstand,” TWIST tells the overlooked story of how
shaking your hips went from being a sign of social degeneracy to the
dance form that rocked the world.