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WHAT will be the big party dance craze this Christmas ? having sufficient energy to do the Limbo! Let's not forget that the twist isstill a powerful force in the land, and The answer is not nearly as straightforward as it was DEREK JOHNSON is likely to remain the centre of attraction at many parties.And the cha this time last year when the twist was coming into its own asks cha, out of favour for 18 months, could stage a mild comeback on the strength of Bobby Rydell's new disc, " The Cha-ChaCha."But so far as in a big way.It was obvious that the twist was bound toupon this year's Yuletide celebrations... the Madison. the new inspirations are concerned, the Madison looks all-powerful. dominate allfestive season gatherings-and, indeed, that is Of course, thanks to Little Eva, the Locomotion is still making its presence The Bossa-Nova ? A fascinating rhythm, and one which is bound to felt-but thisislittle more than a direct adaptation of the twist.Muchcommand much interest and excitement.However, today's teenager has precisely what happened. the same can be said for other novelties, such as the Mashed Potato, thenever shown a great deal of enthusiasm for complex Latin-American dancing But this year the issue is much more obscure, for during the pastWaddle and the Penguin ! (apart from the simple cha cha steps)-and I suspect that the Bossa-Nova few months a host of new and adapted dance steps and rhythms have The Hully-Gully and the Popese have both been given a recent boost.could be appreciated more for its listening, rather than its dancing value. sprung up.Nevertheless; despite the miscellany of new dance crazes,but I suspect that revellers are likely to twist to these rhythms rather than But letus now look indetailat these two new rhythms which have the chances are that only one is likely to make an appreciable impactinvent new steps-and I can't see too many people, after Christmas dinner,suddenly burst into the top table . the Madison and the Bossa-Nova. Joe Loss' Madison? Getz -Byrd Bossa-Nova? IF in no other respect, there is at least a parallel between the madison and the twist in THE very latest rhythmic vogue to hit the headlines is the bossa-nova which, strictly the fluctuation of their fortunes.When the twist first arrived on the scene, no one speaking, isn't new at all-it's simply our old friend the samba brought up to date. wanted to know-and Chubby Checker's success a year ago was virtually by way of a Whether or not this will catch on permanently in Britain is a moot point-I should think comeback.Similarly, the madison was firstintroduced two years ago, but failed to the odds are rather against it, if only because of our long-standing reluctance to indulge register-but now at last it seems to be coming into its own. in Latin-American dances. But there the similarity ends.For whereas the twist was a completely American. institution, Certainly it's allthe craze right now in Brazil, whereitoriginated.And, of course,it the madison flopped heavily in the States-and it was left to the Continent to boost it to its wouldn't be the first time that a wottld-wide dance craze had been touched off in South America. present status. But I reckon that the odds are on the bossa-nova making for entertaining listening rather than Joe Loss, the man whose recording of " Must Be Madison " has soared into the Top Twenty, developing as a serious challenger to the twist or madisont. tells me that he was featuring the original American madison two years ago, before he had even For thereits much more of oonstructive musical value in the bows -nova. than in any of considered the possibilities of the twist.But.. at the time, it fell flat on its face. today's other new dances.Otherwise, such modern jazz exponents as Stan Getz and Charlie " We forgot about it until this spring, When people starting returning from holiday's on the Byrd would not have become associated with it.And who would have thought that two such Continent," Joe continues." They told us that the madison was beginning to happen over way out musicians would ever have aspired to a hit parade placing ?Though whether their disc there.So we decided to keep a close eye on it, to await devellopments. would have happened this country, if hadn't previously registered in the States, is another Mid -summer aritiived. and it became evident that the madison was more than a mere passing matter phase.Joe went to see his recording manager at HMV, Wally Riley,i and together they decided Personally, I love the hossa-nova for its colour, its atmosphere and its Latin feel. Basically, that there was every chance of this new craze catehing on.There and then, they decided they it's a soft swinging samba rhythm with a heavily accentuated beat-in other words. samba would take the plunge and pioneer this latest dance sensation.. with a jazz flavour. it " ItoldJoethereweretwo years thatallthetopnamesin Of course,not everyone sees And it'sbecause ofits jazz con- things we must do," recalls Wally. dancing had met officially-and theyfromthispointofview. Decca,notationsthatartistssuch asElla " We had to get an original tune gave their unanimous decision thatfur instance, have just issued a disc ofFitzgeraldarealigningthemselves -and with thisinview,I com- theywouldsupportthemadison" MadisonTime "bytheTalmywith it.She's waxed a bossa-nova missioned one or two well-known wholeheartedly. So the new danceStone Band, with disc -jockey Alanvenslon of " Stardust," backed by the British writers to submit their own was launched-and today, ballroomsFreeman doing the calling. first song ever to be written compositions. Then, having throughout the country are featuring But Joe contends, that youngstersspecificallyinthisidiom," Slightly launched it, we had to go out and It extensively. prefer to appoint their own callers,-Out Of Tune "-a number which has sellit !" Tommy Kinsman, doyen of Lon-this gives them complete freedom toalso been covered by Mavis Rivers But when the time came far Joe's don's night dub life who has alsointroduce their own variations.And,and Freda Payne. recording session, none of the waxed his awn version (" Madison as hepointsout,thiswayit's And the pop possibilitiesofthis writersinquestionhadsubmitted Time "for Fontana') says :" Fre-possibleto dodie madison as a trend are shown by none other then anythingsatisfactory. So, at 24 quently these days we play atcouple, as a group, or in line. Paul Anka, who has waxed what hours notice, Wally sat down ariel- functions, Where nobody wants to do Make no mistake, the madisonmustsurelybehisbestdiscfor a.s he puts it-churned out "Must Be anything other than the madison all the complete opposite from thesome time, With a bossa-nova Madison." night."It seems thatitis taking atwist," declares Joe." The twistis styling of " Eso Beso." To ecitneidewiththisrecording, JOE LOSS little longer to establish itself in theenergetic andexhausting-but the The term " bosra-nova " means in Joe organised a conference Which was prosinces than in London, but I feelmadison is relaxing, and even sooth-fact, new beat. That,initself, is attended by allthe leading person-wasplaced before such stalwartthat Tommy's words are significant. ing. It'sthe difference between thesomething of a misnomer-for band- alitiesandassociation's'representa-dance authorities as Victor Silvester, This time last year,there was awaltz and the quickstep." leaderslikeEdmundo Ros and tivesinballroom dancing. LionelPeggy SpencerandMecca'sEricmere trickleof twistdiscs on the Joe also emphasises that theXavierCugatwill tell youthatCHARLIE BYRD and STAN GETZ Blair had formulated a danceMorley. market, and by the end of Januarymadison, Whichisgaining such a they'vebeenplayingitforyears. routine for this new rhythm-and this This was thefirst occasion in 25this had swollen to a torrent.Today,strong foothioild in Britain, isAnd Stan Kenton camemighty " Desafinado "I. the bossa-nova a few madison discs are in the shopsdefinitely not Americaninconcep- closetothisLatin-iazzapproach, wiN lead to a plentiful supply of -numbers like " Madison Step " bytion. " Their attempt failed hope-during his " Peanut Vendor " days new ideas. the Billy Nash Rock Band, and " Thelessly," he explains." Now they are15 years ago. Itisn'tlikethetwist,to which Madison's Back In Town " by Billytrying to get in on the craze which Joe Loss maintains that the bossa-standard material can be adapted, he Dawn.Will it emulate the twist byhas originated on thissideofthe nosuisn'ta dance-it'smerelya newmantuains-At_basilszer.ct flooding the market after Christmas?Atlantic." beat.