The boot-scooting line dance, inspired by the 1973 hit “Nutbush City Limits” by Ike and Tina Turner, is a cultural staple down under.
Jon Stratton, an adjunct professor at the University of South Australia’s School of Creative Industries, traces the dance’s beginnings to the New South Wales education department.Last year, more than 4,000 dancers participated in the Nutbush at a festival in Birdsville, Australia.Educators realized dance is an effective way to teach children about the arts and get some exercise, he said.
“In NSW there seemed to be some kind of committee trying to work out what kinds of dances primary school kids in particular should do as part of physical education,” he told the Aussie outlet“What seems to have happened is that somebody devised the Nutbush along the lines of the Madison ,” he continued.
Its popularity quickly snowballed, captivating classrooms across the country through the ’80s and ’90s. “In terms of teaching kids, it’s innocuous,” Stratton explained, adding that the beat is “really easy” to dance to. “That is to say, it’s not a track about love, it’s not a track about sex; it’s not a track about breakups or anything like that. So it doesn’t have that personal quality to it.”
At this year’s festival in July, organizers are hoping for a larger turnout to pay tribute to the late singer and celebrate the song’s 50th anniversary.
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