Nope generally found in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Dakotas, Michigan and a lot of of other Northern Tier States with either a German or Scandinavian contingent. You were introduced to it in Grade School. It is a staple at weddings, followed by what is popular. The only wedding in the last 20 years that I have not heard it has been in NYC
Whre are you from and currently living? I think there may be a failure to inculturate, possible even a failure to communicate.
Generally there has been enough time between the toasts and the Bar being open that alcohol has loosened everyone's inhibitions. I have seen a number of brides have problems with it. My niece at her wedding, slipped and bruised her Tailbone. As she said, Doggie Style it is. I will swear on a stack of stolen Bibles that no alcohol was im;'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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You ARE very sophisticated as far as world-travels are concerned. You have person-to-person evidence of this phenomena. I am from Chicago. We NEVER did no chicken dances. We did the Hokey Pokey. But what do we know?
This here chicken dancing seems too complex for us Chicagoans. We need instructions. In the Hokey Pokey, they SING what you need to do next right in the song. This chicken thing, is for an actual MASTER OF DANCE LIKE A RUDOLPH NURYEV. Or a Bob Fosse. Or a Big Bird.
There are things that I shelter myself FROM and weddings are one of them. I don't like them. I am bored. I am itchy. I am stuck there and I want to leave. That's a wedding. So, while I am totally joined with my brothers and sisters in society that want a crowd at a wedding, and the fact that two people need to be honored and their love celebrated, I thank GOD most people love to go to those things. I do not, so I will let them take my seat. I'll send a gift.
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Your niece sounds fun :) From Quebec originally, live in Ontario, Canada. No duck dancing here.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at July 1, 2019 12:01 PM MDT
Jamie Quebecois ahh I now understand. My aunt was from Quebec and lot of fun. Now I do not know where the Hokey Pokey and chicken dance came from, however I a have only been at one wedding where niether one or both were not played.
Alcohol, a festive time and a lot of singles looking to hookup. Somedays I miss those experiences. and opportunities
At our wedding, it was the hora - my husband is Jewish, of Polish parents, born in Berlin in 1947 and grew up in Israel. We had a klezmer band with a didgeridoo player - loved by all but especially by Ari's mother and her siblings and friends.
Our friends come from a wide range of alternative backgrounds. Two are classical Indian dancers, so they treated us and the wedding guests to Bharata Natyam, Kathakali and Kuchi Pudi dances. Three others had studied belly dancing and had developed their own forms - great fun - got the young-enough up and dancing. A lesbian couple mesmerized us with their take on Argentine tango.
Other weddings we've attended - all different - about 50% with no dancing - just everyone circulating and chatting. Actually, most of our friends haven't bothered marrying. If they want to be together they just move in. In Australia, once you've been living together for two years or more, you are automatically given the legal status of being married.
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