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How do you do the Northern Soul dance?

How do you dress for Northern Soul? For the ladies, Northern Soul style evolved from mod A-line skirts to include both midi-length and ankle-length skirts, with plenty of give for those dance moves. Of course, no Northern Soul outfit would be complete without a 60s or 1970s vintage skirt. Our favourite pick is the blue spotty St Michael skirt.

Accordingly, who started northern soul?

Dave Godin The term "northern soul" emanated from the record shop Soul City in Covent Garden, London, which was run by famous soul music collector Dave Godin. It was first publicly used in Godin's weekly column in Blues & Soul magazine in June 1970. Then, why do northern soul dancers use talc? Constantine was hypnotised by the expressive dance moves of boys she recognised from school. Simply called Northern Soul, it recreates the atmosphere of soul clubs where rare records were spun, and dancers scattered talc to make moves easier.

How did Northern Soul dancing start?

Origins of Northern soul date back to the late 1960s' underground rhythm and soul scene. Thousands of teenagers in the North of England danced to the same syncopated beat, revolting against the charts. The music and dance movement combined American soul and Motown music with distinctive dance styles. What year did Northern Soul start? It's almost 46 years since Russ Winstanley booked Wigan Casino for its first Northern Soul all-nighter. On Sunday 23rd September 1973, the faithful paid 75p each to dance to rare black American records from 2am until 8am. And although the price has gone up a bit since then, the scene is now bigger than ever.