1962 New York Prelate Forbids Kids to Dance to "The Twist"

[Dibbons]

And Chubby Checker, who sang the risque song, is still alive.

Buffalo Twist Ban Of 1962: Not In My Town, Says Bishop Buzzkill

 

[Fran Blacker]

I remember that.

 

[68BabyBlue]

This puts a smile on my face, because back in the day, my uber liberal adoptive jewish parents (who adopted a mixed racial Asian kid for crying out loud) thought the twist was the vulgar work of the devil.