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The dance was often considered to be obscene and was frequently banned from dance halls during the 1920s The move is also known under different names in various folk dances, in Gypsy dances In Russian this move is called "Tsyganochka", or "gypsy girl", and is done by gypsy female dancers to produce a chime of costume decorations I have seen it done to pop records they stand still and shimmy wear glasses
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