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Batusi, The - Arthur Murray, owner of The Arthur
Murray Dance Studios, invented the "Batusi" dance for the fantasy adventure
BATMAN/ABC/1966-68.
The Batusi was first performed at a posh cocktail party held
at Harlow's an "In" discotheque in New York City. The Batusi became a national
craze after being introduced by Batman (Adam West) and Molly (Jill St. John) on
the premiere episode of BATMAN. "You swing a pretty mean cape" complimented
Molly, henchwoman of the Riddler. "It's nothing," replied Batman.
The show's
musical theme by Neal Hefti also soared to the top of the charts within weeks.
TRIVIA NOTE: In the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction (1995), a dance scene between
actors John Travolta and Uma Thurman resurrected the Batusi dance steps
(especially the dance's trademark moving of the index and middle finger-spread
open in a "V" shape-across the face as to make a mask over the eyes).
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