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Novelty and fad dances are dances which are typically characterized by a short burst of popularity. Some of them, like the Twist, Y.M.C.A. and the Hokey Pokey, have shown much longer-lasting lives. They are also called dance fads or dance crazes.
| Year | Dance |
| 1909 | The Grizzly Bear |
| 1926 | Charleston |
| 1930s | Duckwalk |
| 1933 | Carioca |
| 1936 | Suzie Q |
| 1937 | The Lambeth Walk |
| 1940 | Thunder Clap |
| 1941 | Conga |
| mid-1940s | Hokey Pokey |
| Year | Dance |
| 1950s | The Chicken |
| 1952 | Bunny Hop |
| 1957 | Sock Hop |
| 1958 | Madison |
| 1958 | The Stroll |
| 1959 | Hully Gully |
| Year | Dance |
| 1960 | Shimmy |
| 1960 | Twist |
| 1961 | The Chicken Walk |
| 1961 | The Pony |
| 1962 | The Loco-Motion |
| 1962 | Martian Hop |
| 1962 | Mashed Potato |
| 1962 | The Monster Mash |
| 1962 | The Swim |
| 1962 | Watusi |
| 1962 | Popeye Dance |
| 1963 | Hitch Hike |
| 1963 | Monkey |
| 1963-1965 | Letkajenkka (aka Letkajenka, Letkiss, Letka-Enka) |
| 1964 | The Frug |
| 1964 | Jerk |
| 1965 | The Freddie |
| 1965 | The Mouse |
| 1965 | Limbo |
| 1966 | Batusi |
| 1966 | The Shake |
| Year | Dance |
| 1970s | Sprinkler |
| 1971 | Penguin |
| 1972 | Hustle |
| 1973 | Time Warp |
| 1975 | Bump |
| 1975 | Tragedy |
| mid-1970s | Grinding |
| 1976 | Car Wash |
| 1976 | Electric Slide |
| 1976 | Robot |
| 1977 | The Running Man |
| 1978 | Y.M.C.A. |
| Year | Dance |
| 1980s | Moonwalk |
| 1980s | Chicken Dance |
| 1980 | Cotton-Eyed Joe |
| 1981 | Harlem Shake |
| 1981 | Agadoo (aka Agadou) |
| 1981 | Superman (aka Gioca Jouer) |
| 1982 | The Safety |
| 1983 | Thriller |
| 1986 | The Hunch |
| 1986 | Wig Wam Bam |
| 1987 | Cabbage Patch |
| 1988 | Da Butt |
| 1989 | Lambada |
| Years | Dance |
| 1990s | Carlton dance (Alfonso Riberio) |
| 1990 | Hammertime (MC Hammer) |
| 1990 | The Humpty Dance (Digital Underground) |
| 1990 | Vogue (Madonna) |
| 1991 | The Stonk (Hale & Pace) |
| 1991 | The Urkel (Jaleel White) |
| 1992 | Achy Breaky (Line dance) |
| 1993 (1995 in US markets) | Macarena (Los del Rio) |
| 1994 | Saturday Night |
| 1996 | Tic, Tic Tac |
| 1998 | La Bomba (not to be confused with Bomba) |
| 1998 | The Roger Rabbit |
| Year | Dance |
| 2000 | Cha Cha Slide |
| 2002 | Algorithm March |
| 2002 | The Ketchup Song (Las Ketchup) |
| 2003 | Dutty Wine |
| 2005 | Caramelldansen |
| 2006 | Chicken Noodle Soup (Webstar) |
| 2006 | Daggering |
| 2006 | Laffy Taffy |
| 2006 | Lean wit It, Rock wit It (aka Snap dance) |
| 2006 | Shoulder Lean |
| 2007 | Crank That (Soulja Boy) |
| 2007 | Cupid Shuffle |
| 2008 | Single Ladies (Beyoncé) |
| 2009 | Jerkin' (brought to mainstream by New Boyz and Audio Push) |
| 2009 | Stanky Legg |
| 2009 | Hoedown Throwdown (Miley Cyrus) |
| Year | Dance |
| 2010 | Dougie |
| 2011 | The Creep (The Lonely Island) |
| 2011 | Wobble (VIC) |
| 2012 | Gangnam Style (PSY) |
| 2012 | The Smurf |
| 2013 | Twerking |
| 2013 | Harlem shake |
| 2014 | Nae Nae |
| 2015 | Hit Dem Folks |
| 2015 | Dab |
| 2015 | Hit the Quan |
| 2017 | Shoot |
| 2018 | The Floss |
| 2018 | Kiki |
| 2018 | Skibidi (Little Big) |
| 2019 | Lottery/Renegade Dance (TikTok) |
| Year | Dance |
| 2021 | Griddy |
| 2023 | Hot to Go! (Chappell Roan) |