 From its early 1950s beginnings through the early 1960s, rock and roll spawned new dance crazes including the twist.Teenagers found the syncopated backbeat rhythm especially suited to reviving Big Band-era jitterbug dancing.Sock hops, school and church gym dances, and home basement dance parties became the rage, and American teens watched Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" to keep up on the latest dance and fashion styles.