Did Maureen McCormick ever do THAT type of dance on the original TV series? That being shuffling to the left and right with both of her thumbs up.
For those who don't know what I'm talking about:
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I just watched the show this year and I didn't see her dancing like that. I assume it's how they used to dance in the 70s.
shareI don't think they ever showed them actually at dances on the show. Maybe dancing in the family room, but not like that.
shareI thought the same but never got around to researching it. Off my head I CAN say that Davy Jones, himself, had a similar dance with the way he shuffled; it was just a faster pace. Look up the 'Daydream Believer' video. This may be a reference to him. No thumbs though so I could be wrong. I don't recall any kind of dancing like this from the 70s. I am only 39 though and this just may be something I have missed.
I did find this little excerpt from an interview Christine Taylor did for the 20th anniversary of the movie. Perhaps in one of the Brady Kid's dance pieces there's some thumb stuff? Either way, I think the dance itself is just supposed to look out of the ordinary to the regular kids at the school.
"Does Marcia’s thumb dancing fall into that category?
They did a lot of those musical episodes where they danced, and I know there was some thumb action that wasn’t specific to Marcia but definitely to the whole family. I’ve got to give all of that to the choreographer because that was pretty genius."