# Freaky Deaky

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-deaky/27203>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 28, 2000, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-deaky/27203 "2000-07-28T14:21:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![gabbyhayes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de0a6/32.png) [@gabbyhayes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabbyhayes)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-deaky/27203/1 "2000-07-28T14:21:19Z")

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First it was the forbidden dance, then it was an Elmore Leonard novel, and recently I’ve been hearing it in a pitch for some product, I can’t remember what (always the mark of a successful advertising campaign).

The Freaky Deaky must have been popular when I was young, but I have no recollection of it. Can anyone describe the dance?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-deaky/27203/2 "2000-07-28T14:52:17Z")

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I’m forty-something and I’ve never actually heard of it as a “forbidden dance”, only as a catch phrase. But then, I’ve led a sheltered life.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-deaky/27203/3 "2000-07-28T17:55:54Z")

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The 22 steps that constitute the dance are described here:  
[http://www.expage.com/page/dancing911](http://www.expage.com/page/dancing911)