sockhop
Fifties gym dance
A sock hop is an informal dance, typically for teenagers, held in a school gymnasium where participants dance in their socks to protect the floor.
The term evokes 1950s American youth culture, when rock and roll was new and such dances were common social events: The school is hosting a sock hop on Friday night.
Machinery lubricator or fifties tough
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- dinerCasual American eatery
- bobby-soxerForties adolescent female fan
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
Indoor athletic facility
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
- chaperoneProtective adult companion
- bandstandCovered outdoor performance platform
balloons · corsage · stocking-feet · homecoming · refreshments
Fifties vocal harmony genre
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- 45rpmRecord rotation rate
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
- balladNarrative poem or song
greaser
Machinery lubricator or fifties tough
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- dinerCasual American eatery
- bobby-soxerForties adolescent female fan
petticoat · ponytail · ducktail · pomade · drive-in · carhop · varsity
gymnasium
Indoor athletic facility
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
- chaperoneProtective adult companion
bandstand · balloons · corsage · stocking-feet · homecoming · refreshments
doo-wop
Fifties vocal harmony genre
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- 45rpmRecord rotation rate
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
jitterbug
Energetic swing-era partner dance
sockhopprom
High school formal dance
formal dance · ball · cotillion · gala · debutante ball
sockhoprave
Enthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
club night · disco · nightclub · house party