I was about 6 or 7 years old back in the late 60s and I did this dance at my aunt and uncle's wedding. The song got progressively faster and faster until I lost total control of what I was doing - didn't know my left foot from my right foot - but I stayed with it to the end.
My grandmother's maiden name was Alley. She had 8 sisters and 2 brothers so at every Alley family gatherings we always danced the Alley Cat. (PS, this dance would get faster and faster as you danced it)
@@thebluemorpho6640 I think in this case she may have just had a little brain freeze or something. It’s not a good idea to call out the mirrored version of lefts and rights when you’re instructing a line dance designed for 4 walls if you know what I mean. If you’re teaching a non-line dance and you want both face the camera and show the routine from the back, then you really do need to get a grip on describing the opposite side of what you’re doing when you’re facing that camera. It’s not easy making instructional dance videos, though, so I give her and all of them lots of kudos 😎🕺💃
This the true alley cat dancing as I remember it at an Atlanta wedding back in Dec. '70. Not like DancinJim's version which is clearly something else, but not the true "AC". But how is the turning and clapping part at the end the most difficult part for children. Are you assuming that they sre uncoordinated simpletons? That's the easiest part for any age group. That assumption is so silly. This is PE?
The original is performed by a weirdly named guy : Bent Fabric - you'll see it on youtube and it's on various compilations. You can even download it through Freegal Music with your Library Card for free.
