Watusi (dance)
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For cattle, see Ankole (cattle). For the ethnicity formerly occasionally rendered "Watusi", see Tutsi.
The Watusi /wɑːtuːsi/ is a solo dance that enjoyed brief popularity during the early 1960s.[1] It was one of the most popular dance crazes of the 1960s in the United States.[2] "Watusi" is a former name for the Tutsi people of Africa, whose traditions include spectacular dances.[3][4] The naming of the American dance may have been inspired, in particular, by a scene in the 1950 film King Solomon's Mines which featured Tutsi dancers, or by its sequel Watusi.