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"Pony Time" is a song written by Don Covay and John Berry (a member of Covay's earlier vocal group, "the Rainbows"), and originally recorded in 1960 by Covay with his group "the Goodtimers". It achieved greater success when it was recorded by Chubby Checker the following year, becoming his second US No.1 (after his 1960 single " The Twist ").
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer.He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the pony dance style with the 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time".
Dancing twist, Berlin, May 17, 1964. The twist [a] is a dance that was inspired by rock and roll music. From 1959 to the early sixties it became a worldwide dance craze, enjoying immense popularity while drawing controversies from critics who felt it was too provocative.
The Stone Pony was built to last. ... The Stone Pony became Vinyl, a dance club, in 1998. But it was short-lived, and closed soon after. The comeback saddles up.
Many 1950s and 1960s dance crazes had animal names, including "The Chicken" (not to be confused with the Chicken Dance), "The Pony" and "The Dog". In 1965, Latin group Cannibal and the Headhunters had a hit with the 1962 Chris Kenner song Land of a Thousand Dances which included the names of such dances.
For a performance of her hit song, “Pink Pony Club,” Roan started the set literally—by sitting on a giant pink horse. Behind her, a crew of rodeo clowns danced and mimed to the lyrics of the ...
Watch footage of Roan’s performance below: Chappell Roan performs "Pink Pony Club" at the 2025 #Gram Chappell Roan Wins Best New Artist at 2025 Grammys — Plus, Watch Her Debut Performance of ...
The original Chris Kenner recording, which peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard chart in 1963, mentions 16 dances: the Pony, the Chicken, the Mashed Potato, the Alligator, the Watusi, the Twist, the Fly, the Jerk, the Tango, the Yo-Yo, the Sweet Pea, the Hand Jive, the Slop, the Bop, the Fish, and the Popeye.