sock hop
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At a time when many young Black artists are wrestling with themes of racial injustice on their canvases, Titus’s paintings depict people dancing at a sock hop and lounging on the lawn.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
The life-changing encounter took place in Cleveland, Ohio, where the former teen pop idol was headlining a sock hop for 3,000 kids hosted by renowned DJ Bill Randle.
From Fox News • Jul. 24, 2020
Halfway through the year, they announced a sock hop on an upcoming Saturday night, and there was going to be a dance contest.
From Salon • May 22, 2019
We would bring our 45s to the cafeteria on Fridays and play our favorite tunes, we would sock hop to the music for the entire afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2019
In low whispers, they talked about the sock hop following the game that night.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
