| The Bunny hug (or the Rabbit Dance in Germany) was a dancing style
performed by young people, especially flappers, in the early 20th century. It was
considered "wrong" by the morals of the time, as the dance movements were an imitation of sexual intercourse of rabbits. It was singled out by
critics for special censure. It is thought to have originated in San
Francisco, California in 1911 at the
Fairmont Hotel, or in 1914 in
Germany. To the tune of slow blues, male and
female dance partners would shake and wiggle their bodies, and grind them together (similar to modern dance's grinding).
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