Sock hop

Sock hop at Shimer College, Illinois, in 1948

A sock hop or sox hop, often also called a record hop[1]: 199  or just a hop, was an informal (but officially organized) dance event for teenagers in mid-20th-century North America, featuring popular music.

  1. ^ McBride, Tom; Nief, Ron (2014). The Mindset List of the Obscure: 74 Famously Forgotten Icons from A to Z. Sourcebooks. ISBN 9781402293474.