. >> reporter: the jukebox provided the music for a lot of dancing and as bob mackenzie reported backsome hit records were a big part of dance fads like the twist, the monkey, or the madison. >> reporter: when the leander centers performed their scandalous cake walk in san francisco, the century was young. but the urge to dance was as old as mankind. in the roaring 20s kicking up your heels wasn't just an expression. the jazz aged had dawn and no one then wanted to be cool the idea was to be hot hot hot. hence the charleston, flappers and their bows, charlestoned into the wee hours. up in harlem in the early 30s, an athletic new dance called the jitterbug took over. dance contests inspired the participants to maneuvers that looked downright hazardous. the 30s brought the swing era and the big bands. you could jitterbug to swing and everybody did. the jitterbug had staying power. it was the gis form of expression in 1942. the 1950s were a conservative time. if you wanted to dance, you went to dancing class and learned how to do a proper fox trot. on television, arthur murray thought a

bob mackenzie remembered joe demaggio's life and career when he died in 1999. >> joe demaggio may have heard the sound of cheering more often than any other sports hero, any president, any rock star, emperor or king. baseball fans loved him in an era where baseball was really the national past time. as important as the movies. and its heros more honored than movie stars. >> he was not only one of the best players, he was known as a gentleman. this was in a day where sports figures thought it was part of the job to set an example of how to behave. >> we had a little rough tip but i rather enjoyed it. >> reporter: after a few years of playing ball, demaggio played for the yankees. he had 11 all star appearances. getting a hit in 56 straight games. >> out of the entire nation including joe it all finally ended in cleveland and appears today as one of the game's most untouchable records. >> on behalf of all fans around the country i want to congratlation you for breaking that record. >> he demanded a huge payday for that day and he got it. the cheers got louder if that's possible when he m