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"In The Filth and the Fury, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious claims that he invented the pogo sometime around 1976. At punk shows in the early days of London's punk scene, Vicious often had to stand behind crowds which obscured the bands, so he started jumping up and down to get a better view. Whether Vicious actually invented the dance or not, the pogo quickly became closely associated with punk rock. Jon King of Gang of Four helped popularize the pogo as a stage move for performers.

In the following years, stage diving, crowd surfing, moshing and hardcore dancing all became associated with pogo dancing, though some of these activities predate the pogo."

(Head Hunters, Poznan - Juwenalia 2008)

Description
"In The Filth and the Fury, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious claims that he invented the pogo sometime around 1976. At punk shows in the early days of London's punk scene, Vicious often had to stand behind crowds which obscured the bands, so he started jumping up and down to get a better view. Whether Vicious actually invented the dance or not, the pogo quickly became closely associated with punk rock. Jon King of Gang of Four helped popularize the pogo as a stage move for performers.

In the following years, stage diving, crowd surfing, moshing and hardcore dancing all became associated with pogo dancing, though some of these activities predate the pogo."

(Head Hunters, Poznan - Juwenalia 2008)