I guess that would be Chubby Checker on both counts. One time, I was positive I had broken a rib doing the twist. That was ONE energetic dance....
When rock n roll started with Bill Haley and the Comets, I could never get the hang of the teenage "bop" dance after football games in high school. But after Chubby came out with the twist, I had no trouble with it, and always danced when it was played.