Context

• During the 1960’s women were starting to play a role in politics, highlighting a further political shift towards gender equality. Furthermore the introduction of the contraceptive pill becoming available to unmarried women in 1967, eradicated many women’s fear of illegitimate pregnancy.  From this the term ‘free-love’ was coined, a notion which originated in America whereby it was believed that women and men could enjoy sexual equality.
• in which a solo female struts provocatively, using circular hip movements, into a group of male dancers forming a duet with the first male she notices.  When the male rejects her she leads on the attempt to duet with a different male who also rejects her.  This may be symbolic of women’s fight to achieve sexual equality during the 1960’s as well as their failure to acquire a male’s respect in doing so.
• The influential blues rock of the Rolling Stones would never have become so influential were it not for the showmanship of the band’s frontman Mick Jagger, whose showy vocals are matched only by his fearless onstage performances.
• Mick Jagger sings the Stones songs onstage while waving his arms and grabbing at the air, before the musical break kicks in and he employs his signature rooster strut.
• The easily identifiable walk of Mick Jagger, known as the rooster strut, has become the subject of many parodies and a Maroon 5 single, due to its easy imitation.
• To imitate Mick Jagger’s rooster strut, one simply puts their hands on their hips, bobs their head, puckers their lips, and struts around the stage in time with the song.
• Despite the parodies, Mick Jagger’s stage presence, including his poultry-esque dancing, has already become the stuff of legends, as he’s often emulated and praised as rock’s greatest frontman.