ABSTRACT
Throughout the twentieth century, the Nordic region was subject to an ever-increasing Americanisation, and various transnational flows of swing dance were negotiated in relation to issues of moral panic. The main thesis of this chapter is that rock 'n' roll and other swing dancing practised, and continues to practise, a Nordic region. The chapter focuses at the ways in which the impact of the transnational context is supported, resisted or commented on by the general public as well as the dancers themselves. After some general notes on the introduction of rock 'n' roll, the chapter takes as its point of departure the observation of a specifically Nordic discursive space located in Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, namely a comparative analysis of rock 'n' roll riots in the Scandinavian capitals. The focus is now directed at the way in which the delinquent behaviour of the Nordic youth was connected to rock 'n' roll dancing within the discourse of the Scandinavian press.
