Well I'm an old shoe now and remember attending all ages punk shows in junior high back in the late 80's & then of course through the 90's.
Back then there friendly mosh pits. (Dead Kennedys, DOA, Nirvana) and unfriendly ones (The Exploited, Sick of it All, Biohazard) it just depended on the band and the audience they attracted.
The hardcore dancing I believe was originally brought about by New York skinheads & than of course branched out to a younger generation of emo kids. As I recall it just started out as kids dancing aggressively and getting there elbows up.
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