The present invention consists of twist dancing doll which is provided with an interior housing containing a reciprocating motor which moves a drive shaft through a short arc back and forth, a hip form which communicates with this drive shaft, a gear mounted on the end of this drive shaft, a reverse gear communicating effectively with the gear to produce an opposite motion, a reverse drive shaft, a shoulder form which communicates with the reverse drive shaft to produce a twist motion in the shoulder portion which is directly opposite that of the hip portion, so that when the animated twist doll is in operation the doll appears to dance the twist. Of course, an electronic tune generating device is also present for additional enjoyment of the user.