Pogo dancing is most associated with punk rock,[1] and is a precursor to moshing.
Pogo dancers have their choice of: In The Filth and the Fury, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious claimed that he invented the pogo sometime around 1976 at punk shows in the early days of London's punk scene.
[2] Vicious supposedly invented the dance as a way of mocking people who came to see Sex Pistols' performances, but who were not part of the punk movement.
Whether Vicious actually invented the dance or not, the pogo quickly became closely associated with punk rock.
Shane MacGowan, himself an early follower of the punk scene, also attributes pogo dancing to Vicious, claiming that a leather poncho he wore to gigs prevented him from any form of dancing other than jumping up and down.