Gangnam Style is soooooooooooo 2012!
Harlem Shake is the latest dance move to take over the world!
With more than 44 million hits on Youtube (and growing every minute!), it’s obviously getting VIRAL!
Here’s what you need to know about its official rules and dance moves:
(1) There are no official rules and dance moves.
(2) Unofficially, don a motorcycle helmet or some form of identity-concealing headgear, maybe a Nixon mask or a horse head, because you may not want future employers to see this.
(3) Cue “Harlem Shake,” the heavy-beat electronic earworm and engage in pelvic thrusts in the direction of your webcam, repeatedly, with enough vigor to potentially throw out your back.
(4) Bring in all your friends. Then totally wig out!
The Volleyball World has embraced the Harlem Shake and below are the latest videos featuring various volleyball teams.
From Mercurynews.com The Harlem Shake name comes from a dance move in the 1980s that made a comeback in 2011 as the title of the cut produced by New York-based DJ Baauer. Then in late January, four dudes in unitards and masks posted a video under the vlogger name Filthy Frank in what is now considered the production that launched a thousand more videos. The video is also short; the quick-hit, 30 seconds of silliness means people can consume dozens on lunch breaks alone. “The meme (of the Shake) is very easy to participate in — all you need is some basic video-editing skills and a group of people who are game to participate. A motorcycle helmet helps, too,” said Oliver Wang, a pop-culture writer and scholar. “I think the meme-ness has partially to do with the pleasures of dancing yourself silly.” Some purists dispute that it’s a “dance” at all, much less anything resembling the original Harlem Shake, which combined a little side-to-side shoulder shimmy with some shaking of the forearms. Love Love Love It! If you and your team ever decide to make your own Harlem Shake Volleyball Video, don’t forget to share it to Volleywood!