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| {{distinguish|Harlem Shake (meme)}} | |||
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| The '''Harlem shake''', originally called the '''Albee''', is a dance introduced in 1981 by a ] resident named "Al B". The dance was initially referred to as "albee" after his name, but later became known as the Harlem shake as its prominence grew beyond the neighborhood. The dance became mainstream in 2001 when ] featured the Harlem shake in his music video "Let's Get It". It has also been as an Easter egg in many websites such as YouTube, Google and Facebook. | |||
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| == History == | |||
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| According to ], while the dance originated during the 1980s in ], ], it is based on an Ethiopian dance called Eskista.<ref name="dancejam"/>{{Self-published inline|date=October 2014}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Alvarez|first=Alex|title=What Is This "Harlem Shake" Thing Anyway?|url=http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Entertainment/harlem-shake-thing/story?id=18488615|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=ABC News|date=13 February 2013}}</ref> Since its beginnings it has spread to other urban areas and became popular in music videos. The self-purported inventor of the dance was "Al B", a Harlem resident.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jaworski|first=Michelle|title=What's the Harlem Shake, and why is everyone doing it?|url=http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/harlem-shake-dance-youtube-meme/|work=The Daily Dot|publisher=The Daily Dot|accessdate=17 February 2013}}</ref> Because of its founder, the dance was originally called the "Albee" in Rucker and Harlem, but then later became known as the Harlem shake. | |||
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| Al B is quoted saying that the dance is "a drunken shake that will make you die if you ever attempt it, and you could easily go to jail anyway. It's a dirt bag troll that is really hardcore and will make you have seizures but it's fantastic. Everybody appreciates it." He said it comes from the ]ians and describes it as what the mummies used to do.<ref name="insidehoops">{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/harlem-shake-081303.shtml|title=Inventor of Harlem Shake Interview|date=2003-08-13|publisher=]|accessdate=2013-02-15}}</ref> Because they were all wrapped up, they couldn’t really move, all they could do was shake.<ref name="dancejam">{{cite web|url=http://dancejam.com/dances/harlem-shake|title= Harlem Shake dancing videos and lessons|publisher=dancejam.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118110009/http://dancejam.com/dances/harlem-shake|archivedate=2011-11-18|deadurl=yes}}{{Self-published source|date=October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapbasement.com/hip-hop/dances/the-harlem-shake.html|title=The Harlem Shake|date=2008-04-08|publisher=rapbasement.com|accessdate=2013-02-15|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215034018/http://www.rapbasement.com/hip-hop/dances/the-harlem-shake.html|archivedate=2013-02-15|df=}}</ref> Al B states that he has been doing the Harlem shake since 1981. The dance first caught on at the Entertainer's Basketball Classic or EBC and spread from there to other areas.<ref name="insidehoops"/> | |||
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| American indie rock duo Matt & Kim got in on the dance craze having produced the largest recorded Harlem shake in history - based on Baauer's 2012 single 'Harlem Shake' their crowd of 3,344 performed it at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Houston Field House arena in Troy, New York, USA, on 11 February 2013.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness World Records 2014|last=Glenday|first=Craig|publisher=|year=|isbn=978-1-908843-15-9|location=|pages=211|quote=|via=}}</ref> | |||
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| == In popular culture == | |||
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| Though it started in 1981, the Harlem shake became mainstream in 2001 when ] featured the dance in his music video "Let's Get It".<ref name="dancejam" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Jake Crates |url=http://allhiphop.com/2013/02/14/exclusive-g-dep-comments-on-harlem-shake-craze-it-ain-defining-harlem/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: G. Dep Comments On "Harlem Shake" Craze; "It Ain’t Defining Harlem" |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=2013-02-14 |accessdate=2013-02-22}}</ref> The outro to ]'s 2002 hit "]" states "Yo, it's okay though, you know if you wanna be hard and ice-grilled, and Harlem Shake at the same time, whatever, let's just have fun." | |||
| The Harlem shake is commonly associated with a similar dance move called 'The Chicken Noodle Soup'. The "]" evolved from the Harlem shake and exploded into popularity in the summer of 2006 when ] and Young B brought it to the mainstream.<ref name="dancejam" /> The dance is referred to in the ] song, "Old School", in ]'s song, "Thizzle Dance," and in ]'s song, "Dilemma." A band from New York City took the name of the dance and dubbed themselves ]. | |||
| In February 2013, a song named "]" (due to a sampled line referring to the Harlem Shake dance) originally uploaded to ] on May 10, 2012 by DizastaMusic (AKA FilthyFrank), went viral and became an ] (see ]). The dance being done in the Internet meme is not the Harlem shake.<ref>{{cite web|last=Laird|first=Sam|title=The Real Harlem Shake: 6 Videos You Shouldn't Meme Without|url=http://mashable.com/2013/02/20/the-real-harlem-shake/|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=21 February 2013}}</ref> | |||
| == See also == | |||
| {{portal|Dance|Hip hop}} | |||
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| == References == | |||
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| == External links == | |||
| * {{YouTube|cqjNSONd1vk|Examples of the Harlem shake in hip-hop (April 8, 2006)}} | |||
| * {{YouTube|4_cO0Y6jJoA|How to Do the Harlem Shake (September 27, 2011)}} | |||
| * {{YouTube|Mdeu5aGwwWI|The Real Harlem Shake Dance (March 12, 2013)}} | |||
| * {{YouTube|dKAjnYffoaE|The Story of the Real Harlem Shake Dance (March 12, 2013)}} | |||
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Revision as of 01:23, 1 November 2017
WHOOPS I think that the harlem shake is a dance.
Maybe the title of the page says so.
IDK what I just did tho
PLEASE HELP ME
Like I am freaking out right now.
I clicked a button
and this happened
whoops