Harlem Shake

The Harlem Shake was dancing fade (and song) that lasted for the better part of most of last year with videos popping up almost daily. Like most fads, time went by and the fad passed. But apparently, worldwide... people decided it would be cool to perform it at weddings. And ya know what? They were right!!!

I keep saying I've posted my last Harlem Shake video but then up pops Les Miles and his LSU Tigers doing the shake during Spring practice!

I said I wouldn't post any more Harlem Shake videos... But this isn't really a Harlem Shake video, it's a video about the Harlem Shake:) Kids say the craziest things.

Unless you've been in a cave preparing for the upcoming Zombie Apocalypse, there is no way you haven't heard the song 'Harlem Shake' by Philly Disc Jockey, Harry Rodriguez, better known as Baauer.   Harlem Shake was released May 22nd, 2012 but didn't go viral until February 2013. Sin...

I am so ashamed of myself for posting these. Even as I'm hating on the Harlem Shake I keep watching these damn videos!!! Some of these are NSFW so consider yourself warned! The fireworks are a nice touch though...

I should be ashamed of myself for posting this... Actually, I am, but I have a quota to fill! But seriously, what's up with her picking her nose?

A bunch of students from the Colorado College ultimate Frisbee team managed to pull off a "Harlem Shake" video (yes, another one) while on an airplane. Federal authorities were not pleased.

The Harlem Shake meme is still alive and spreading like wildfire. What was the first clue? Ummm... 1 million plus different videos currently destroying YouTube. I had vowed not to personally post another Harlem Shake video, but the basketball fanatic in me won the internal battle...

Hip-Hop beefs are nothing new. Matter of fact, the "rap battle" helped catapult the genre into the masses worldwide in the 80's. Not mention, it boosted the career of many a rap star (50 Cent, Game, Eminem, Jay-Z and Nas to name a few powerhouses)...

Now that videos of non-coordinated people dancing wildly to the song Harlem Shake by trap DJ, Baauer have gone viral, the history of the actual Harlem Shake dance have been lost. As a former New Yorker myself (Brooklyn Baby!!!), I felt it only right I show the correct version of the dance that found it's origin in NYC circa 1981...

I know, you've seen 'em all. Every Harlem Shake video is predictable. I mean, it's all the same right? You need to watch these last two Harlem shake videos. Trust me on this!

As Harlem Shake Mania continues to sweep the internet, the country, and you guessed it... even Wyoming, the comparisons to other videos run rampant. Having created a Harlem Shake video of my own with my fellow co-workers(see here), I have high expectations/standards for other videos in the same category...