What is said in harlem shake

It's called the Harlem Shake. The University of Georgia men's swim and dive team did it underwater in Speedos. The Norwegian army did it in the snow. The latest viral dance video craze starts with one dancer — jamming out on his own — surrounded by what appear to be oblivious bystanders. But then, all of a sudden, everybody's dancing. The meme started when YouTube comedian Filthy Frank took " Harlem Shake " by Brooklyn-based Latino producer Baauer and played off the wild dubstep drop 15 seconds into the song.

That's when everything gets wild. But this Harlem Shake is not quite like the original. Filmmaker Chris McGuire even went out on the streets of Harlem to get reactions to the videos. To quote one resident, "That's not the Harlem Shake at all. It featured short videos of people wildly dancing to a song of the same name. In January , internet personality Filthy Frank George Miller uploaded a comedy sketch to YouTube of himself and a small group of friends outrageously dancing to the song in funny costumes.

After a few parodies went viral in early February, Harlem Shake spin-off videos mushroomed on the internet. According to YouTube Trends, users around the world were uploading over 4, Harlem Shake videos per day by February 10, , when the trend was at its peak. Fun to watch and easy to make, Harlem Shake videos boasted ever more creative and elaborate variations as the craze ballooned. They typically follow a formula: The videos are about 30 seconds long.

Over the course February , the Harlem Shake exploded into mainstream media worldwide, with countless celebrities, sport teams, corporations, politicians, and activists contributing their own takes on the Harlem Shake. By March, though, the runaway trend was already losing steam. Plus, the Harlem Shake may have also left its mark on the broader viral video culture, thanks to its successful formula and accessible, bottom-up spread.

And another viral video trend, the mannequin challenge , may have acted, in all its stillness, as an answer to the vim and vigor of the Harlem Shake.

It was much easier back then. The Harlem Shake is mostly used in reporting, on social media often as harlemshake , and as references to instances of the actual meme. Since its peak, the Harlem Shake is often mentioned as a throwback to viral content and internet culture in general. In some instances, the term is used to characterize any frenzied movement evocative of Harlem Shake dancing. In others, the phrase Harlem Shake is employed as a verb.

KylaaRollo December 25, Be careful not to confuse the Harlem Shake meme with the earlier dance style. And if you do, be prepared for comments detailing this discrepancy. This is not meant to be a formal definition of Harlem Shake like most terms we define on Dictionary.