Friday, April 22, 2022

Did the Shuffle Dance change the world? 11 years ago and the club music scene still thrives: qigong shuffle dance?

 And in 2018, “Party Rock Anthem” was officially certified Diamond by the RIAA and the sixth-biggest Billboard single of all time.

I met an exchange student from Lebanon who was sporting the "Everyday I'm Shufflin'" t-shirt - back around 2013 - and I had been new to the song at the time. I had seen the viral vid of this geeky dude who traveled the world doing selfies of doing the "shuffle dance" in every country. 

I'm not a fan of techno as the outgrowth of industrial with EDM as the outgrowth of techno and "club music" as the outgrowth of EDM. haha. I'm taking this trend all the way back to Disco if necessary!!

Hip hop and rap music did grow as a rebellion against disco as did punk rock hardcore music (the latter I dabbled in as well). I suppose Heavy Metal is kind of a segue to club music somehow?

This kind of dance style is a lot of hopping fast - more like jogging - and I could actually do the shuffle a bit! I just watched this Baltimore doc on club music - I had no idea it was so big in the black community. haha

club music and the body count in Baltimore -  

"music is an escape."

I had a school friend from Baltimore but she probably was not in the same "neighborhood."

The Jersey Club Music sound relies on the "kick pattern" of the Bass Drum (on a drum machine of course).

So that vid says, "11 years later" he's still doing it and that dancing saved him and it was spiritual.

This type of Techno Shuffle dancing is accessible to anyone at a simple level. At the advanced level it's a serious high level olympic work out!!

I'm not so much into the coordinated dance move thing but I will make a confession.

I actually did this Shuffle dance on my own in 1989 - at the Hampshire College dance. I had tried smoking herb I think for the first time? I only smoked it twice there so I'm not sure. I just started rocking my legs back and forth and speeding up and when I stopped there was a circle around me - watch out! haha.

I wasn't trying to impress or anything - just total  catharsis and that's what this club music dance is really about.

Shuffolution 2021 Cheesy tacky and yet there it is - still persisting!!

Started in 1980s Melbourne? The shuffle dance in China today

Wow I guess I was trendy with my made up shuffle dance in 1989. 

He says he feels "totally empty" when the music goes intense. Indeed!!

Qigong Shuffle dance?

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/lmfao-party-rock-anthem-feature/

That Shuffle Dance has come a long way in 11 years!!

https://dorazihitparade.com/2020/03/25/the-ones-of-the-10s-lmfaos-party-rock-anthem-feat-lauren-bennett-goonrock/ 




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