The 7 Most GIF-able Dance Crazes in The World
Words by Alexis Stephens
I’ve never understood wallflowers. The best part of music is dancing to it. Especially when you can come up with coordinated routines with friends. It’s hard to say exactly how certain sets of moves turn into legitimate dance subcultures, but it happens everyday all around the world. Here are a few people whose moves were killing it so hard on YouTube that we just had to GIF them. Think of MTV Iggy as the United Nations of Dance Crazes.
Late last year, I talked about how much I love this azonto-influenced dance with the head-scratching origin. The DoughMoney Boyz did an amazing alkayida video, but this young lady steals their show. Shouts to the Spongebob tee shirt that reminds me of the “crank dat spongebob” dance.
I talked about bopping a little in my article on Sicko Mobb, but the dance element of the subculture is even more popular than the music. Dancers Lil Kemo and Dlow are hot in the streets and going viral all over the internets. They’ve even been on TV demonstrating the dance on The Steve Harvey Show and Good Day Chicago. The GIF above is from one of Lil Kemo’s latest uploads. Keep your eyes peeled for the #Kemostep and #DlowShuffle hashtags.
Dance crazes performed by costumed adults as children’s characters is a thing! I don’t quite get why, but I’m thankful that the dancers of Dragon House made such a well-choreographed video. It’s endlessly entertaining. We Are Toonz’ “Drop That Nae Nae” is hot in Atlanta right now and seems mostly to be a throwback to Soulja Boy’s heyday (not that I’m mad.)
Many K-pop groups have tried to recreate the popularity of Psy’s “Gangnam Style” dance. None have done it as adorably as girl group Crayon Pop with their dance to last year’s “Bar Bar Bar.” YouTuber Fiiiflee has shared an amazing triptych of her dancing along that has me online shopping for pink shorts and matching canvas sneakers.
The Melbourne Shuffle has been around since the 1980s, making it the oldest dance on this list, but it’s still pretty charming. Even frat poppers LMFAO couldn’t suppress its association with Dutch hardstyle. These ladies are from the Leeds.
This dance has been around since the rise of baile funk, but it’s still winning at being the most acrobatic dance on the list. There’s an annual competition of passinho groups from mostly favela communities that has grown so big in its third year that the last one was sponsored by Coca Cola. Here’s hoping we see more highlighted in the months before the upcoming World Cup in Rio.
Ding Dong is the leader of Jamaica’s Ravers Clavers dance group and his dancehall hit is all about dropping it low. Produced by Ricky Blaze, “Syvah” makes me happy to play double duty dancing along to the song while searching for extra change for laundry on the ground.
Alexis Stephens (@pm_jawn) is a staff writer at MTV Iggy and will show off her azonto moves if you ask nicely.
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Atlanta's Dragon House Does The Nae Nae
I’ve never understood wallflowers. The best part of music is dancing to it. Especially when you can come up with coordinated routines with friends. It’s hard to say exactly how certain sets of moves turn into legitimate dance subcultures, but it happens everyday all around the world. Here are a few people whose moves were killing it so hard on YouTube that we just had to GIF them. Think of MTV Iggy as the United Nations of Dance Crazes.
Alkayida (Ghana)
Late last year, I talked about how much I love this azonto-influenced dance with the head-scratching origin. The DoughMoney Boyz did an amazing alkayida video, but this young lady steals their show. Shouts to the Spongebob tee shirt that reminds me of the “crank dat spongebob” dance.
Bopping (Chicago, USA)
I talked about bopping a little in my article on Sicko Mobb, but the dance element of the subculture is even more popular than the music. Dancers Lil Kemo and Dlow are hot in the streets and going viral all over the internets. They’ve even been on TV demonstrating the dance on The Steve Harvey Show and Good Day Chicago. The GIF above is from one of Lil Kemo’s latest uploads. Keep your eyes peeled for the #Kemostep and #DlowShuffle hashtags.Nae Nae (Atlanta, USA)
Dance crazes performed by costumed adults as children’s characters is a thing! I don’t quite get why, but I’m thankful that the dancers of Dragon House made such a well-choreographed video. It’s endlessly entertaining. We Are Toonz’ “Drop That Nae Nae” is hot in Atlanta right now and seems mostly to be a throwback to Soulja Boy’s heyday (not that I’m mad.)
Bar Bar Bar (South Korea)
Many K-pop groups have tried to recreate the popularity of Psy’s “Gangnam Style” dance. None have done it as adorably as girl group Crayon Pop with their dance to last year’s “Bar Bar Bar.” YouTuber Fiiiflee has shared an amazing triptych of her dancing along that has me online shopping for pink shorts and matching canvas sneakers.
Shuffle (Worldwide)
The Melbourne Shuffle has been around since the 1980s, making it the oldest dance on this list, but it’s still pretty charming. Even frat poppers LMFAO couldn’t suppress its association with Dutch hardstyle. These ladies are from the Leeds.
Passinho (Brazil)
This dance has been around since the rise of baile funk, but it’s still winning at being the most acrobatic dance on the list. There’s an annual competition of passinho groups from mostly favela communities that has grown so big in its third year that the last one was sponsored by Coca Cola. Here’s hoping we see more highlighted in the months before the upcoming World Cup in Rio.
Syvah (Jamaica)
Ding Dong is the leader of Jamaica’s Ravers Clavers dance group and his dancehall hit is all about dropping it low. Produced by Ricky Blaze, “Syvah” makes me happy to play double duty dancing along to the song while searching for extra change for laundry on the ground.
Alexis Stephens (@pm_jawn) is a staff writer at MTV Iggy and will show off her azonto moves if you ask nicely.
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