Harlem Shake Shoulder Movement

Series Summary

Hip hop dancing is extremely popular these days. The Harlem Shake is a hip hop dance that was originally called the Albee. The reason it was called Albee was because the creator of the Harlem Shake was a man called Al B. He also goes by the nickname, Sisqo. It has now spread to other urban areas, and world-wide hip hop clips. It became mainstream in 2001 when G-Dep featured the Harlem Shake in the music video "Let's Get It". Historically the Harlem Shake came from an East African or Ethiopian dance called "Eskista." This free hip hop video series will teach you how to use your shoulders, your body and get your footwork down so that you can master the Harlem Shake.

Video Transcript

"Class number one, shoulder workout. What you have to do is use the shoulders a lot. It's sort of a dance feel that you do, and you do it like this. The first thing you need to do is one, two. You need to get used to moving your shoulders from side to side. At the same time what I do is, I move by bodyweight from side to side. I'm rocking my body. Now, the second move is moving hard with the body. From side to side. You go up and you go down. Let me just do--I'll do it like this. Then I don't need to talk. A lot of people do it like this. That's lesson number one, head and shoulders."