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Harlem Shake Dance, Video Meme Hits Waukee Library

Various versions of the Harlem Shake dance have been viewed by millions on YouTube, so the Teen Advisory Board of the Waukee library joined in the fun. Check out their video.

Videos of the Harlem Shake dance have been done by news show staffers and corporate offices worldwide to Waukee Middle School students.

The latest to join in the YouTube fun is the Teen Advisory Board of the Waukee Public Library. In the video posted by board member Ian Coon, he said teens performed the dance in the library recently after school. 

Want to know more about the teen group? Follow them on Twitter: @tabwpl.

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But what is the Harlem Shake, you ask? 

Well besides being an actual dance, it has now become the name of a recent video meme. From Know Your Meme:

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Harlem Shake is a popular style of hip hop dance and the title of a 2012 heavy bass instrumental track produced by Baauer. In February 2013, the song spawned a series of dance videos that begin with a masked individual doing the Harlem Shake alone in a group before suddenly cutting to a wild dance party featuring the entire group.

Also on Waukee Patch: Harlem Shake Dance Craze Sweeps Waukee Middle School


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