Schools
Harlem Shake Dance Craze Sweeps Waukee Middle School
The goofy dance, which has taken over YouTube, has spawned followers in Waukee.
We can't get enough of the YouTube dance craze Harlem Shake.
Videos of the dance have been done by morning news show staffers to Fortune 500 offices to Russ Goerend's sixth-grade advisory at Waukee Middle School.
Find out what's happening in Waukeewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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:
Find out what's happening in Waukeewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here