| Some of those over played wedding songs
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| | infected the rest of the country.
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| that you love to hate, do have some
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| | Strangely enough, despite it's enormous
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| trivial back stories that may interest
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| | international popularity, the song never
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| you. They may or may not change your
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| | cracked the Top 40 charts. Steps to the
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| mind to add them to your wedding song
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| | dance can be found here.
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| list:
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| | Da Butt:
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| The Chicken Dance:
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| | Sung and performed by E.U (Experience
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| This unique Polka is often considered an
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| | Unlimited) from the 1988 Spike Lee movie
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| Oktoberfest standard. Stories claim that
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| | "School Daze". The song has it's own
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| the song was written in the 50's by Swiss
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| | dance, which involves simply shaking your
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| Accordion player Werner Thomas in Davos,
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| | butt when instructed by the lyrics.
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| Switzerland while tending a flock of
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| | Spike Lee directed the video for this,
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| Ducks and Geese. Originally entitled
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| | and even appeared in it, shaking his
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| "Der Ententanz" (The Duck Dance), the
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| | butt.
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| tune crossed the Atlantic via traveling
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| | This is one of the biggest hits with the
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| Polka bands and became "The Chicken
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| | "go-go" sound - a fun mixture of dance,
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| Dance".
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| | rap, and funk. "Go-go" has been popular
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| The dance was popularized in the United
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| | in the Washington, DC area since the
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| States in 1981 during the Tulsa,
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| | '70's.
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| Oklahoma, Oktoberfest by the Heilbronn
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| | The Achy Breaky Heart:
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| Band from Germany. They wanted to
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| | Sung by Billy Ray Cyrus from Flatwoods,
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| demonstrate the dance in costume but
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| | Ky, who bought a guitar at age 20, then
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| there were no duck costumes available
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| | played in local bands named Sly Dog and
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| anywhere near Tulsa. At a local
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| | the Breeze. He spent 1984 to 1986 in Los
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| television station, however, a chicken
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| | Angeles, looking for a recording contract
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| costume was available which was donated
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| | and supporting himself by selling cars.
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| for use at the festival. And that is how
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| | Next he lived in Huntington, W.Va., and
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| the "Chicken Dance" got its name.
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| | traveled regularly to Nashville in search
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| There are many versions of the poultry
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| | of the elusive recording deal. Finally,
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| theme song also known as "Vogeltanz"
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| | Cyrus was signed to Mercury Records in
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| (Dance Little Bird), "Dance de Canards"
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| | 1990
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| and "The Bird's Dance". Steps to the
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| | Although the song has an amusing title
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| dance can be found here.
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| | and upscale rhythm, it tells a sad story:
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| The Hokey Pokey:
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| | a couple are breaking up, and Cyrus asks
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| The song is said to have originated in
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| | that his heart be spared the pain because
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| England as "the Okey Cokey" and
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| | his heart `might blow up and kill this
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| popularized by G.I's in England during
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| | man.' This was a remake of a 1991 song
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| World War 2. Bob Degen of Lexington, KY
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| | by the Country act The Marcy Brothers,
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| owns a 1944 copyright of the song "The
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| | titled "Don't Tell My Heart."
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| Hokey-Pokey Dance" but Larry LaPrise,
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| | In 1992 the "Achy Breaky Heart" spawned
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| legend has it, "invented" the song for
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| | dance contests held in dance clubs across
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| ski crowd at a Sun Valley, Idaho resort
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| | the country.Steps to the dance can be
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| in the 1940's and recorded it in 1949
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| | found here.
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| with the Ram Trio. The rights were
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| | The Macarena:
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| bought by Ray Anthony who recorded it as
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| | "Macarena" is a song by Los del Rio
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| the 'B' side to "The Bunny Hop" in 1953.
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| | (Rafael Ruiz and Romero Monge) about a
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| Larry LaPrise, died April 13, 1996 in
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| | woman of the same name. Diana Patricia,
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| Boise, Idaho, at the age of 83. Steps to
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| | the Venezuelan flamenco dancer inspired
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| the dance can be found here.
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| | the song. It was originally released in
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| The Time Warp:
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| | 1993, as a new flamenco rumba pop fusion
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| "The Time Warp" is without a doubt the
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| | theme with Spanish lyrics, with a
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| most popular song from The Rocky Horror
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| | significant success in Spain. "La
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| Picture Show movie released in 1975 and
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| | Macarena" is one of 8 sections (known as
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| starring Tim Curry & Susan Sarandon. The
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| | "quarters") of Seville, Spain. That's
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| original 1973 London Theater Company
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| | where they got the name. The song
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| production written by Richard O'Brien was
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| | originally had no dance.
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| only meant to run for 6 weeks.
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| | After being remixed by the Bayside Boys
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| The movie musical was a flop but went
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| | and having English lyrics added, it
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| onto cult status when on April 1st, 1976,
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| | became a worldwide summer hit in 1996.
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| it was played at the Waverly theatre at
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| | The single spent 14 weeks at number 1 on
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| midnight. It was a success, and rapidly
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| | the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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| developed a large following. The regulars
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| | In the original version, Macarena (which
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| started dressing up as characters from
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| | means "Mother of God.") is upset because
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| the movie and even started yelling things
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| | her boyfriend, Vitorino, has joined the
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| back at the screen. This escalated to the
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| | army. She retaliates by going out on the
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| audience participation we have today.
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| | town and carousing with other men. In the
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| The song is played on the radio, at
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| | Bayside Boys mix, Macarena gets mad at
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| clubs, at school dances, and even by
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| | her boyfriend and goes out to shake it
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| marching bands. People who have never
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| | while he's out of town.
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| seen the movie often know how to do The
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| | During its heyday, it was played
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| Time Warp. Steps to the dance can be
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| | incessantly at professional athletic
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| found here.
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| | games, rallies, the United States
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| The YMCA:
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| | Democratic Party's National Convention,
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| The Village People was created in 1977 by
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| | and other places. The Israeli national
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| French record producer and composer,
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| | radio station "Galatz", chose "The
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| Jacques Morali. The group was named after
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| | Macarena" as the worst song of the 1990s.
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| New Yorks gay district in Greenwich
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| | As for the dance credit can be assigned
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| Village. It is believed that the group
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| | to Mia Frye, the choreographer of "The
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| was designed to attract gay audiences
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| | Macarena" video. Steps to the dance can
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| while parodying some of the stereotypes
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| | be found here:
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| found in the gay community. As everyone
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| | The Cha Cha Slide:
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| knows by now, the group was made up of
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| | DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide sometimes
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| "macho men," including a cop, a
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| | called "The Casper Slide" The Cha Cha
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| construction worker, a cowboy, a biker, a
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| | Slide is a dance created by Chicago's
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| Native American and a soldier.
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| | Willie Perry (DJ Casper, aka Mr. C). It
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| The Song "YMCA" was released in 1978 and
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| | is an update of the Electric Slide, and
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| reached number 2 on the Billboard Top 40
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| | includes DJ Casper's called-out
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| Charts. Y.M.C.A. stands for "Young Men's
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| | instructions. The rhythm of the Cha-Cha
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| Christian Association," which is commonly
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| | Slide is based on an obscure 1993 dance
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| associated with the gyms that often
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| | club song "Plastic Dreams" by Jaydee (aka
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| provide temporary housing to men.
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| | Robin Albers).
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| Originally considered an anthem for the
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| | DJ Casper developed the Cha Cha Slide in
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| gay community, the song has long been
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| | 1996 for Bally Total Fitness; it became a
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| popular with people from all walks of
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| | hit with gym members, and the dance's
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| life. Its become the most frequently
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| | popularity prompted Chicago's WGCI radio
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| performed song at sporting events in the
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| | station to approach Mr. C to record a
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| U.S. with everyone singing and dancing
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| | song to showcase the dance The Cha-Cha
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| using the well-known arm movements that
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| | Slide in 2000. The following year, the
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| spell out the letters Y-M-C-A.
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| | song and dance caught on around the USA.
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| The Electric Slide:
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| | Steps to the dance can be found here.
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| The Electric Boogie was recorded by
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| | If you don't like these selections please
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| Marcia Griffiths and produced by Bunny
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| | advise your DJ entertainer to remove them
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| Wailer in 1982. Griffiths was one of Bob
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| | from your event playlist. If you like
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| Marleys backup singers, the iThree's, for
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| | these songs and would like to learn these
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| nearly a decade, and Bunny Wailer was a
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| | dances, please feel free to contact you
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| Wailer.
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| | DJ entertainer for step-by-step
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| In 1989, the song exploded into
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| | instructions at your next event.
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| popularity. Numerous re-recordings and
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| | Rob has been a professional mobile DJ
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| re-packagings ensued and The Electric
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| | since 1983, performing at hundreds of
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| Slide emerged as a Washington, D.C. and
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| | events each year including weddings,
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| Virginian dance craze which quickly
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| | corporate events and school functions.
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