http://www.metafilter.com/tags/dancingorigins Posts tagged with 'dancingorigins' at MetaFilter. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:50:12 -0800 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:50:12 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/66683/Dancing%2Drave%2Dstyle%2Dfrom%2Dbeginner%2Dto%2Dgeriatric%2Dyoure%2Dcovered <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SItPGEsjLQ">How to dance at a rave.</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4taV6m_1o">People dancing to house music</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIiCq9nBAyI">The Detroit Jit vs. Chicago Juke</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fdzDKp4EO4">The history of the Detroit Jit</a> on popular dance show <i>The Scene</i> from the 80's. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq6k9gSsRXI">80's legends the Funkateers</a> doing their thing to Wordy Rappinghood. Compare them to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dJ76l_Xtis">New York City Breakers</a>. But let's take it back, way back... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih0QQkOFGrk">The Nicholas Brothers vs. Benny Benassi</a>. Think they look like they're raving? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JaRtOABNos">What about when you throw Kanye West in the mix?</a> Have we always danced with such abandon? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gakNnigj4Ns">In South Africa, we have</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NaYDH9Js7Y">More dancing from Ethiopia </a> that looks like a lot of rave dancing to me. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR_yCxIxDDc">Masai tribespeople</a> raving it up. Think raving is for young people? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbAufKZ3dL0">You're wrong</a>. I saw this woman driving her scooter into tents at the DEMF in 2006 and getting up to dance... then found her again on YouTube. Think she was a one-time fluke? Wrong again. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Avt1UxSuj0">Here she is raving it up in 2007</a>. <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/comments.mefi/54167">Previously.</a> Now everybody get out there and dance a little! tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.66683 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:50:12 -0800 africa dance dancers dancing dancingorigins detroit historyofdance jit jitting juke nicholasbrothers ravers raving thescene Unicorn on the cob