Harlem Shake By: Taylor O
I think it is safe to say we all go on the internet. Whether it’s to Google your homework answers, or to watch that video EVERYONE at school has been talking about, you use the internet almost every day (especially now that the teachers have discovered Edmodo). The internet is useful in so many ways! And in this modern time, the internet is used quite a lot. However, the internet does come with a cost. There always seems to be that one meme floating across cyberspace, appearing on everyone's computer screen. Now, if you don’t know what a meme is it basically those treacherous, funny, and stupid little nomads. Sometimes you can describe it as, “an inside joke you share with the internet”. Remember Nyan Cat? That was a meme. In other words, a meme is a popular thing on the internet that is loved and also hated by many, and wears out quickly. And once one meme goes into the shadows, another one comes out. This meme took the internet by storm. It was known as the Harlem Shake.
Now the Harlem Shake is pretty self-explanatory if you’ve seen the videos. Basically, they are short, thirty second videos of idiotic dancing and people embarrassing themselves online. I’ll illustrate what usually happens: One person will begin dancing in an area where other people pretend to be doing their own thing, as if they are not noticing. Then the song that is playing in the background will begin to pick up, when everyone in the room begins dancing in a sudden daze. They will keep dancing until the thirty seconds are up. Now, that is just the basic structure of Harlem Shake videos. There are usually much crazier, including, funny outfits, random objects, silly dance moves and bodily movements, etc. Harlem Shake videos also have a theme set to them, such as, classroom edition or underwater edition. There is even one online that was shot at Seaworld! There are endless possibilities with Harlem Shake videos.
Along with all new memes, they are great fun in the beginning. However after about two to three weeks, they die out. The Harlem Shake is at about this point. It has been a while since the Harlem Shake hit the internet. And in that period of time, over 50,000 Harlem Shake videos have been created and uploaded to the internet. The Harlem Shake was very fun while it lasted. If you want, check out our Newspaper Club Harlem Shake!
Now the Harlem Shake is pretty self-explanatory if you’ve seen the videos. Basically, they are short, thirty second videos of idiotic dancing and people embarrassing themselves online. I’ll illustrate what usually happens: One person will begin dancing in an area where other people pretend to be doing their own thing, as if they are not noticing. Then the song that is playing in the background will begin to pick up, when everyone in the room begins dancing in a sudden daze. They will keep dancing until the thirty seconds are up. Now, that is just the basic structure of Harlem Shake videos. There are usually much crazier, including, funny outfits, random objects, silly dance moves and bodily movements, etc. Harlem Shake videos also have a theme set to them, such as, classroom edition or underwater edition. There is even one online that was shot at Seaworld! There are endless possibilities with Harlem Shake videos.
Along with all new memes, they are great fun in the beginning. However after about two to three weeks, they die out. The Harlem Shake is at about this point. It has been a while since the Harlem Shake hit the internet. And in that period of time, over 50,000 Harlem Shake videos have been created and uploaded to the internet. The Harlem Shake was very fun while it lasted. If you want, check out our Newspaper Club Harlem Shake!