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In this modern era many new cultures are born rises from the west. one of which is the melbourne shuffle or better known as the shuffle dance
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The Melbourne
Shuffle (also known as Rocking or simply The Shuffle) is a rave
and club dance that originated
in the late 1980s in the underground rave music scene in Melbourne,
Australia.
The basic movements in the dance are a fast heel-and-toe action with a style
suitable for various types of electronic
music. Some variants incorporate arm movements.People who dance the shuffle are often referred to as rockers, due in part to
the popularity of shuffling to rock music in the early 1990s.
Timeline
Late 1980s–early 1990s
In the late
'80s, the Melbourne Shuffle began to emerge as a distinct dance, incorporating
more hand movement than its predecessor, Stomping. Breakbeat
and techno music
was gradually replaced with the more hardcore forms of rave music,
such as hard trance
and hardstyle.
Where the
Melbourne Shuffle was originally danced, the places were not considered to be
named 'raves', but rather 'dance parties'.
Mid–late 1990s
A number of
videos documenting the style during this era exist as the style increased in
popularity.
There are many variations of this dance but the main heel-to-toe movement
remained the key motion, giving it the name "the Melbourne Shuffle".
Notably arm-movements are much more prevalent than in later renditions of the
dance.
2000–2008
In 2004 a
documentary entitled Melbourne Shuffler began filming in Melbourne clubs,
raves,
festivals and outdoor events, before being released on DVD in 2005. By 2005,
the Melbourne Shuffle had helped to change the sound of hardstyle
and hard trance
music, with DJs and producers aiming at a constant 140-160bpm speed. By 2006,
early hardstyle was largely replaced by nustyle
and epic trance
-influenced hard trance music at popular shuffling clubs and raves. Nustyle and
the newer form of hard trance focused on swung euphoric
orchestral-like trance melodies that would suddenly drop (such as by a house
exciter) into a constant kick drum that was of preferable speed for shuffling
to by the rockers. In 2006 with the rising popularity of YouTube,
dancers internationally now contribute to the Shuffle online, posting their own
variations and learning from others.
The German band Scooter featured the shuffle performed by
veterans Missaghi "Pae" Peyman & Sarah Miatt in the video for the
single J'adore Hardcore, which was partly filmed in
Melbourne. As more people have practiced the dance, the dance itself has
changed from the majority of hand movements over feet movements, to present day,
where it is mostly based on keeping in time with bass beats.
2009
In early to
mid 2009 the infectious popularity of the Melbourne Shuffle on YouTube
began to calm, but not die, bringing on a new age of shufflers. The dance began
to revert to what some people call "Oldschool". This reversion of
shuffling consisted mostly of wide variations of the "T-Step" and
minimal running man, and is accented by glides and
spins. Although this may be referred to as "Oldschool" this new age
of style is still very different from the way rockers in the '90s danced. Many
of the new wave of rockers perform in cypher.
Some of the younger people of this new wave are referred to as teeny boppers
(or 'TB(s)' for short). TBs are also generally described as being young people
that are not old enough to attend raves, so they dance at school, in a street
or in a park instead. Whereas individuals who participate in those aspects of
the dance argue that enough of the current Shuffle scene is influenced by Hip
Hop (such as the now widespread inclusion of the 'Running Man') that these
activities are justified.
Dancing
The origins
of the name "Melbourne Shuffle" are unknown. The term was first
brought to the public attention by Sonic
Animation's Rupert Keiller during a TV interview in Sydney. The Age
referred to it as looking like "a cross between the chicken dance and a
foot stomping robot" to the untrained eye,
but locals simply called it "stomping".
Some dancers
sprinkle talcum powder or apply liquid to the floor
beneath their feet to help them glide more easily, some including 360 degree
spins or jumps into their moves.
Others apply smooth plastic tape or duct tape to the soles of their shoes.
Originally
consisting of the "T-Step" combined with arm movements, during the
1990s the "Running Man" has been adopted into the dance, accentuating
the new focus of keeping time with the beat. The "Running man"
involves a 2-step motion in which the front foot is brought backwards with two
hops while the back foot is brought forwards in a walking motion, creating a
"running on the spot" motion, hence the name. The "T-Step"
is a fast sideways heel-toe motion on one foot twisting at the ankle. The dance
is embellished by spins, arm pumps, slides, and kicks. Modern implementations
of the dance include motions from other dances such as Crip Walk,
Toprock
and Jumpstyle,
which have brought the less-adaptive t-step to the background. Some dancers
even omit the t-step completely.
Although Hardstyle
has been a dominant genre to dance on within the Melbourne Shuffle for many
years, referring to the dance with "hardstyle" is incorrect.
"Hardstyle" is an umbrella term for many different rave dances
globally, as well as a genre of electronic music. Hardstyle is a rave dance,
while most other styles were typically performed in clubs and dance parties.
With the
spread of the Melbourne Shuffle through YouTube, dancing styles have evolved
from each other to a point in which people refer to styles with an abbreviation
coming from the area in which the style came from, such as
"AUS"/"Melb" (Australia/Melbourne),
"MAS"/"Malay" (Malaysia) or "Cali" (California).
These distinctions cause a lot of confusion for newcomers and those who are
unfamiliar with the dance.
Video Games
In 2011 League of
Legends released a character named Viktor who can perform the
Melbourne Shuffle by typing /dance into the chat.
In Arenanet's
2012 mmorpg Guild Wars 2 a human character can perform the
Melbourne Shuffle by typing /dance into the chat.
Media
The
Melbourne Shuffle dance style has remained relatively underground since its
birth in the late '80s and early '90s. The term "Melbourne Shuffle"
was recorded in the media when Sonic
Animation's Rupert Keiller was interviewed by Rage, an all-night Australian music TV show.
The interviewer asked Rupert what his unique style of dance was and the reply
was "the Melbourne Shuffle". In December 2002 The Age,
an Australian newspaper, made mention of the term in a front page article,
attempting to illustrate what the popular Melbourne Shuffle was for the first
time to the mainstream public.
Shufflers
have taken their art form and self-expressive dance style overseas and are a
regular sight to be seen at rave parties in the UK,
Germany,
Malaysia
and also Thailand,
where shufflers can be seen shuffling on the beaches of Koh Phangan
during the Full Moon Beach Party. The internet has also
been a factor in spreading knowledge and interest in the shuffle.
In 2004, Six Flags
launched an ad campaign featuring Mr. Six, an old man who performed the Melbourne Shuffle as
well as Jumpstyle
and Techtonik.
A
documentary on the topic entitled Melbourne Shuffler
was in production during 2004–2005 and was released in late 2005 on DVD.
Another huge contributor to the fame and popularity of the Melbourne Shuffle is
YouTube.
Every shuffler and shuffle crew found themselves able to support the Melbourne
Shuffle and show off their own style and moves; these videos captured
everyone's attention.
On 6
September 2008, Network 10 had started filming footage at the
Hard Style Dance (HSD).
Nightclub for an upcoming Documentary on the Melbourne Shuffle, although no
other news has surfaced after the filming of the footage.
In November
2008, "So You Think You Can Shuffle",
an Australian YouTube-based video voting competition website was launched,
where Shufflers from around the country can showcase their dance skills,
comment, and vote on other videos. Starting in 2009 "So You Think You Can
Shuffle" also started hosting official shuffle meet-ups and competitions
around Australia and Germany.
In December
2008, The Daily Mercury, a Queensland
publication, reported on a story about the Melbourne Shuffle's presence in Mackay. It cited the city's high YouTube
exposure when compared to other major cities in Queensland.
In 2009,
MSO, a Melbourne-based company that produces robotics, rave clothing, music,
and art began production on a documentary titled "GLOBAL SHUFFLE
1990:2010". Scheduled for release in 2011, the film contains rare
footage from Melbourne's underground dance scene in the '90s and documents the
invention and evolution of the Melbourne Shuffle. It will feature involvement
from the likes of Dr3kar, Shifter Hardstyle Prodigy, Euphemism, Matthew Moyle,
Television Unlimited and Global Village.
The official
music video for The Black Eyed Peas single "The Time"
briefly features dancers (including apl.de.ap
himself) in a night club performing the Melbourne Shuffle.
The Electro Hop group LMFAO featured several electro house dancers performing the shuffle in their "Party Rock Anthem" music video. LMFAO also organized an online shuffle contest for their video, the winner appeared in their Party Rock Anthem video. LMFAO are seen doing the Shuffle in the music videos for their singles Champagne Showers, Sexy and I Know It, Sorry for Party Rocking.
Review Melbourne Shuffle Or Shuffle Dance (++VIDEO) | News Popuar 2013
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