It's time to move on from the "Gangnam Style." Just two months into the New Year and there is already a new dance craze- the "Harlem Shake." Derived from the 80s dance moves, the "Harlem Shake" went viral on the internet after a video was posted on YouTube by blogger Filthy Frank.
The 30 seconds video shows the blogger and his three friends dressed in pink leotard costumes dancing spastically with bizarre and uncoordinated steps to electronic beats of music producer, Baauer.
Since Frank's video surfaced online, five Australian teenagers released their own version of the 30 seconds Harlem Shake, Feb. 2, inspiring other people to do the same. And the best part about the "Harlem Shake"? The moves are not choreographed; follow whatever steps that come to mind.
Corey Walsh, one of the five teenagers to make the video is pretty pleased as well as surprised by the popularity of the dance moves and expects it to be the next Gangnam Style. Since the release, the "Harlem Shake" video has received more than 2 million hits on Youtube.
"I think it's pretty crazy, I didn't think anyone would care at all," Walsh told Courier Mail. "Some of the groups like the US army doing it, it's pretty crazy the way it's taken off. I reckon it could be (copied like Gangnam style) if it kept going how it is. I don't know if the song would be as big but maybe the dancing might.'"
The "Harlem Shake" has become so popular that it's not just the teenagers doing it. Numerous videos have been uploaded online by various groups of people and there might be more on the way.
Students from the University of Wisconsin roped in its swim team and made a video that shows a masked person swaying to the music while other students lounge around. As soon as the lyrics start the entire group joins in and dances around.
"It's a bunch of people dancing so ridiculously. It's hilarious," University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee junior Sophia Schmidt told jsonline.com. "And they're so easy to make. Our 30-second video took about 20 minutes to make and 30 minutes to edit."
The Harlem Shake bug has bitten celebs like Jimmy Fallon as well as the crew of Today's Show, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie, who broke into an impromptu jig on the Feb. 13 telecast.