The Illustrated Guide To The Most Viral Dances Of All Time

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE MOST VIRAL DANCES OF ALL TIME From Gangnam Style to The Harlem Shake to The Macarena – we've got an illustrated guide to nailing it so you can break out your dance moves at your next party or affair. THE HAND JIVE 01. Pat your hands on 04. Crisscross your twice, as if you were hitchhiking. your hands together your knees or hands right hand twice with the left thighs 2 times. below. hand on top. 08. Make a thumbs-up 07. Make a thumbs-up 05. Making 2 fists, hit your hands together twice with the right sign with your left hand and point 02. Clap your hands two sign with your right hand and point times. backwards over left 03. Crisscross your hands right hand hand on top. backwards over shoulder twice, as if above. 06. Making 2 fists, hit right shoulder you were hitchhiking. THE MOONWALK only your feet have changed positions. Your right foot 01. Place one foot ground. ed down on the directly in front of 02. Slide your left heel floor. Put all of the weight into your lifted leg. the other and stand back and "into" the on the toes of your floor. Do this as you should now be in back leg. Then, lift lean back on your 03. Snap the heel of your front of your left leg your right leg and place the toes of right leg so that left foot up off the instead of the other your left foot finish- floor as you simulta- way around. your right foot facing the floor, es behind the right neously snap the 04. To do the moonwalk leg. During this, the heel of your right heel of your right correctly, only one approximately a foot behind your left of your feet should be in the air at any foot down. Now you foot should still are in the same posi- leg. Keep your left remain in the air, tion you started with, given time. foot flat on the with the toes point- THE TWIST 01. Stand with your feet from the body, bent should also twist or your foot. Alternate shoulder-width slightly at the rotate from side to from foot to foot, apart with equal elbow. side in a similar placing your weight weight on both feet. over one foot as 04. Twist your hips. Swing your hips dramatically from side to side. As you manner. 02. Move one foot for- 05. As you rock from you twist to that ward by twisting. side to side, shift side and over the other foot as you your body weight so that it is sup- ported by the ball of 03. Extend both arms outward and away tw ist your hips, twist back. your waist and legs THE TIME WARP 01. It's just a jump to the left. With your putting it on the ground. On the 04. Bring your knees in tight. Bring your knees together. circle. 07. Let's do... Finally, feet positioned together, move your fourth time, leave Jump facing the your foot on the 05. It's a pelvic thrust. right entire body to the ground. Do a body or pelvic 08. The time warp... left. 03. Put your hands on thrust twice, with Then Jumping 02. Then a step to the your hips. Throw your hands still on facing the left your hands into the air and circle them right. Move your your hips. 09. Again... Then swing right foot out and back to your left leg 06. That really drives arms out from your down onto your you insane. Swirl or body as if creating three times without hips. sway your hips in a a 'T' 4 times THE CUPID SHUFFLE 01. Step 4 times to the 03. 'Kick' your right leg, that when you get 04. Walk it by yourself. Just walk in place, right. then your left leg to the next part, you're facing the next wall. 02. Step 4 times to the only up to the heel but turn to the left of your foot. while doing so, so left. THE SOULJA BOY 01. Jump, crossing your while leaning to the hand. Then bring foot going in that legs. Jump again, right. On the third the right leg down same direction and uncrossing them. (criss cross your legs) time, turn your arms again and center and crank your upwards and snap and quickly stomp your weight. hands like a motor- 06. After centering your cycle. Alternate your right foot. each time. weight, push off to the right and bring 02. Bring your right foot up behind your left 04. Stomp your right 08. When soulja boy leg, bent at an foot one more time. the left leg up and says "Crank that angle. Tap your foot with your left hand. Bring your foot Center your weight the arms forward in robocop" put each of your arms by the sides of your head and have all your again, and then the "Superman" cross your right leg style. down and center over your left 07. When he says "Now your weight.(*3, 4*) fingers pointing in 05. Bring the right knee upwards and tap it with your right watch me YUUUAA! the direction. And 03. Slightly twist your (Crank that soulja boy)" Jump on one touch your knees back and forth. hips three times THE MACARENA 01. Put your right arm, right arm, and your and touch your arm. facing down, out in fro nt of you, then right shoulder with right hip 05. Take your right arm and touch your left your left arm. 08. Take your left arm your left arm 04. Touch the right side hip and touch your left 02. Flip over your right of your head with hip your right arm, and the left side of your 06. Take your left arm and touch your arm, then left. 09. Shake your butt. 03. Touch your left shoulder with your right hip 10. Swing your hips and turn to the right. head with your left 07. Take your right arm THE SINGLE LADIES 01. Stand with your feet with both knees pushing your butt out. Bring your hip two times, pointing to the left. Arch your back shoulder-width 03. Stand with your legs apart. Put your hands up over your shoulder-width apart halfway up to meet and bend your knees slightly, put your chin your hand. head and cock your down, and then roll 06. Turn to your right and put your feet parallel, about one foot apart. slightly. Wind your hips to the left. hips and arms back up slowly while unending your knees and coming to a Jiggle your hips and forth as if you back and forth. were winding down Walk five steps with Switch to the back to the floor. Continue standing position. your toes pointed, and shake jiggle your bending your knees You should be arch- while pumping your hips again. lower and lower as ing your back as shoulders down. Put much as possible while you are coming 02. Step right with your right foot, and then touch with your feet together with your the right shoulder in front while you are you wind your arms and hips from side-to-side. When up to standing. taking a step with your left foot, and put your left shoul- der in front while you you get to the floor, bend your left leg so 05. Put your feet together and then point your left foot. Repeat with the left foot and the knee is com- right foot, turning it out slightly. Pull your touch your right foot to your left. Repeat this sequence two pletely over your left are taking a step with your right foot. Flick your head up in the air when you foot, and extend hands out in front of your right leg fully out to the right side. You should be lung- you and bring them all the way around your head. Leave times. Meanwhile, open your arms for take the fifth step. your left hand up over your head with your palm pointing upward. Bring your right arm to your butt and spank it while the first two Continue taking a series of five steps ing to your left. step-touches, and 04. From this lunge posi- point to your left ring finger with your tion, bring the right four times, each time leg in, and bend it to ending in a head hands at your chest for the third. Repeat flick. meet the left leg, ...... THE GANGNAM STYLE 1. THE GALLOP: Place 4. THE HIP FLICK WITH Twirl your arm 8 times while doing the bounce 4 times. Then your right hand over your left as if holding reins. Then step right, left, right, right, then left, right, left, left. Take a slight hop with each step to FOOT SHUFFLE: us ing your back leg, roll your hips twice. Then, pop your leg 3 Gallop. Place your hands on your hips, flick your right leg out 4 times, 3. THE LASSO WITH- times. OUT GALLOP: The dance also features using your hip to 6. THE CHEST AND the lasso without the help you make the ARM POP: Then do 3 movement. After the gallop. First lasso for chest pops and 3 give the motion of galloping. 4th time, leave your chest and arm pops. 4 counts with the Gallop, then lasso for leg out and then drag 7. THE POSE: Finish by 2. THE GALLOP WITH 4 counts without the it slowly back to the leaning to right, kick- ing out with your LASSO: Place your center. Gallop. Hold the final lasso for slightly left hand in front and 5. THE STRETCH, ROLL right leg and strik ing your right hand up as longer. AND POP: Get into a the pose. if holding a lasso. lunge position, THE HARLEM SHAKE 01. Get a group of people 03. Start playing Baau- 04. After a few mo- 05. When the chorus hits, together. er's Harlem Shake. ments, one person everyone should 02. Get an outrageous should start dancing. start flailing about costume. wildly.