Sean: The entire team in the locker room with Lebron James in full king gear, crown and red cape. Sean: There have been a few sports teams jumping on the band wagon of it and there is a bit of how long is this thing got if you do it, if you done it too late, you don’t want to jump the shark and there is a bit of that with the Harlem Shake but if you haven’t checked out the Miami Heat version with Lebron James… Sean: But you know an internet meme has hit its zenith when you get the best basketball player on the planet, Lebron James, joining in. Kelly: That’s our producer Con that’s got his finger on the beat there. Sean: No we’re not going to do it now, we might do the Grandstand Harlem Shake next week when Francis is back because I know he’s going to want to be involved. Kelly: You’re not going to make us do it are you? So as it starts there’s a bit of head bobbing and dancing by the casual guy and then when it goes… Sean: That might be it in the background, yes. So they’re dancing and costumes and it goes for about thirty seconds. And then when the beat drops about fifteen seconds in, everyone goes crazy. So that plays and it just sort of builds and builds, and the video goes that you have one guy just dancing and everyone else is not paying attention. The way it goes is there’s a song Harlem Shake by a band called Bower, so maybe Francis will have to put that on his playlist soon. Apparently it’s been attributed to a couple of teenagers in Queensland that have done the first one.
Sean: So the Harlem Shake is an internet meme, it’s a You Tube meme and it’s pretty much, been doing a bit of research on it, it’s going so viral there are so many different copies of it. Kelly: Now I’m pleased you brought this up because can you explain something for me? What is the Harlem Shake? Sean: Oh it’s not just this week but all through pretty much February the Harlem Shake is taking over the internet. Kelly: It’s time to talk sport and put a bit of a digital media spin on it, our digital media guru Sean Callanan is up nice and early for this Saturday morning. Want to get these clips in podcast form? Subscribe here or Add to iTunes Podcast transcription This has to but number one for one main reason, it’s performed underwater! Along with that, the setting up of the table and chairs are another feat in itself and lastly the student performing the shake in a sleeping bag underwater, gets a difficulty score of 10. University of Georgia Men’s Swim & Dive Team
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If you haven’t seen one by now it’s okay, below you will find the top 10 Shakes performed by sporting teams and a list of FORTY other videos from different leagues and sports around the world, such as the NBA, MLB, NHL, EPL, College sports, AFL and NRL. Most of the videos start with one individual in a mask dancing by themselves surrounded by a group whom don’t take much notice until the beat drops in the song when mayhem breaks loose. Participants range from players, coaches, fans and mascots dressed as if it were Halloween “dancing” to Baauer’s ‘Harlem Shake’ song. The videos are roughly 30 seconds long and are performed with no real choreography or formal dance experience required. Offering some comic relief through such videos offers fans a different insight into the daily lives of an organisation and athletes. Crazes and viral topics allow sporting teams to provide entertainment of a different kind than just the excitement of sport the athletes participate in. The viral video has prompted many elite sporting teams to perform their own take, most notably the NBA team Miami Heat lead by Lebron James as King James.
To finish 2012 we experienced ‘Gangnam Style’, now the next viral Youtube clip for 2013 is the ‘Harlem Shake’.
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