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Choreographer and dancer Richard L. "Ric" Silver claims to have created the dance in 1976. [1] Dance popularity is sometimes attributed to its setting to Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer's song "Electric Boogie", which was written and recorded for the first time in December 1982. [2] [3] [4] There are several variations of the dance.
"Electric Boogie" (also known as the "Electric Slide") is a dance song written by Bunny Wailer in response to his hearing the Eddy Grant song "Electric Avenue" in 1982. The song provided the basis for the success of dance fad called Electric Slide. [1] [2] According to Marcia Griffiths, "Electric Boogie" was written for her by Bunny Wailer in 1982.
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths OJ OD (born 23 November 1949) [1] [2] is a Jamaican singer best known for the 1989 remix of her single "Electric Boogie", which serves as the music for the four-wall "Electric Slide" line dance. It is the best-selling single of all time by a female reggae singer.
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In the 1990s, the hit Spanish dance song "Macarena" inspired a popular line dance. [22] A line dance for the 1990 Asleep at the Wheel single "Boot Scootin' Boogie" was choreographed by Bill Bader. [23] [24] The 1992 Brooks & Dunn cover of the song has resulted in there being at least 16 line dances with "Boot Scootin' Boogie" in the title. [25]
The Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart ranks the most popular dance and electronic song combining airplay audience impressions, digital downloads, streaming and club play. [1] The chart was introduced by Billboard in January 2013 as a result of the rise in popularity of the genres. [1]
West Street Mob was an American boogie and electro band, active between 1981 and 1984, [1] best known for their 1983 song "Break Dance — Electric Boogie." The band comprised Joey Robinson, Jr., Warren Moore and singer Sabrina Gillison.
The grapevine is a dance figure in partner dancing that shares a common appearance, with some variation, in ballroom, club, and folk dances. It includes side steps and steps across the support foot. The step is used, for example, in the foxtrot, polka, Electric Slide and hustle as well as in freestyle aerobics.