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There are several variations of the dance. The original choreography has 22 steps, [5] but variants include the Freeze (16-step), Cowboy Motion (24-step), Cowboy Boogie (24 step), and the Electric Slide 2 (18-step). The 18-step variation became popular in 1989 and for ten years was listed by Linedancer Magazine as the number-one dance in the world.
"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.
The Chicken Dance is an example of a line dance adopted by the Mod revival during the 1980s. [18] The music video for the 1990 Billy Ray Cyrus song "Achy Breaky Heart" has been credited for launching line dancing into the mainstream. [2] [19] [20] [21] In the 1990s, the hit Spanish dance song "Macarena" inspired a popular line dance. [22]
Angelina Jolie hits the dance floor as she celebrates her daughter, Zahara, accepting a spot at HBCU Spelman College. The actress dances the electric slide at an event welcoming new students ahead ...
Grandmaster Slice was an American hip-hop musician whose album Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) helped popularize the electric slide dance. [1] [2]Slice was born in South Boston, Virginia and attended Halifax County High School.
Instead, they decided to craft a dance routine featuring the electric slide, Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" dance, and even a little Michael Jackson. The men, whose ages span from 15 to 46, all had ...
The song is a popular line dancing song often initiating the Electric Slide dance at weddings and parties. The song appears in the 1999 film The Best Man. The song appears on the radio station Bounce FM in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The song appears in the 2010 film Death at a Funeral.
This is the moment music legend DJ Casper performs the iconic Cha Cha slide on hit TV show Orange Is The New Black. DJ Casper, real name Willie Perry Jr, died aged 58 following a long battle with ...