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It is important to connect the Crank Dat Soulja Boy to popular mainstream dances and dance trends that preceded it like the Charleston, the Lindy Hop, the Jitterbug, and the Twist. It is also important to note that The Soulja Boy is part of an immense genealogy of black dance trends that never realized, for numerous reasons, a point of mainstream appeal and/or participation. Presently, we’re witnessing the spawning of dances like the Chicken Noodle Soup, the Lean wit It/Rock wit It, the Toe Wop, the Wu Tang, Beat Your Feet, and a long list of other black influenced dance trends that surface from varying contexts and geographical regions. Trust me folk, this is a partial listing . . .

MEMPHIS - Buckin, Jookin’, Choppin’, Gangsta Walking

The Jump Off


It don’t make no sense how dude freaks the beat!




LOUISIANA – Jig/Jigga Juice/Get Jiggy/Jiggalate/Cupid Shuffle/Skate/Da Ratchet

The Ratchet


DALLAS – Dallas Boogie/My Dougie/Rack Daddy/Check Out My Lean/Da Boot/Durty Booty/Stanky Leg

My Dougie


Rack Daddy


Stanky Leg


OHIO (CLEVELAND/CINCINNATI/COLUMBUS) - The Down Tha Way/Sal Sal/Wacky Wood/Merk Out

Wacky Wood


Down Tha Way


ST. LOUIS – The Mono/Chicken Head/Pop, Lock’n’Drop It

The Chicken Head


ATLANTA – Lean Wit It/Walk It Out/Poole Palace/A-Town Stomp/Bankhead Bounce/Throw Dem Bows/Shoulder Lean/Heizman/Super Soaker/Whoop Rico . . .

Bankhead Bounce


Poole Palace


Whoop Rico




And . . . CRANK DAT (fill in the blank): Yank/Soulja Boy/Batman/Superman/Jump Rope/Sponge Bob/SpiderMan/Robo Cop/Michael Jackson/Billie Jean/Rambo/Sex Machine/Transformer/Charlie Brown/Peter Pan/Harry Potter/Jumpman/Lion King/Roosevelt . . . . . .

DETROIT – Jit . . .




WASHINGTON D.C. – Da Butt/Beat Ya Feet . . .

Da Butt


Beat Ya Feet


NYC – Harlem Shake/Tone Wop/Aunt Jackie/5000/Lite Feet/Chicken Noodle Soup/The Patty Duke/Biz Markie/The Steve Martin/The Reebok/The Cabbage Patch/The Fila/The Wop . . . .

Flava of the N-Y at it's grandest . . .


Lite Feet, Harlem Shake, Aunt Jackie, and then some . . .




CHICAGO – Perculator/Juke/Footwork/Sponge Bob/Chicago Steppin’ . . .

The Perculator


The Spongebob


A little Footwork action . . .


MIAMI/JACKSONVILLE (FLA) – Tootsie Roll/Throw That D/Peanut Butter Jelly . . .


THE YAY AREA (CA) – Thizzle Dance/The Bird/Turfin/The Humpty Hump . . .

Turfin


The Bird


LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH/FRESNO (CA) – Krumpin’/Clownin’/C-Walk/Stripper Dance/The Skate/The Robocop/The Troop/The Smurf/Locking/Slauson Shuffle . . .

Krumpin'


PHILLY – Wu Tang Dance/Go Hard or Go Home/The Philly Dog/Philly Steppin’ . . .

Wu-Tang


Go Hard or Go Home