YouSpeak: Harlem Shake

Here today, gone tomorrow?

February 25, 2013
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What began as a single video last month on YouTube featuring four Spandex-clad dancers rocking to Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” has exploded into the latest meme phenomenon. The original video has been viewed about 16 million times. At one point this month, more than 4,000 “Harlem Shake” videos a day were being uploaded to YouTube—there are now more than 12,000 versions on the site.

And yes, BU, like college campuses across the country, has gotten in on the act.

This week’s “YouSpeak” asks: “What do you think of the “Harlem Shake?”

“YouSpeak” typically appears each Monday.

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  • Alan Wong

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    Alan Wong oversees a team of video producers who create video content for BU's online editorial publications and social media channels. He has produced more than 300 videos for Boston University, shuffling through a number of countries in the process: Australia, Argentina, Peru, Ireland, China, and Cambodia. He has also bored audiences in Atlanta and Boston giving talks on video for higher ed. Profile

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  2. Harlem Shake = Urban rejoicing at its best
    Just as the original harlem shake gave folks a chance to express themselves so will the new version. As an adult Bboy, I enjoy the various campuses around the country that decides to enjoy and capture the moments in these very important years, graduation is right around the corner, so “shake what yo mama give you” (it’s just a saying) while making sure that you and your peers are safe and look out for one another. Stay Phwresh!!! 1

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