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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Northwestern High Harlem Shake: Version Three

Okay. We get it, Wildcats. You like the Harlem Shake.

The kids at Northwestern really, really like the Harlem Shake meme. If that fact wasn't obvious after students produced not one, but two Harlem Shake videos, there is now a third Harlem Shake video from the Hyattsville high school which scales the meme to massive levels not previously seen locally.  Whereas previous Northwestern Harlem Shake videos featured small crowds of students, this one turns up the participation knob to 11, with hundreds of students taking part in the production which was shot in the school auditorium. A school administrator is even seen getting his freak on. (Readers: Who is that bearded dance master at the end?) So congrats, Northwestern High School. I didn't think I would end up writing this much about the Harlem …

Thursday, February 21, 2013

UMD Joins Harlem Shake Craze at Duke Game

Thousands of fans joined in a flash mob at Saturday's 83-81 win by the men's basketball team.

If you didn't catch Saturday's dramatic 83-81 win over Duke by the Maryland men's basketball team, you may have missed quite the dance routine. During two timeouts—one in the first half, one in the second—the raucous home crowd broke into a flash mob of sorts, performing wild (if carefully choreographed) sequences of dance moves. Selections included "Here Comes the Boom" by Nelly, "All I Do is Win" by DJ Khaled, and—what else?—the outrageously viral "Harlem Shake" by Baauer. Read more on the backstory from The Washington Post.

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