The Harlem Shake phenomenon

It’s the ultimate thing. The latest internet trend.

If you have not heard of it yet, here's a brief explanation of the Harlem Shake.

On January 30 2013 the widely followed grotesque video-blogger Filthy Frank posted a video which opens with four people dressed in latex suits dancing to Baauer's Harlem Shake.
This was the start of the phenomenon!

Since then, many versions of the famous video have been made in offices, studios, subways and streets. Even the US Air Force, Google's office, the Norwegian Army and Manchester City Football Club, just to name a few, have done theirs. You'll find Harlem Shakes under water, skydiving and even in Egypt by the Pyramids, crazy! 

All these are being viewed and shared by huge numbers of internet users. As of today there are about 50,000 video named Harlem Shake!

These are usually 30 second videos where at the beginning there's one person dancing, usually in a motorcycle helmet, while those around this person are seemingly oblivious to the action.

Then, when Baauer intones the words, "Do the Harlem Shake", everybody in the video dances wildly until the action hits slow motion as the music fades out. Here come some of the best ones:
  

  

   

  

   

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