Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest revision - August 17, 2026
This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series that showcases some YouTube video examples of African American (Soul) line dances that were choreographed for music that wasn't recorded for line dancing. .
The videos in this pancocojams series focus on the line dance routine more than on the record itself.
Most of these showcased line dances have multiple YouTube video examples.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/08/follow-me-four-other-youtube-videos-of.html for Part II of this pancocojams series.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/08/good-foot-superbad-four-other-youtube.html for Part III of this pancocojams series.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the recording artists and to all other who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to the producers and the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-five-most-watched-youtube-videos-of.html for Part I of a three part pancocojams series that lists the African American (Soul) line dance videos that were #1-#5 on August 11, 2026 based on the total views of their official YouTube music video.
That post also include links to Part II and Part III of that pancocojams series. Those posts list the African American (Soul) line dance videos that were #6-#15 on August 13, 2026 based on the total views of their official YouTube music video.
These examples were recorded specifically for line dancing (i.e. at least part of their lyrics consists of instructions about how to perform that line dance).
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SOME EXAMPLES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN (SOUL) LINE DANCES THAT WERE CHOREOGRAPHED FOR MUSIC THAT WASN'T RECORDED FOR LINE DANCING
These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
SHOWCASE VIDEO #1 -Set It Off Line Dance
Line Dancing With Terressa, Oct 18, 2019
Song: Set It Off
Artist: Strafe
Choreographer:
Class Information:
Monday and Thursday 730-9 PM
815 Willie Pitts Jr. Rd.. Albany, Ga.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF7Dtvrn0Fw&t=224s
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"Set It Off" is a now classic 1984 electro-funk and post-disco anthem by Strafe (Steve Standard)
Among other uses, "Set It Off" is the music that members of the historically Black Greek letter sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc use for one of their strolls. Here's a link to a YouTube video short of that stroll: https://youtube.com/shorts/pI1-35-CI0M?si=225Bsy7nb2vWr1vO @everlastingdecisions, FAMU [Florida A&M University chapter of AKA (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Set It Off
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie (The Electric Slide)
(Official Video)
MarciaGriffiths, Apr
8, 2018
Copyright: (C) 1990 The Island Def Jam Music Group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vF84LABHm0
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Slide for information about The Electric Slide.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - The Best Man Electric Slide Scene( Candy- Cameo) Dance
RockKG973, May 8, 2013
One of my favorite movie scenes ever!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w2Anvecs6s
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Here's some information about Cameo's record "Candy" being used for line dancing routine that is the same as "The Electric Slide":
AI Overview
" Cameo’s 1986 funk song
"Candy" gained widespread mainstream and cultural popularity as an
accompaniment to the Electric Slide following its prominent feature in the 1999
film [The Best Man] (imdb.com), though opinions on social media and music
forums are mixed, with some clubgoers recalling the pairing in local scenes
earlier in the 1990s.
Origins and Rise
The Original Dance: The Electric Slide line dance was created in 1976 and
traditionally performed to tracks like Marcia Griffiths' 1983 recording of
"Electric Boogie".
The 1999 Milestone: The pairing with Cameo's "Candy" was cemented
into pop culture when the cast performed the routine to the song in [The Best
Man] (imdb.com), turning it into a staple at weddings and social gatherings
often referred to as the "Candy Dance".
Early Adoption: On platforms like Mobile DJ Network, opinions are mixed; some
users remember dancers matching the Electric Slide to Cameo's track in
underground or regional clubs prior to the movie's release.Watch this clip
highlighting the famous scene from The Best Man that popularized dancing to
Candy"
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - Tamia Line Dance Can't Get Enough
IcedPink,Oct 28, 2022
BEST TAMIA LINE DANCE VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9HRyzdlQCk
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AI Overview indicates that "The line dance associated with Tamia's 2006 song "Can't Get Enough" was originally choreographed in April 2002 by Jo Thompson Szymanski as a country line dance called "Come Dance with Me" to a track by Nancy Hays. The steps were later adapted to fit Tamia's R&B song around 2010 by dancers in South Carolina."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - R. Kelly - Step in the name of love
thearchiebexperience, Jan 5, 2013
Dance:" STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE" LINE DANCE
CREATED BY CHRIS OF US DJ NETWORK
Song: STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE (REMIX) BY R. KELLY
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The "Step in the Name of Love" line dance is a
popular 16-count, 4-wall soul line dance performed to R. Kelly's 2003 R&B
hit "Step in the Name of Love (Remix)". It is a staple at family
reunions, weddings, and social clubs, blending classic mid-tempo stepping with
smooth, rhythmic group movement
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