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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Videos Of How The "Camel Walk" Was Danced (From 1935 To 2021's Hip Hop Dance Called The "3 Step Walk")


CharismaticJayy, Oct 28, 2022 -snip- This YouTube video replaces one that is no longer available.

**** Edited by Azizi Powell Latest Revision: April 24, 2023

This pancocojams post presents information about the dance called "the camel walk" . This post also showcases severalvideos of contemporary examples of social dances called "the camel walk" from 1935, the 1960s, 2010, 2011, and 2013. A tutorial video of a 2021 dance called the "3 step walk" (or "the 3 walk") that is a contemporary version of the camel walk dance is also showcased in this post. In addition, this pancocojams posts presents some information about the Prince Hall Shriners and showcases two videos of the Prince Hall Shriners doing the movement that the camel ride strutting dance that they call "riding" is also included in this post along with Selected comments from the discussion thread for a few of the videos that are embedded in this post. The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and entertainment purposes. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. -snip-
Some of the content of this post is included in this 2012 pancocojams post entitled " Videos Of R&B "The Camel Walk" Dance & Videos Of Shriners "Riding" Camel Walk" 
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/09/videos-of-camel-walk-dance-shriners.html
**** INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAMEL WALK DANCE From http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3camel.htm
"The Camel Walk was a ragtime animal dance, came originally from Vaudeville shows. The Camel Walk was mainly done by college students and "flappers" during the Jazz age in the 1910's and 20's with the public as a social dance. It was basically done with a Straight Up (Posture) but otherwise was walking 1920's fox-trot from start to end while dragging your steps slightly, done to slow music and in a zigzag direction or rotary direction. The Camel Walk drew a lot of displeasure among many mainly because the Girls would rest their heads on the leaders shoulder while dancing which many frowned upon as vulgar dancing. Occasionally the dance was varied with Fox-Trot steps by those who disliked anything quite so extreme.

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The Camel Walk spin-offs of the 1910's became a popular retro dance to do at the time in the 1950's/60's, however these spin-off's were freestyle rather than couples. With such dances as the Camel Walk, Dance the Camel Walk, The Camel Walk Stroll etc ... It is said the the Horse dance was just another Camel Walk. The Camel Walk became the Stroll in the 1950's.

The two signature step's of the Camel Walk was the ronde or fan (rotary-walk rather than a gait or a transverse walk? of the leg, and the high slow lifting walking step forward. There is also the 'knee pop' or funky "Camel-Walk" variation with the leg hooking behind the other as seen in the above clip by Sammy. The Boogie Walks / Shorty George are also related to the Camel walk."
**** PART 1: CAMEL WALK R&B DANCES, HIP-HOP DANCES, & AN CONTEMPORARY DANCE THAT IS A UPDATED FORM OF THE CAMEL WALK [Two comments from the original video that was given as Showcase Video #1]
1. Oxygen 7, 2021
"0:30 people calling that the 3 walk now"

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2. Les Toil
"That don’t look like the camel walk I remember as a kid. But kind of."

**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2:
James Brown and Sammy Davis Junior There was a time dancing together [demonstration of a 1960s style of dancing the camel walk]

jeffcher, Oct. 19, 2016
-snip- The portion of the camel walk begins around 2:22 in this video.  Actor, singer, dancer Sammy Davis, Jr. demonstrates the 1960s way of dancing "the camel walk" to singer, composer, dancer James Brown.
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: The Official Camel Walk Dance Video [2011] WARNING: From 2:28 to 2:55, this next video includes the repeated cursing refrain "Do dat sh*t".

Uploaded by jrkmsu on Jan 1, 2011

Hitting that Camel Walk. Song by my boy Gevonte Davis. Gulfport, Mississippi
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Here's some comments from that video's discussion thread:(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

1. bmo, 2011
"search for "james brown dancing" - big time camel walk!"

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2. Chris Styles, 2012
"wow.  we did this back in the mid 80s. I can't believe kids are bringing this back."

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3. infocus2008, 2012
"History does repeat itself"

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4. DeathAngel7030, 2013
"Yeah I know. It was originally used as an intro while breakdancing

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4:  Camel Walk Tutorial - Flockey [2013]

flockey12, Apr 3, 2013
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.

1. KM3W, 2014 "A dance from the past! mid 60's!" ** Reply 2. Anders, 2018 "right back to at least the 30s they still did the same thing

... the jazz dance became a soul dance and its still goin strong ..."
** 3. packleader87, 2014 "Sammy Davis' walk was amazing too." ** Reply 4. Anders, 2018 "word ......" -snip- "Word" here is an African American Vernacular English term that is a shortened form for the statement "I hear the words that you're saying and I agree".

** 5. RIFICA777, 2015 "Nice. This the dance from the 60's?" ** Reply 6. Jacqueline Boswell, 2019 "Yes this is very much a dance the was very popular in the 60's." ** 7. KingNoble Martin, 2015 "You should change the name of the step because it is already belonging to all of the Shriners who actually do the real camel walk so out of respect to them and us. Love the dance but please call it something else ok.

** Reply 8. Benoit Guerin, 2015 "@Dwayne Martin  the camel walk is a charleston walk, It was already used in the 20's - 30's.

** 9. Hazel Eyes, 2018 "You done a excellent job teaching the camel walk.   I remember the camel walk dance from the 70s.  You are very good.

** 10. David Windhorst, 2019 "Well, that was awesome enough. :>)

Researching the history of the camel walk brought me here.  I heard it mentioned in a rockabilly song from the 50's; didn't realize it dates all the way back to ragtime and the Roaring '20's.

** 11. Quilter Nancy, 2020 "My mother, who would have been 90 this year, demo’d this dance to me when I was in high school. 

She said she and her friends did it when they were in HS!  1946?  She was almost as good as you!

** 12. Oxygen 7, July 2021 "People are calling it the 3 walk now"

** 13. Liams World, Sept. 2021 "And the camel walk is backkkkkkkkkk🔥🔥🔥🔥🥳" **** SHOWCASE VIDEO #5: How to 3 Step Walk TikTok Dance Tutorial [2021]



Lord Hec., July 20, 2021

-snip- Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgIQ2LFOeTc&ab_channel=LordHec for Part II of this tutorial video. -snip- The TikTok "3 step walk" challenge are danced to a brief clip of Beethoven by the Hip Hop artist Kenndog. Here's a link to a YouTube video of that TikTok challenge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvplQn1-Q9w&t=11s&ab_channel=TikTube, published by TikTube, July 23, 2021 WARNING: That song includes the four letter form of what is commonly known as "the n word". **** PART #2: INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRINCE HALL SHRINERS AND EXAMPLES OF SHRINER'S RIDING (CAMEL WALK) Excerpt #1 From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hall_Freemasonry "Prince Hall Freemasonry is a branch of North American Freemasonry for African Americans founded by Prince Hall on September 29, 1784.

There are two main branches of Prince Hall Freemasonry: the independent State Prince Hall Grand Lodges, most of which are recognized by Regular Masonic jurisdictions, and those under the jurisdiction of the National Grand Lodge. Prince Hall Freemasonry is the oldest and largest (300,000+ initiated members) predominantly African-American fraternity in the nation.[1]"...

**** Excerpt #2 From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners#Black_shrines "Shriners International, also commonly known as The Shriners or formerly known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, (AAONMS) is a Masonic society established in 1870 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.[1]

Shriners International describes itself as a fraternity based on fun, fellowship, and the Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief,and truth. [...]

In 1893, a black counterpart to the Shriners movement was initiated by John G. Jones and other Prince Hall masons, initially called The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine of North and South America and Its Jurisdictions.[14] Early in the group's history, there was legal conflict between the white and black orders, with a white order from Texas filing suit against a local black order for infringement of white Shriners regalia and traditions. The white order was initially successful in quashing the black temple until the ruling was overturned in appeals in 1929, protecting the right of black Shriners to continue practicing and fundraising nationwide.[15] The Worldwide Fraternal Shrine Family counts 35,000 members in 227 shrines, with its own women's auxiliary organizations. Their primary recipients of charitable donations are the NAACP, The Urban League, the UNCF, and various hospitals and universities.[14]
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Ahmed Temple #37

Princess314, Oct 10, 2010

Riding Clyde...PLEASE NOTE, if you don't like it, and don't agree, then don't watch it and take your negative comments with you.

*******People didn't know how to read and/or follow directions so I removed the comment section.  God Bless!***********

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 -



Burrell Palmer, Oct. 22, 2018

SAN ANTONIO - (Oct. 20, 2018) Let's take a Ride. The Prince Hall Shriners of Moussa Temple No. 106 held their annual Illustrious Potentate Ball honoring Noble Burrell Parmer at the Holiday Day Inn International Airport Hotel. Thanks to the Ball Department and to the many guests who attended. (Song by EPMD: You Got's To Chill, Remix) -snip- Here are the only two comments from this video's discussion thread:

1. Victor Sherrod, 2019 "Ride Nobles" ** 2. Randy Coe, 2020 "Thank you for sharing. 

Camel riding is lots of fun and fellowship."

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