Seven YouTube Videos Of "Chuck Baby" Soul Line Dance (performed to Chuck Brown's 2007 Go Go Record "Chuck Baby")

It's The Dance For Me, Jan 15, 2011

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Purple Charlotte Steppers doing Chuck Baby Line Dance

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases seven YouTube videos of the "Chuck Baby" Soul Line dance. This line dance is always performed to the 2007 Go Go record "Chuck Baby" by Chuck Brown. These videos were published in 2022, 2023, 2016, and 2023.

This post also includes my editorial notes about these videos. 

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Chuck Brown for his cultural and musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE

This pancocojams post documents different ways that groups of female and male adult line dancers from various cities in the United States danced to the record "Chuck Baby". These videos also documents the different ways that one or more individuals within those groups performed more than the basic steps of that dance, "putting their own flavor to the mix."'

Most of the video in this post document soul line dancing before the custom of dancers holding and popping fans began or became widespread. Although a few of these videos showed line dancers holding a closed fan while dancing, none of those videos showed any fans being "popped" (i.e. the action and sound that is produced when line dancers flick their wrist, thereby opening up their fan which makes a popping sound). 

Prior to the now familiar custom of many soul line dancers holding and popping a folding fan while they dance, some soul line dancers held a short (usually) white cloth towel. That towel is used to wipe the sweat of their brow usually at the completion of a dance. Sometimes line dancers wave these towels, but that isn't shown in  these particular videos.

I just happened to include videos that featured dancers carrying one of these towels. I didn't purposely choose videos with that feature in advance and wasn't aware of that commonality until I published and then re-watched this post. 

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Video #2, a whistle is heard in the beginning of the dance, but the person blowing the whistle isn't on camera. Soul line dance videos that feature fan popping sometimes also include the sound of one person blowing a whistle to augment the line dance's recorded song.

To learn about and view examples of popping fans and blowing a whistle in soul line dance performances, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/02/popping-fans-blowing-whistles-in-soul.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Popping Fans & Blowing Whistles In "Boots On The Ground" And "Follow Me" Soul Line Dance Videos."

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ADDITIONAL SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These videos are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only. 

SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Chuck Baby Line Dance

Freda Terry, Sep 24, 2011

Freda Terry (Chicago's Line Dance Instructor) join Juanita Collins (North Carolina's Line Dance "Down South Shuffle's Instructor) in Chapel Hill celebrating Juanita's birthday with a line dancing work shop and her crew.  Had a great time doing "Chuck Baby" and you can, too.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVtllEg9UNk

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Chuck Baby Line Dance

Ms38dee, April 6, 2013

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7n0cyyOA3Y

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - Chuck Baby

@LDFFTV, Jun 24, 2024
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This is a snippet of attendees of the Bull City Sliders Spring Throwback Party doing the line dance, "Chuck Baby", choreographed by Sharon Holmes to the song, "Chuck Baby" by Chuck Brown
https://youtube.com/shorts/MZdrbDZjMbQ?si=_YotOa5taSXPo5mr

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 -Chuck Baby Line Dance, an oldie but a good one

Ladysnsapshot, August 17, 2023 New York
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZdyUSoQKY8
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:

@dinahharvey7763, 2023
"I see instead of them stepping up they're kicking up nice move."
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This comment refers to the fact that there are several choreographies for the "Chuck Baby" line dance. In addition to members of a group or class doing the choreography that is accepted by that group or class, individuals can add their own twist to certain steps or moves as long as they remain on beat and don't get too "extra." 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 - ★ CHUCK BABY ★ Choreographer Sharon Holmes

soulsisterify, Sep 13, 2016

Soundtrack: "Chuck Baby" by Chuck Brown

Event: Cali Jam 2016, Hosted by J&J Soulful Steps.

Video by A&V Cali Jam Crew
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR-chkTee5E

The Chuck Baby line dance ends around 2:48 in this video. 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7- Chuck Baby Line Dance, Baltimore MD

410 Line Dancers Dallas Texas, Feb 1, 2023

Choreographer: Sharon Holmes

Music: Chuck Baby (Chris Blues Remix)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSZlbfbb-Ug

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