New Edition, Apr 10, 2024
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series that showcases the New Edition's 1983 hit R&B song "Candy Girl" and presents examples of the "Candy Girl" rhyme/cheer.
This post presents a list of the dances that are mentioned in the rhyme/foot stomping cheer examples that are found in Part I of this series That post also showcases several YouTube videos for a few of those dances that are listed in
Part I.
Selected comments from the discussion threads for three of these YouTube videos are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/12/part-i-new-edition-candy-girl-hit.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. This post presents all of the examples that I have directly collected or that I have found online for the "Candy Girl" rhyme/cheer.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, folkloric, and recreational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to New Edition for their musical legacy, including the song "Candy Girl". Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. And thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the producers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click these links for some closely related pancocojams post:
https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/07/some-examples-of-dance-style-foot.html "Names Of Dances That Are Mentioned In Black American Girls' Foot Stomping Cheers" and https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/07/some-examples-of-dance-style-foot.html for the related pancocojams post "Some Examples of "Dance Style Foot Stomping Cheers" That Don't Include Names Of Dances"
The Bounce The Butterfly
The Janet Jackson
The Kid N Play
The Michael Jackson
The Mike Tyson
The Pepperseed
The Prep
The Roger Rabbit
The Running Man. The Snake The Smurf The Wop
DJ Tony Vito, Apr 20, 2007
Yes, that's me, kickin' old school moves .... 80's lives on! The third step in this video is a
dance we used to call the Raindance at Bentleys on 40th and Madison; I've since found out that it is better known as The Prep. -snip- Selected comments from the video's discussion thread 1. @avp0713, 2007 "Yes, the roger rabbit is similar to the Running Man. If you saw the movie "GET SHORTY"
with Vince Vaughn and John Travolta and "The Rock", you'll see that Vince Vaughn does the Roger Rabbit when The Rock wants to beat him down. The Roger Rabbit is like a backwards "Running Man". ** 2. @avp0713, 2007 "thanks tuberroni, i'm going to do more videos of different
dances i've done through the years. There's so many like, The Patty Duke, The Rock, The Barney Rubble, The Bump, The Freak..." ** 3. @estlgrl, 2008 "yea ol school thats the way to kick it thats all the dance moves i do" ** 4. @SMC799, 2010 "Honey, I'm 40 and grew up in NY and we did those dances and
they were FUN! You did your thang! Loved it!"
** 5. @mothball50, 2011 "But can you do the smurf, robocop, and gallop? I
was diggin the wop btw. It was big in Cali ** 6. @Afrodesiahhh, 2011 "Hey...not many can bust out this little known move. You can Prep almost as good as me! Down South we added a sweet little move to it though...maybe I'll post a vid doin' the do with the complete choreography ; ) Your wop...priceless."** 7. @avp0713. 2011 ":33 to :55 but that is the '80s WOP. They came out with THE WOP again in like 2008, but it's a sequence of steps. I can do that one also, but this vid is about '80s throwback dance moves." ** 8. @HooksNPunches, 2011 "you made my day with this one!, i was tryin' to show one of these young cats what the REAL WOP was and you did it perfectly Sun!, and ya Prep was DOPE too!.. nice moves Sun!..and the Perfect track too!..b-easy and long live OUR ERA!...PEACE!
** 9. @millfordsange, 2011 "Yo, uncle was killin it!"
** 10. @avp0713, 2012 "@mothball50 - I remember doing the Smurf. I don't remember Robocop and gallop, but If I saw the steps I would probably remember.
When we were doing the Prep in NY, I never knew the name. In the club I went to (Bentleys) they called it the "Rain Dance"... lol
** 11. @avp0713, 2012 "@rinny02852 - Yes I've seen the "new" whop and I can bust that out too. I put up all these old school dances a few years ago, but I do all the new dances too... Sometimes when I DJ I have to get out there and break it down for the audience.... lol.
We had so much fun doing the wop; there were a few different ways to do it.
** 12. @ofudgems, 2017 "Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy that's what I'm talkin' 'bout right there!
Yeah, those were the days man! Respect!" ** 13. @creativequeen8371, 2017 "Thank you, Tony! This PROPER instruction on how to do the wop and those other brilliant old skool moves I try and buss (ailments allowing lol) in my house or when out with my equally old skool friends, just for the sake of old times. Not seen but one video that comes close to this. I love the
wop move where you make a fist and throw you hand up, really slow, behind your
head and bring it back down through the air slowly, but with force, eyes shut -
to really show you are feeling the
music. Now THAT'S old skool. Love it!
** 14. @zippieslugdelafluor9038, 2018 "Man...I could wop with the best of them back in the day. I still dig that one out when I dance. None of that twerking for me. Lol" ** 15. @LAGrpEx, 2020 "Finally, the only video I found of the cabbage patch being done CORRECTLY! Get it, Tony!" **** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Old school dance moves round 2
@MarieBustinMoves, August 24, 2020 I challenge you to these old school dance moves ****
"** 2. @Sir.Tallen, 2022 "For history purposes Walk It Out is actually called The Poole Palace. 😅 Just so the kids in 2078 know the real name."
** 3. @jmgirard7, 2023 "Smurf, running man, and snake were my go-to's. Happy memories there."
** 4.@samuelhernandez6813, 2022 "Wow 👏👏👏👏
As a 90’s baby, (1994) I really appreciate the throwbacks. I think I’ll try some of these myself"
** 5. @dianeibsen5994, 2023 "I didn't know they had names!?"** 6. @micheledean17,2025 "Yeah you slayed! But you missed the kid and play! Girl are u from b-more? Did I see you @ hammers in 1996" ** 7. @Ms.Aries888, 2025 "The Mary J got blended with Doug E Fresh.😂
This brings back memories. ❤it!"
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - The Kid N Play Kick Step
Midlands Anchor, Mar 18, 2017 -snip- The name of this 1990 movie is House Party".
DanceKizombaTV, Jun 27, 2014
Awesome demo of Hip Hop Club Dance Move Smurf by legends
Buddha Stretch (go to his workshops), Terry Link & Caleaf Sellers. Watch,
Learn and Enjoy!
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