Shorty Long - "Function At The Junction" (1966 R&B Music, Lyrics, & Comments)

Shorty Long - Topic, Jul 28, 2018

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℗ A Motown Records Release; ℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Producer: Brian Holland

Producer: Lamont Dozier

Composer  Lyricist: Eddie Holland

Composer  Lyricist: Shorty Long

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases Shorty Long's now classic 1966 Rhythm & Blues record "Function At The Junction".

The original version of "Function At The Junction" is showcased in this post along with an unofficial extended version of that record.

This pancocojams post also includes the lyrics for the 1966 "Function At The Junction" record along with a small number of comments from the discussion thread for the video of that record unofficial extended version.

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

I'm especially interested in comments about the dances that were performed for this record in the late 1960s as well as comments that mention roller skating to this record during the 1960s and beyond.

As is the case with most pancocojams selected comments compilations, it's not just what is said but how it is said, with special attention to the use of African American Vernacular English.

Thanks to Edward Holland and Shorty Long for composing this song and thanks to Shorty Long for recording this song and his other hit R&B song "Here Comes The Judge".  Thanks to The Funk Brothers (back up musicians) and all those who were associated with this record. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of this videos on YouTube.   

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LYRICS- FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION
(composed by Edward Holland & Shorty Long)

I'm getting ready for the function at the junction
And baby you better come on, now now
Because everybody's gonna be there
We've got people comin' from everywhere

We've got Ling Ting Tong from China
Long Tall Sally from Carolina
We've got 007, the private eye
And he's bringin' all the guys from I Spy

Come one, come all, we're gonna have a ball
Down at the function at the junction
And baby you better come on, now now

We're serving egg foo young and barbecue
Having chicken dumplings and kidney stew
Having heap big fun 'til the break of dawn
Gonna shake a tail feather, shoot him 'fore he run
Hold a shotgun on the rooster, and dare him to crow
Hotfoot anybody sleepin', make 'em get out on the floor

Tell him to tell them, to tell Paul to tell them all
Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction
And tell 'em that they'd better come on, now now
Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction, baby
Tell 'em that they'd better come on, now now

All the soul brothers, jitterbuggers
Hip cats and fancy hats
And pretty girls with pretty smiles
All decked out in the latest styles
And Farmer Jim and Guitar Slim
And Betty Boop and "Oop-boop-be-doop"
Mohair Sam from Alabam'
And Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats
Breath-takin', hip-shakin' cuties, now
Talkin' 'bout some fascinatin', devastatin' beauties, now

They'll all be gathering here, from far and near
For the function at the junction
And brother, you better come on, now now
Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction
Sister, you better come on, now now

Talkin' 'bout a function at the junction
Everybody, you better come on, now
You ain't never seen the function at the junction
You ain't never...

Online Source - https://genius.com/Shorty-long-function-at-the-junction-lyrics

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Shorty Long Motown "Function At The Junction" My Extended Version!



mosogotam,  Aug 29, 2011

No copyright infringement intended. If felt, please comment below and I will remove this video. Thank you. Motown's late Shorty Long...a great talent...with us too briefly. My extended version of his wonderful hit...with an amazing backup by the Funk Brothers and the Andantes!

SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

From the discussion thread for Showcase Video #2 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCNL_Fz58QU

2011

1.@simon4186
"I LOVE MOTOWN!"

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2012

2. @bassbymichele
"Shorty and a friend sadly drowned when their boat capsized on the Detroit River in Michigan. Stevie Wonder played the harmonica at his burial, and placed it on his casket afterwards. He surely continues to live through his music and funk power! He was born on 20th may, just like me.."

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3. @LindaGallowayMD
"This made me get up from my computer and dance! Definitely good memories. Heard this at many parties although I was only "2" when it came out (lol)."

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2013

4. @mosogotam
"Joanne....thank you for posting this.  To hear you talk about the Motown Revues and Shorty is quite wonderful....I didn't know that Shorty had been the MC for some of the revues.  Please check out my channel...it's full of Motown remixes that I have done...and still do!  Thanks so much!"

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2014

5. @ThaBrooklynHurricane2
"this was the ultimate cook out song!  Everybody was jammin this in Brooklyn at cook outs back in the day.  This is my memory of this awesome song.   I can still see my Daddy doin his little dance step.  anybody remember the dance called the Popcorn!"

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6. @loveyouall66
"THE POPCORN? WE DID ALL NIGHT LONG."

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7. @ThaBrooklynHurricane2
"that, too!  can't forget HOT PANTS, and we wore them and still kept it classy....can it be that it was all so simple then?   the way we were!!!  smh!

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8. @ThaBrooklynHurricane2, 2016
"Yessssss!  You, too, Hon!  We were so blessed to have it when it was all good!  And with what's going on in the world today, I'll stick with my memories, at least they are REAL."

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9. @harmonichebe, 2016
"i hear you, brooklyndot!!! i could listen to moso's music all day and all night!! function at the junction was one of the 5, and number 1, when i got to be the guest programmer one late night on KRTH in los angeles. still in brooklyn? i'm in north  maimi beach, and there is no oldeies station here, so i pedal on the bike to sirius, but even they play "you've lost that lovin feelin' every other day, just as aretha's 'respect' gets played every day there now! imagine a song list of 100 when ther are 10,000 songs woth playing!! be blessed

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10. @Dream-ex3nx, 2019
"BROOKLYNDOT DAVIS, i grew up durning these times. Yes, i remember doing the popcorn."

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11. @Dream-ex3nx, 2019
"Donald Robinson, yes james brown mother popcorn wasn't it a time to remember.

Dream"

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12. @TheAteeyah
"Yeah baby!!! My mommy,aunties,and uncles jam.They would tear the floor up to this.This is so funky."

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13. @CC-ti3ry
"Dang I miss old Motown....what fantastic music came from Hitsville, USA-- music sucks today."

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14. @bvwhite1858
"Yep! That was The Funk Brothers!!! They are the music behind Motown."

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2015

15.@sugarcrisp53
"Wow someone's been really busy, These are priceless, and the vintage photos alone are a welcome treat. I grew up on Motown and still at 60+ I still turn back to it often. Well done on the extended versions!"

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16. @mosogotam
"Pamela...thanks so much!!!"

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17. @louiecolon9494
"This was me when I was young. always looking for the Function at the Junction."

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18. @CheckMate657879
"Thanks for the memories.  To remember when these songs were played on the radio, at parties, and in our homes.  To remember when 45's were a great, big deal.  To remember everyone breaking to the dance floor to dance to this song.  To remember a time when we lived for the next record to be released from Motown.  How good the music sounded when it hit the air waves.   How good the music made us feel.  Everything was alright.  Uptight! (Stevie's meaning, of course.)"

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19. @ethelstevenslove2957
"Motown was 'HOT' back in the day.....That record company, the singers, producers, musicians, songwriters, arrangers, composers, kept the hits coming back in the day......."

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20. @bigeman25
"One of the most soulful songs ever , don't know how you did it but you made it better.

Shorty Long would have liked this!"

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21. @Nitetrainism
"This was one of my favorite Skating Songs."

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22. @sanidarryl7052, 2022
"Check, at this roller rink " The Heights located in Huber Heights ohio the old heads with those old Chicago Ball bearing skates use to skate a hole in the floor on this jam. Friday night  12am till 6am hard core roller skating nobody standing in one spot."

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23. @Honeycone28
"I love this song then and I love it now oh my goodness it is definitely one of those old school feet tapping finger snapping songs!"

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24. @MrManleyman3
"I was in a mood to reminiscence after speaking to my older sister (cousin) who I grew up with.  She now lives in Delaware since she retired 5 years ago.  I remember a party she had in my aunt's basement / rec-room - Jamaica Queens,  1965 I was 13 Y.O. that was the first time I heard Function at the Junction and learned a dance called "the goose and the Gander".

My big sister really knew how to dance: all the dances from the 60's 70's and 80's and she could Mambo (Latin we used to call it). just as good as the Latinos from the old neighborhood.  Funny how a song and a phone call can trigger a memory.  She also introduced me to my second wife in 1997 who I'm still married too.

Love you Sarah Jane"

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2016

25. @a.b.s_productions
"Lord, I remember sneaking to listen to my dad's 45 to this song. I was about 11 and I was like this is perhaps the greatest music ever made. So sad that Shorty Long died so young."

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26. @yolandarice1994
"awww sheeeiiit!!!! philly dog was the dance when this came out!!!! l.a. was rocking!!!! this is still the cut !!!! let's jam my people!!!! GREAT times.  :-)"

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27. @justme374
"I remember the Phiilly dog, after school dances, at empire junior high"

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2017

28. @rollerchickable
"I LOVE THIS SONG IT IS MY SKATING JAM RIP SHORTY LONG ,YOU ARE GONE BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU FOR SHARING, AND I LIKE YOUR EXTENDED VERSION. NOW THIS IS A BLAST FROM THE PAST FOR SURE."

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29. @sanidarryl7052, 2022
"This is an old school skate  jam hard core roller skating no standing in the way."

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30. @jeanetteivy5229, 2022
"Skating rink memories. Pimped out skates with tongue out covered in fur, sometimes metallic flakes. California !"

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31. @justme374
"Do remember the philly dog, i would jam to this in high school"

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32. @saundragordon-grant6088
"There were a lot of dances that went with this song.  I'm sure that I saw it somewhere.  I just loved good music!"

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33. @robertvelez8485
"The perfect July 4th song. Having a barbecue or cookout filled with spare ribs, corn on the cob, chicken wings, French fries, hot dogs and hamburgers! Now, I'm hungry!"

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34. @carrollbaxter2504
"back in the day when that song came on everybody got up and danced but mainly to sing this song I'm 66 and still moving to this song lo LL. this song is timeless"

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35. @blastoff2022
"This is SUCH a great song.  I gotta tell you- in the 60's we had a LOT of social problems----but DAMN~I remember going to high school in Brooklyn....and Sat. night was teen night.  We danced to this and other Motown classics....mixed crowd and we danced and danced and danced...and had such a good time."

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36. @stevenquinn4641
"Detroit was everything The sound unique Strong dynamic sexy funky music Way over the top The way it's supposed to be This strong music made troubles seem less than what they were Thanks for this song This music brings everything back What a time to be young The party never seemed to stop Another time The world is so different now"

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37. @marcuswilliams4188
"We used to skate of of that back in the "D" (Detroit).  Shorty was from the "D""

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38. @hassanabdullah5023, 2022
"Word graystone ballroom back in the day"

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39. @RolandSpikes-xe4uw, 2024
"Detroit at its best and still known all over the globe love my city 💗💗💗 bleed Detroit baddest band ..on the planet Roland spikes AKA Rashad Jamal Ali 😎"

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40. @CC-ti3ry
"Another incredible fantastic song...why oh why can't ANYONE write music THIS GOOD today????!!!!"

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41. @carolynntubman1461, 2018
"C C I hear ya"

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42. @patrickdullea6991, 2019
"@carolynntubman1461  : it was the golden age of raw talent and musicianship. The "beat box" killed it all. So now all we have is hipHop canned garbage.

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2018

43. @jerryj920
"May 20th: Happy birthday Soul-Funk Singer-songwriter Frederick Earl "Shorty" Long (1940-1969) Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Thank you and God bless. RIP. Thanks for the upload, mosogotam. Blessings"

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44. @shelleyponce7712
"When I say get ready because there is an up coming  "Function at the Junction", my family (now on its 3rd generation) knows it's going down!"

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45. @bobreda676
"oh, if I had only kept my 45 collection!  He died at age 29 but what a talent"

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46. @edwardwilliams2438
"Real lyrics....funky beat......good times had by all.  Block parties,cold Dr.Pepper,Banlon shirts,Belle Isle,bar-b-que...lots of dancing,...young and old..The Funk Bros...are jamming!!!!"

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47. @robertgoodman1867
"Where's my time machine?"

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2019

48. @narviawilliams2340
"💐❤💐I REMEMBER SHORTY LONG,  AND THIS SONG "FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION"❤💐❤AND I REMEMBER "HERE COMES THE JUDGE"💐💐💐"

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49. @ganymeade5151
"Perfect song for doing The Stroll. The Bridge is fantastic is as the bad-ass piano."

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50. @Sepulchre_Gate
"This is one of those classics that somehow escaped the play list of the White Boy Radio station i used to listen to as a kid . Glad it finally caught up to me ."

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51. @paulturnet4572
"HOLD A SHOTGUN ON THE ROOSTER 🐓 AND DARE HIM TO CROW"... IN OTHER WORDS, ANY

ONE OR THING THAT THREATENS TO STOP THIS PARTY 🎉 IS FLIRTING WITH DANGER !! 😉"

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52. @Judeaben
"such a great talent.

In the Alabama jazz Hall of Fame.

Gone much too fast. Didn' even make it to the '70s"

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2020

53. @alanspagnolia9474
"Ok, whom else remembers this song from the 1960's ??!!"

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54. @lindabrown2090
"Look at the Funk Brothers, they were the sound of Motown.🎹🎸🎺🎷🥁🎻🎹"

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55. @oldschoolmusic2710
"Ah sookie,sookie now! Here come da judge function at the junction"

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56. @fadetoblackalone
"Remember the TEXAS HOP my mom taught it to me.  It really works with this song!"

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57. @justme374
"Do remember the philly dog, i would jam to this in high school"

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58. @saundragordon-grant6088
"There were a lot of dances that went with this song.  I'm sure that I saw it somewhere.  I just loved good music!"

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59. @foxysil52
"Lol! I grew up to Shorty Long..love pur music. We're  the Baby boomers of the good ol' days.."

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60. @lindabrown2090
"This was one of our favorite dance song. We use to get down dancing at House Parties. This song brings back so many memories of the 60’s early 70’s. That’s when it was real music. “ Function At The Junction” it was a hit."

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61. @Muziekgenot, 2024
"That's right. I grew up during the sixties in a small provincial town. There was little to do. So we were dependant on houseparties. On thursday we started to ask ''is there a  houseparty anywere', and we got tips from our frieds. So more thans once I found myself at some house party in district I was was never before and in de house of someone I dit know at all. But all that didn't matter. Is was the sixties and it was de best music ever made."

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62. @richardclippardjr3472
"My mom & dad used to play this song at birthday partys you know the ones where you had to go to BED the good old days "

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63. @roderickjones1283
"James Jamerson killed it at the end with that bass!!! BEST PLAYER EVER!"

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64. @ronlawray1563
"As good as it STILL sounds, most people won't believe this came out between 1965 and 1968...

Motown's house band, The Funk Brothers, the best....."

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65. @fed3rd
"@harmonichebe  BEST dance song EVER written!!!!!  (Skate on)"

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66. @eddyg2745
"Garfield Junior High School, Berkeley, CA 1965!  This song was a standard at all of our dances in the gym.  We also loved to dance to "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27PydomerjM) , on both songs the players were Motown's Funk Brothers with James Jamerson laying down the bass line."

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2021

67. @olliesdollies7832
"Man, this was my JAMMM!  Love that ole school rap sung, to music!"

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68. @gilloera8912
"I had a record player, looked like a suitcase, it opened up

And the speakers were on the side.  My mom kept tellin me "Keep it down, the neighbors!" "

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69. @Sweetpjoe
"This song reminds me of my roller skating days from the late 60’s and early 70’s. When they dropped the needle on this jam the place went wild."

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70. @sanidarryl7052, 2022
"Yes,at this roller rink in Ohio " The Heights " every friday from 12am to 6am old heads use to kill this on on everybody skate."

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71. @sabrinabryant3597
"Was just minding my own business and this song hit me in my spirit like so. When this plague (COVID-19) has passed, somebody somewhere BETTER play this here 🙏💜🕺💃🌌"

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72. @bettyharrison6852
"When music was worth listening to and you could not sit down on these kind of jams the floor would be rockin'"

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73. @phillycheez6288
"Too bad these photos are not in the Motown Museum!😔😒"

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74. @laudellgatlin-bey2758
"The bop was the dance back in the day."

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75. @darrylslaughter649
"Here that  real bass,at this rink " Huber Heights " Chuck Jackson would play this and if you wanted to see some old heads  show out on a pair of roller skates those old chicago  ball bearing skates killing it hard core roller skating no standing on the floor in the way"

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76. @reggiekendrick6580
"Wow! That powerful guitar bass line is the hook to this wonderful song. It sets groove is for all other instruments and vocals to complete this masterpiece. The Motown Sound!!!"

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2022

77. @jeanetteivy5229
"Memories of teen house parties. Colored lights. Red, blue and green in Los Angeles. Dance called the Philly dog!"

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78. @jamesprevard6555
"If u were in HS. at the time u were getting it down after school on this joint...esp.friday night socials!"

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79. @sanidarryl7052
"Yes  big shout out to all the old head Roller Skaters use to kill  it every  1972-1973friday 12am till 6am at " The Height's striding like crazy hard core roller skating no standing in one spot"

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80. @janaepittman5589
"I, still skate ⛸ to this tune in 2022"

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81. @paulgreen6921
"Yeah, back in the day everyone would stop whatever they were doing to do the “duck” as hard as was humanly possible. You know what I’m sayin’?     PWG"

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82. @colbertprince525
"This jam was # 1 back in the day on Woodward Ave, the Famous  Arcadia a.k.a. the Cade if you weren't  a good skater you would get off the floor when < function> short term for Function at the junction came on! It got kind of wild because they would announce  Open House, and that means  to skate at your  own RISK! and that got really  dangerous most of the times!✌"

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83. @allisonyoung4285
"This was the song and when he said function that is what it was. Dance function!💃😎"

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84. @mitchparel18
"One of my favorite Motown songs.im talking all time.it helps me to function.🍷😌😋 Let's give the Drummer some."

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2023

85. @cynthiar.5199
"This is a roller skater's NATIONAL ANTHEM!!"

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86. @annfelder3576
"This was my favorite song back then.  I was always singing and dancing whenever I heard it or played on my record player.  Thanks for the wonderful memories!"

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87. @annfelder3576
"This was my favorite song back then.  I was always singing and dancing whenever I heard it or played on my record player.  Thanks for the wonderful memories!"

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2024

88. @adriennerobinson1180
"I absolutely loved Shorty Long and this Classic,Wonderful Song,And here comes The Judge .The BEST! Miss those years and Shorty.❤❤❤❤❤SIP"

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89. @SweetpapaAbram
"Young people’s of today don’t have a clue of the things and music of yester year!!"

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90. @isaiahthompson2065
"THIS IS ANOTHER MOTOWN CLASSIC !  HE DID THAT !"

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Selected 2016 Facebook Discussion Thread Comments About Black Line Dancing (with a focus on adding your own "flavor" to the basic line dance routine)

lbwpretty2, Feb. 28, 2016
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This video shows a group of Afro-Brazilians dancing at a club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the 2004 Hip Hop record "I'll Be Around" by Ceelo Green, featuring Timbaland.

This same video was posted on Feb. 22, 2016 on the Facebook Video page for Ratchet Ent under the heading "Aint nothing like a hyped up party group dance”.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series on YouTube Videos/Tik Tok compilations of "I'll Be Around" dances.

This pancocojams post showcase a 2016 Facebook Video of Afro-Brazilians doing a line dance to Cee-Lo Green's Hip Hop record "I'll Be Around".

This post also includes my Editor's Notes and selected comments from the discussion thread for that Facebook video.

A number of these comments present opinions about or experience with line dancers (including themselves or someone they know) adding their own "flavor" to the basic line dancing routine. "Flavor" here may mean the way they perform the basic step or an additional twist, or turn, or other step.  

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/10/documenting-seven-examples-of-youtube.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post documents nine examples of YouTube videos of "I'll Be Around" line dances and solo challenge dances from 2012 to 2023. All of these dances use a portion of the 2004 Hip Hop record.

That post also includes two comment exchanges from two different YouTube discussions thread about line dances.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/10/test.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post presents a small number of selected comments from various YouTube discussion thread about how the dance known as "I'll Be Around" has truly been around for some time under different names before it was recycled in the summer of 2023 on YouTube and on Tik Tok.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Ceelo Green and Timbaland for this 2004 record "I'll Be Around" that is the music for this line dance. Thanks also to the publisher/s of this video and thanks to all of the dancers who are featured in this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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In addition, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/11/charme-afro-brazilian-line-dancing-that.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Charme: Afro-Brazilian Line Dancing That Is Based On African American (Soul) Line Dancing (video, online excerpts, & comments)".

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES

This first part quotes an Editor's note that I added after the YouTube video of this dance in Part I of a two part pancocojams series on Ceelo Green's "I'll Be Around" dance that was published Oct .29, 2023.. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/10/documenting-seven-examples-of-youtube.html for that post. The link for Part II (comments) is included in that post.

"This video shows Afro-Brazilians in Rio De Janeiro doing their version of the line dance to CeeLo's record "I'll Be Around". This video was published on Facebook video onFeb.22, 2016. The video on Facebook is a little bit clearer than this YouTube one. There are 24,000 comments on that Facebook page as of Oct. 31, 2023. The most recent comment that I read was from a Brazilian man in 2020. The comment feature appears to be closed now. [...] A few people in the YouTube discussion thread wrote that the club members in that video originated this dance. Given a number of factors-including the fact that there is a 2012 African American video (given above) of a very similarly performed line dance with that same name as well as the fact that the dance moves (such a a modified "Stanky Leg" move) are of African American origin), I believe it would be more correct to say that these Afro-Brazilians created their version of this African American dance. I believe that it is very likely that this Brazilian dance group learned about this dance from watching an online video (probably the video that is given as Showcase video #1). The group then modified the steps to create their version of that dance. Another reason why I believe that this dance is of African American origin is the number of commenters who remember these dance steps from as early as the 1970s.Furthermore, according to a 2017 article (probably) about that Afro-Brazilian dance club that is featured in this video, that club had/has a custom of learning African American dances from YouTube and other secondary sources*, That said, it appears from the online comments that I've read that many people prefer this version of the "I'll Be Around" dance to other versions of that dance. Notice that the YouTube video given as #3 in this post showcases an African American dance group that indicates that they got their version of "I'll Be Around" from a Facebook video of a Brazilian dance club. So-it's likely that the Brazilian club got a version of this dance from African Americans and created their own version. Then an African American dance group saw that Brazilian version of that dance, liked it, and performed it. And the beat goes on and it's all good. Comments from the discussion thread for this YouTube video and not from the Facebook video discussion will be included in Part II of this pancocojams post.
*Click https://www.americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/the-undeniable-charm-of-brazils-latest-dance-craze/ for an article about an Afro-Brazilian's dance club in Rio de Janeiro. That 2017 article is in English and is entitled "The Undeniable Charm of Brazil’s Latest Dance Craze". Although that article doesn't identify that club as the one whose members are featured in that YouTube/Facebook video, it's seems highly likely that that they are one and the same."

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[I wrote this addition to my Editor's Note on Oct. 31, 2023] 

I wonder how lbwpretty2 and Ratchet Ent (if they aren't the same person) got this video. I believe that it's likely that Ratchet Ent is African American. If she isn't the same person as Ratchet Ent, I also believe that ibwpretty2 is African American.

I believe that Ratchet Ent is African American based on the other videos that Ratchet Ent posted on her Facebook Video page (which are shown when you click the link for this line dance). Ratchet Ent's use of the African American vernacular English word "ratchet" also suggests to me that she is African American. I believe that lbwpretty2 is African American based on the video's focus and most of its commenters on African American line dancing (also referred to as "soul line dancing).

I think it's very likely that a Brazilian member of that Facebook page or a visitor to that Facebook page (and/or a subscriber or visitor to that YouTube channel) shared this video with Ratchet Ent (and ibwpretty2 if they aren't the same person).

Although the dancers in that video were identified as being Afro-Brazilian, almost all the commenters in that discussion are African American. I would love to read comments from Afro-Brazilians about this and other line dances, but there are very few comments in either of these discussion threads that are from Brazilians.  Almost all of the comments in both of those discussion threads are from African Americans. 

There are only 112 comments in the YouTube discussion thread for this video. I read all of those comments. Comments can still be added to that discussion thread. There are a few  comments from Brazilians in that YouTube discussion thread. Those comments are quoted in Part II of this pancocojams series.  

There are 24,000 in that Facebook Video discussion thread. I didn't read all of the comments, but read a lot of them before I wasn't allowed to read any more without signing into Facebook.( I chose not to do that.).

A few comments on the Facebook discussion are from people who either self-identify White, or whose accompanying photograph shows women who appear to be White. Two of the comments that I  read were from Brazilians, and two of the comments that read were from people living in England.

A commenter in the YouTube discussion thread wrote that some of the dancers at that Brazilian club participated in that Facebook discussion, including Jessica Oliviera, the young woman who wore an African style head wrap. I didn't come across any of those comments, although I did read a comment from a Brazilian man with the last name Oliviera. 

There are no comments in the YouTube discussion thread from lbwpretty2 and no comments from Ratchet Ent besides the first one that I came across on the Facebook video page. The Facebook page has the word "Done" after the word "Comments". I assume that means that comments can no longer be added to that discussion thread.

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As is the case with most selected comment portions of pancocojams, I'm interested in documenting not just what is written, but how it is written (i.e. the use of African American Vernacular English (AAVE), and which AAVE and internet terms, phrases, sayings etc. are examples of these types of informal communication are being used). 

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS FACEBOOK VIDEO DISCUSSION THREAD

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

Brief information or explanations are added to a few of these comments.

From https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1123619494339222&id=454451501256028&ref=content_filter "Aint nothing like a hyped up party group dance” by Ratchet Ent;

total # of comments = 24,000 [comments are closed] 

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1. Ratchet Ent, February 22, 2016
"Aint nothing like a hyped up party group dance, there is always that one who comes in and take it to another level! Must watch!

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2, Shawn Thierry
"Yes! Beautiful young sistahs & brothers having clean fun and in formation!! Showing off those God given gifts so effortlessly & beautifully! The young man at the end, though--Chris Brown & little MJ combined! 😄🎶🙌🏽#TheyDidThat #Formation #Proud #BlackPeople #TrendSetters #OftenImitated #NeverDuplicated"

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3. Bobbi Ann Jones
"Who let Chris Brown in the place that guy tore that all the way UP! Look Keyvee Jones reminds me of you with your dancing ass! Love you son!🎯🎁💞🎉💯👀💋💎👑🍀⭐️🏆🔝"
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Chris Brown is an African American R&B singer who is also known for his dancing.

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4. Lisha Burns
"Whats the name of this line dance? What country are they in. I love this....Line dancing is big down where Im from. Wish I could learn this one"

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5. Richard Daniel
"Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"

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6. Jessica Oriee, 2017
"It's cee lo green and timberland "I'll be around" ...there's instructions on you tube"

https://youtu.be/7oozf9Od2p0

I'll Be Around Line Dance - New Orleans,...

youtube.com"

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8. Rashida Josephine Hermitt
"They be killing it loved it from start to finish"

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9. Alice Akinola
"I like extra steps in dances it enhances the moves. back in the day I added extra steps and moves to dances and all eyes was on deck that young man can dance He makes it look easy"

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9. Christopher Abernathy
"That was back in the day. What about today👀"

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10. Jae Boddie
"DANG IT!! I love this song....Now when my song come on the group dancers are going to be in my way... I guess I need to learn the dance or find a corner."

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11. Grumz Xushlito
"I don't know bout y'all but I was only do focusing on the Erykah Badu chic.. she tore it up!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 💯"
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Erykah Badu is an African American R&B, Soul, Hip Hop singer/songwriter who, in one period of her career, wore African headwraps during her performances.

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12. Regina Turner
"What is the dance and I need a wrap for my dreads Lord parties need hats when ya got dreads ....they are getting it I almost forgot it's early and I home hell I'm going dance anyway...roll that been footage !"

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13. Lakoal Mizelle-Douglas

https://youtu.be/gzKmtXlVqV8

I'LL BE AROUND Instruction - Parkside -...

youtube.com"

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14. Tiffany T'Moni BoykinSeward
Me and my girls used to tear up the dance floor 4 nights a week off of these songs. They knew when my house music come on it was over.....First start off song baltimore people....watch out for the big girl!!!!! Man...we go crazy! Lol"
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In this comment and in some other subsequent comments, "house" refers to a genre of Soul music.
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15. Danielle Donaphin
"Another house head...love it!!!"

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16. Sharone Stephens-Malone
"What's this dance called?"

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17. Tiffany T'Moni BoykinSeward
"To be honest I'm not sure. It looks like another freestyle type of cubic shuffle."
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"Cubic" is a typo for "Cupid" (The Cupid Shuffle" is a popular African American originated line dance.)

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18. Lynese Artis
"Tiffany T'Moni BoykinSeward I'm from Va I'm a house, go-go, reggae head all the way. Like you my girls and I used to kill it from time the doors open till shut down with lights out. But, I'm old now. I stay in my lane with the 2 step."

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19. Tiffany T'Moni BoykinSeward
"Lol you remember when house music last for eight hours of the same track"

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20. Lynese Artis
"Tiffany T'Moni BoykinSeward yes. Girl. Those songs were long, like the disco era. :-) But, I tell you what, my girls and I stayed fit and tiny waste, and with abs of steel. We didn't know then, but I recognize now that we working out and staying fit."

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21. Bea Hem
"🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

Cee-lo Green ft Timbaland

 "I'll be around"

🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵"

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22. Tiffany T'Moni BoykinSeward
"Thank you. That's it!"

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23. Carol Blakely
"The first time I heard watch out for the Big girl I loved that song my neighbor moved where I am and her Dude played it"

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24. Carol Blakely
"From Washington DC"

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25. Tiffany T'Moni BoykinSeward
"That song and wait a minute mr. Postman the Baltimore mix I was a die hard baltimore DC nj and ny house music head. But mainly I was on the Baltimore house for a minute"

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26. Cetoria Monk
"OMG they were jammin and the young lady and man in the front killedt it!! Yes I know I spelled it wrong on purpose"

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27. Chanee Regina
"I was thinking there's always ONE, before I read the post! Lol. I can't stand dancing next to people who over do it! Always throws me off!! Lol. Great dance tho, lil mama is smooth in the head wrap!"

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28. Tamika Miller
"They killin' it! I so love the fact that they're having a good time, no drama! Love the natural hair dos also...... LOVE MY PEOPLE!!!!!"

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29. Melvin Humphries
"Party over there, reminds me of the Disco Day's wasn't no room for wall flowers. If you couldn't dance, skate and didn't have a car you may have been booty out with the ladies."

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30. JohnandRhonda Irving
"Anastasia Balom Adrian Balom I need to learn this by Grandma's birthday so I can dance like the girl with the headwrap! *I know y'all can get it like the guy! Lol"

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31. Darryl Elliott
"I'm gonna learn this dance damn it a brothah sweaty and breathing all hard trying to keep up its them damn transitions from one move to the next got the first part that stanky leg throws me then that next piece I'm all over the place I use to pick up dances with no problem wtf 50 yrs old what u done did to me"

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32. Norman Lee
"Go head my brother, get it!"

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33. Arlene Newson
"I completely agree wth previous comment our young black children need to display more good clean fun, instead of dis laid back, heading bobbing, u cool as hell,lending against da wall waiting to start some shit like i experienced in a club in chicago, what, is that da new da dance now, i said WOW, most rap songs shld not b played in clubs,"

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34. Shadá Smith
"Her head wrap is sooooo bad! I love it! And I love their line dancing.... What country is this because I noticed the DJ speaking a utter language! I love my people all over!"

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35. Miguel Hernandez
"That's coooooool i haven't dance like that in a long long time now i can't even do the two step .lost it with age but still slow dance yea baby lol"

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36. Doris Penny
"Yes that young dude was jamming. Yes we do put our on moves in when we are doing the different slides. Shuffle what ever they calling it this days.And he did.it so smooth.It looked easy."

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37. Shonda Davis
"Where do people be learning these dances at??? I only know the Electric Slide and Cha Cha. I better never go to a club. Ill be lost. LOL."

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38. Chelie Lark Thomas
"Well you can add the wobble to my list. But I'm very old school. I guarantee you if I was still out there, I'd know this one too."
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"The Electric Slide" and "the Wooble" are line dances. The "Cha Cha" is a dance step.
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39. Onlyoneme Chetachi
"Hahaa. My girlfriends and I learn them when we go to Jazz Fest and Get-togethers"

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40. Jacqueline Ebanks
"Tahra Steward for real! OMG, what would we do without the tube?"

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41. Jacqueline Goss
"Actually these people dancing are in Brazil, Rio del Jeniro . I found out that this was at a gathering. Their very good, I love their dancing."

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42. Jonathan Scholz
"Actually the dance is called Saturday stepping and there is a dance video to teach it but nothing like this. That's what dancing is about putting your own twist on it."

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43. Patrice Pascol
"Dang i have got to get out more i am still doing the cabbage patch lol'
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The "Cabbage Patch" is a R&B dance step.

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44. Dylan Fagundes-Delima
"This was in brasil, and they're speaking Portuguese. That's cool how the dance travels."

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45. Linda Gigantiello
"Need to know more line dancing this great how they share on social media I wish they can teach this step by step"

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46. Othay J Hale
"I DON'T KNOW THE ELECTRIC SLIDE OR CHA CHA. LOL NOT SHOUTING, I JUST TYPE IN CAPS. EASIER TO SEE."

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47. Christina Bittle
"Girl.....you and me both.....lol....I feel like I live in a closet."

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48. Michele Jackson
"in the Atlanta area several of the night clubs were offering line dancing lessons some week nights ,and they also have competitions all over i would suggest Google line dance classes hip hop etc .for your areas .it is great exercise!"

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49. Vontresia Miller
"They have them everywhere this was not Brazil lol its called saturday stepping or whatever name they create for it. It used to be here in jax fl a long time ago. I went as a child a few times."

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50. Ruth Cares
"It doesnt matter what color u are. All people have the ability to dance and enjoy a fun line dance. Country music people have been line dancing for decades! I am not a latin but husband is...and his family all dance...in all situations. Dance on everyone!"

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51. Tonia Pearson
"This is my kind of danceing lil man was the best and lady in the rap was getting it i would fit right in i gotta learn this one!!!!!"

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52. Stacey King
"Love it wish all people at the club can do it but shit they can't even wobble without messing it up LOL this dance is bomb though"

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53. Nelson Vega
"NICE!!! So much better then watching all the beat downs! I want to learn! I'm still doing The Electric Slide! I think it's about time to try something else!!!😀👍"

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54. Tricia Davis-Blake
"Is am sorry. Dancing cute. But really line dancing. #cornyashell#. Onlycountryassfolkslinedance#

 

Hate it!!! That's why when you go to the club in Dfw. There is no really dancing. Sad. #blackfolksdancenotlinedance#"

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55.Tricia Davis-Blake

Ijs
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The only one other response to this comment was from a woman who posted a sad face emoji.

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56. Teresa C. Sanford
"Don't hate on the BROTHA he just got more skills than others! Lol! You know that'll be me doing extra!"

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57. Shaye Nation
"I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He jumped in line and stole the show! The girl was definitely hitting it at first!! My people are so beautiful and amazing😘"

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58. Nathalie Joseph Liverpool
"I Am Up For This!!! Even if it takes me all day to learn it. I am gonna check out some hustle classes in the D just so I can learn it. Sweet. U all young people plan the party in the meantime. Lol."

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59. La Mariposa
"LOOOOVE IT! I'm the one that comes in with a Lil extra. 😂"

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60. Jacque Jones
"EXACTLY,me 2! Kml... Jj"
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"KML" = "kissing myself laughing" [I don't think this text abbreviation is widely used in the 2020s. I had to look up its meaning.]

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61. La Mariposa
"They never expect it from the big girl either 😂"

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62/ Akua Myeisha
"Girl in the head wrap was serving...then young cat came in and dished it right back! Both of them have me back my life!!❤️❤️❤️❤️"

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63. Carolyn Trapp
"She was doing her thang but he came through the crowd and show out aint nothing like some good ole fun good job to both of u guys..."

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64. Dewayne Robinson
"This would be a nice dance step to do at the family reunion. Calling on all of Madea's children grandchildren and great grand let's do this"

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65. Nicole Smith
"I wish someone would tell me just the foot work after she does the stanly leg I can't catch that one part !!! Step right, kick up and than I'm lost 😫😫😫😫"

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66. Cyndi Hart
"Watch it over and over your get it. It didn't look that hard and that dude with the hat killed it. I was watching the girl but when he came out all 👀👀 on him:)"

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67. Meli Perrier
"It's hard. I found this on you tube. I like the Brazilian version has more swag though lol

Watch "Beef Stew Line Dance Instructional and Demo" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/Cd9irN99Rp0 "

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68. Jyasia Kylee
"Honey the whole front row was jamming. I just absolutely love that it's been on repeat for about 20 minutes so that I can try to my best to learn that"

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69. Tabitha Brown
"Tavell the kid at the end reminds of when my Lil Bro Will was dancing at your birthday party in Mastic!!!!!!!!!! Although everybody was doing the same dance he added his own fire to every step LOL"

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70. Nile Fatimah Peoples
"We are such a rhythmic people. Many duplicate but never like the original. He bodied this. Well she did too!!"

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71. Keiana Worth
"Oh sh-t* 2016 electric slide! Lol Andrew Robotham I'm doing this at the wedding!! Lol I gotta start practicing now"
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*This word is fully spelled out in that comment.

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72. Andrew Robotham
"I gota get my practice on sis"

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73. Keiana Worth
"Andrew Robotham 😂😂 word"

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74. Althea Graham
"Absolutely beautiful. The community, confidence, and virtuous attitudes expressed in this dance is phenomenal, the ease and grace, awesome. I am proud to be a member of the African diaspora."

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75. Hilda Bailey
"Still laughing, I luv it our people, in our day (I'm in my 60 yr) it was mostly ladies, it was so refreshing to the young men. LOL"

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76. Derrell Turman
"Now if we can get our youth's to put down the guns and bring back back yard BBQs this is one that I would attend this is what life is about"

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77. Angel Thomas
"This lit af🔥🔥🔥🔥

We gotta learn this Latrice Lenoir so we can do it at the club. Nothing else. Just this. Go to battle and do just this😂😂😂😂like 1..2..3..hit it!...step step step turn!!!😭😭😭"

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78. Melissa Landry
Love It. They all were throwing down but dude in the white shirt killed it. The female in the head wrap put her stank on it."
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Although the word “stank” in the saying “Put some tank on it” originally meant to have an odorous (stinky) smell, the contemporary meaning of “stank” in that saying means to add your own unique flavor (style) to something that you do and in doing so, make it funky (with "funky" meaning "very good".  Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/11/what-african-american-originated-phrase.html for the 2020 pancocojams post entitled "What "Put Some Stank On It" REALLY Means ("Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes - Put Some Stank On It | truTV")"

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79. Dale Underdue
"Girlfriend was doing it. Then young man came in and killed it. Smooth dance. Nice seeing young folks getting along, having fun, smiling and dancing. P.S.: great excercise also."

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80. Yoli Fagan
"That's the type of fun I'm used to having when I was younger in key west. Looks like its all about having a good time. No competition"

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81. Amanda Benjamin
"Na I would've kicked his ass clean out my line dance with all that fancy sh-t* he was killing it tho #aintNoWobbleDanceBih lol Kee Kee Ashley Re Robinson Quincy Square"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
"Na" means "no".

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82. Carter Kee
"Kml sis don't be hating..lol"

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83. Geno Reyes
"Jazz D if they could scientifically take this trait from us and implant it in them they would

Black is beautiful"

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84. Miracle Washington
"Tyvon Humphrey this yu cuz yu always mixing some sh-t* up when we doing at dance"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

"Cuz" in this comment probably is a shortened form (and respelling) of the word "because". "Cuz" in this comment could also be a shortened form (and respelling) of the word cousin" (spelled "cuzzin"). 

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85. Angela Gray-Lockett
"Does anyone know the name of this line dance & the song? I am turning 50 in June and would love to bust this one out on them. 😊"

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84. DeAnna Redd
"I'll be around...gotta look for the club remix though. That's the one playing in this video..with that go go beat."
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"Go Go music is a sub-genre of Soul music that originated and is commonly associated with African Americans in Washington, D.C and that surrounding area which is now called "the DMV" (Washington D.C, [and parts of] Maryland, and Virginia.)

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85. Darlene Robinson
"Love it! It ain't nothing but STEPPING taken up

several notches!!

I, too, am too old to hang anymore, but still love to watch!!"
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The word "stepping" in this comment probably refers to the couples dancing that is done by some Black people in Chicago, Illinois and in Detroit, Michigan.

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86. Sandra Uresti
"The one that took it to another level it's because Line dances have similar, yet additional steps 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 I loved it and love a challenge 🤗"

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87. Alicia Delt
"He was straight gay 4 trying 2 dance better than her..pushing her out the way..he should of been trying to holla at her..."

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88. DeAnna Redd
"Really tho? That's all you got out of the video? Ugh!"

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89. Alicia Delt
"The dancing was great..butt..yepp."

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90. Mary EZonme Cooper
"He came in and put a little hot sauce, salt, pepper and oregano in the pot and made it his own. Yeah baby.!!"

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91. Bri Annah
"You should ALWAYS be happy to be African American...Not just because of how well they dance

 Btw I'm half so yes I'm allowed to say be proud"

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92. Von Rice
"Saturday stepping is the dance

Cee lo Green- I'll be around is the song

I searched the comments so you dont have to :)"

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93. John Watson
"Last look at a great dance. Now wait for the stolen part. And the claiming of someone else taking it and renaming it"

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94. Leslie Baxter-smith
"I'm white (whatever that is) and I can rock the world when I dance. It's a matter of putting your heart and soul into it!"

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95. Haroldson Bagley
"Physical, psychology, Environmental, and Spiritual Wellness in full effect. Unity in The Community. Ase!! #WorkItYall"

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96. Carolyn Williams
"That person would be my brother "ALAN" he was always the one that have to put just a little stank on it."

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97. Nise Alyariah-Aubrey
"Thats how pple be lol

One you feel the groove n got the dance down pact you can add your own flavor lol"

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98. Alston Andre
"Black folk are so talented. Put them damn guns down and enjoy your own culture. Have fun,respect each other and live"

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99. Helen Ianuari
"Meh Leavasa aayyeee new one lol Ray Uini dat guy is definitely reminds me of you, throwing in ur own Flava 😍"

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100. Patricia Little-Thomas
"Noticed, everybody knew how to do the dance, but the two up front (the young lady and the guy next to her) owned it."

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101. Alsusia Collins
"They were doing it! and I really love seeing all my young Queens wearing their natural hair or headdress."

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102. Cheryl Wynn
"Gotta love the ones that throw their own swag into the moves. I love that shyt especially since I can't do it lmbo"

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103. Elle Hodges
"I can't even get two rounds of the electric slide right lol the face that the girl with the head wrap is making ..💜💜....she knows she was getting it in.."

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104. Tammy L Brown
"I am going to learn this and do out at our family cookout on the 4 th of July that's how long it's going to take me"

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105. Choklit Lewis
"@ Tisha Rodgers. Yes I can teach you this line dance, & a couple thousand other ones that I know. LOL! As you know; I teach classes at different location in Detroit, throughout the week. I send texts to everyone in my phone, to let them know where I'm teaching throughout the week. If you'd like to get my texts for my classes; feel free to inbox me your number."

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106. Hipolito Polo Torres
"Greg F Hall I think this is the first one I've ever seen that I actually like as far as line dancing. Who knew."

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107. Naee Huncho
"I like this dance I want to learn it so can do it at my family gatherings instead of always doing the wobble or even the Cupid shuffle lol"

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108. Lisette V Pillay
"Great dance they look like they are having fun, it's nice to see a group of people all in step dancing, we do it at the Notting hill carnival all the time it looks great to watch but to participate is even better xx :-)"
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The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event in London, England that celebrated Black cultural arts.

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109. Chantel Fitz
"Kelli Shaw. We need to learn this dance for our school performance! Paula Oliveira Schuyler are you ready to teach us????"

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110. Andrea Norwood
"Black folks are going to hook up a line dance no matter where on the planet we are"

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111. Tina Camp
"When I saw this, I did not see " black" people, I saw PEOPLE dancing.. I dance and I do it well, I enjoy this dance as much as any other race. But I don't look at people as white or black, I look at a person based on character not color!!!!"
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The photograph that accompanied this comment was that of a young woman and an older woman. Both women appear to be White.

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112. Aleadra Owens
"Awww..."

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113. Laquanda Wright, 2017
"Tina I don't think they mean any harm....But dancing, sports, singing, anything physical is in black people DNA...It is what it is..."

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114. Natalie Bass
"Brittany Carmichael this is what I like! No booty shaking required 😂"

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115. Robert Wilson
"Yo she was doing it but when young blood came he put some stank on it nice . It like the bus stop but in Jamaican Style "
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"The Bus Stop" is an African American originated line dance from tje mid 1970s.

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116. Waun DemBoyz
"I like this. a lady at my job was killing it and tried to show us. I got two left feet. 😂😂😂 I like trying tho"

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117.Chelie Lark Thomas
"I liked this! The music was smooth, the dance was smooth. Those two in front rep'd it well. I wanted to see more..."

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118. Dana Mcnatt
"Yes. They killed it. I love line dancing. I like when people add their personal touch."

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119. Kimberly Clarit Jackson
"Those young-ins are killing that dance...that's a smooth routine right there!!"

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120. Tiffany Itaintmyfault Carter
"Dayday DayDay This is so youuuuuu gotta put your own swag on tht thing 😂😂😂😂😂"

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121. Susan Ann Henderson
"What is this dance everybody in there is doing it on point man. So fly, black people know how to catch them moves! Stay Black People! Yes"

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122. Isha Rayner
"Gilbert Judge and Jarvis Barnes can we do this as a group at the wedding? Think it will be neat. This or the hommie twist"

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123. Jarvis Judge-Barnes
"I like this! But half of the wedding party ain't got no rhythm! 😂😂😂"

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124. Lisa Calderon
"That was cool the other dude was like hold on let me get this young buck lol who could dance wit you she killed it!! She really enjoyed herself!!"

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125. Veronica Consonery-Goode
"Home boy dancing smooth I like that kind of dancing line dancing keep the weight off you"

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126. Torie Vanderville
"Nothing wrong with putting your own twist on things😜😜😜"

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127. Shawn Sutter
"Black folks been dancing for every...it easy for us. Lol...that brotha was cutting rug.. lol"
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128. Haneef Shaheed
"Shouts to all, especially the sexy sistar wt the white top, rockn the Afro! I think this Brazilian version of line dancing may top all other line dances here in the U.S."

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129.  Diomedes R.Perez
"The girl with head wrap and homie with the hat are killing it.. I used to do line dancing but my knees arthritis won't let me now. Big ups.."

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130. Elaine Pearson Hudson
"Zora Garrettyou betta get ready Boo that is one of my jams and this will be done at Monya's sweet 16 baby... Yaaaas!"

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131. Dianna Dowell-wilhite
"Black people always did know how to throw down or cut a rug, lol whatever terminology it is today, every generation has it's on slang but black people can move I know I could move when I was a kid my brother is so smooth to it's a shame he is always on point, when it came to four corners mom was so smooth and cold on her feet till she cleared the floor it's nothing but dancers in my family my son is so cold smooth and good he make u hold ur breath and the woman love it!"

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132. Shawn Macon
That young bucks just turned it up line dance is what makes da party everybody gets a chance to show what they got

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133. Morgan Charboneau
""But line dancing is gay".... Not really. You can say country music isn't your style but these people are line dancing... A simple dance, not too complex. But it's a line dance. Hahaha"

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134. James Abraham Gutierrez-Patrick
"Dance is a young man's game... But this dance looks fun. I could learn this shuffle. They just added the stanky leg and a few extra moves"
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135. Artreail Walker
"This never get old to me that man with the hat on and that women with the scarf on her head be getting it in hard they really be doing it.

Love that song too."

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136. Tricia Taylor
"Where is this at? I noticed that no one has Jordon sneaker on. Look at their feet , but they are still having fun ,even wearing those no name sneakers.😀😁😊"

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137. Harlem James
"Youngin in the baseball cap did NOTHING wrong - he killed it! Shorty in the head wrap did her thang too! These young people are adorable I watched this 8 times trying to get the moves down lmbo"

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138. Sylvia Andrews
"'Yeahhhhh that song was jooking! I was bopping to the beat. That girl was rolling with her moves but when that guy with the cap came on the dance floor next to her with all those smooth & creative moves, he made me wanna get up & learn that dance his way. I loved it!! Get it. I want him at my parties!!! I want the girl too. She has style & loose moves. The kind of ppl I like to hang with bc they are having fun dancing,"

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139. Linda Sippio
"If you only knew, realized that you are the envy of others around the world because of your swag in all generes of entertainment, including dress and business, you would also realize your power and place in this world. You have natural FLAVOR! But you have been bambuzzled and run a muck into believing that the grass was greener on the other side. You need to rethink your value to yourselves and the world!"

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140. Carmen Thomas
"Oh my goodness they killed this dance, I thought they were in New York, they are in Brazil, tearing it down like this to go go, love it looking for it on YouTube"

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141. Kim Gillespie
"The lady in the front was on point. When the young man came he took it to another level and killed it. That's how its supposed to be folks coming together young & old enjoying themselves. Loved it!!!!"

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142. Adrienne Wright
"Yesss break it down ya'll.. Luv it! My girl in the front was rockn.. And I always enjoy seeing dudes of any age break it down yess ya was doing it"

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143. Rose Kelly
""My cee lo & timb that was hot I gotta learn that 1 other ones are corny "" that young guy had it going on almost remind me of Chris brown "

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144. LaWanda Archibald Lavender
"Takita Nussy Carpenter this is always Quinston Jackson at every family gathering. Ol extra azz. Lol oh let me not forget Sherenn Micole"

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145. Amira Zakia As-Siddiq
"Rasheda Turner Carmen Armstrong this reminds me of that garage party in Jamaica on my Bday when I was cutting up!😂😂😂"

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146. Amira Zakia As-Siddiq
"Gurl......... I had a ball! Smh, when we going back????"

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147. Carmen Carmen
"Asap"

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148. Sweetz Lewis
"I never knew there was a dance to this song!!! I love it!!!"

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149. Chapmin Hendricks
"Danielle Bergloff This reminds me of the cha cha slide a little. ha. I can't just two step to the dance. I add a little of my flavor. Ha."
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150. Patty Lacey Rewis
""I'm a jealous white girl right now!! I could stand back and watch them all night!! I love it! I can do the easy stuff, I would have everybody falling over like dominoes if I tried! Lol"

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151. Les Pollard
"For a second I thought that might of been Erykah Badu then I saw a better look then i was like that's not her... He was getting it.. Adding new moves to it.. He's a real dancer. Peace out!!"

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152. Rita Martinez
"Is so good seeing people all together enjoy n having fun n not fighting i love it that lady with wrap she is not playing love to see something good after all this negative things that been going on"

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153. Melvin Evans
"LOL. .. That was alright it's always that one try to flip the script and turn the whole dance step another way unbelievable"

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154. Bernice Franklin
"To me young men's always out dance women's he was smooth he was confidence he was over dancing Everybody yeah balance and skill and if he take it where he needed to take it God bless you buddy I'll talk to you later"

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155. Rian Christina Hunter
"This would be Elijah Nobles and Jon Baldwin lol.. killing it while everyone else is basic lol"

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156. Elijah Nobles
"😂😂😂 So true ! It happens every time"

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157. Jon Baldwin
"Everytime!! 😭😂😂"

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158. Jo Jo
"He was tryn to hard! Ole girl was so smooth and natural wit it! Didn't need all the antics! She had me lit!🔥"

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159. Vicki Whitney
""What's WRONG with what he did? If you got it, You got it, y'all always saying Turnt up!!! Good thing it wasn't me out thar,lol. SHO NUFF BEEN TURNT, Y'all knows that. KEEP CURTTIN UP MAN"

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160. Christina Brown
"Ayyyyyye!!!! Got me in the house partyin!!! I so love this!!! They killed it!!! And dude in the hat fell right in line!!! Got me even more hype!!! LOVE IT!"

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161. Mo Henson
"She had it at first then he took it on from her but didn't leave her behind by any means. Chris Brown & Erika Badu beautiful lookin selves. Him touchin his hat tho cool af"

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162. Doris King Tolbert
"To Cassandra Fields

I agreed with u. Our people have so much soul. I just hate when others learn the culture of our dance or other dance craze that so many of our young people do, they learn them then the next thing u know its a movie being made, with others claiming it like they created it."

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163. Celeste Holland
""Terry Trotter the lady in the wrap showing out is you. Every time I see this video I think of you and how you use to get down at the school dances back in the day 💃🏾💃🏾❤️"

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164. Terry Trotter
"We had some great times... These kids will never know what it's really like to have some good fun with great friends"

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165. Douglas Oliveira
"U guys must know that this is how we dance NeoSoul and RnB music every weekend in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil"
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A commenter in the discussion thread for the YouTube video embedded above posted this comment from Jessica Oliveira (the woman wearing a headwrap) in that video

"@YourHalfSister, 2016

"+ABN Creator I found this video on Facebook, and one of the girls in the video--with the head wrap--commented. She said they were in Brazil, thanked everyone for complements on the video and apologized for her broken English. (I think she also said was using Google translate to communicate.)"
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Comments About How The African American Hip Hop Dance "I'll Be Around" Has Been Recycled (Before Tik Tok And On Tik Tok)

FlowFit Life, Jul 25, 2023  #ceelo #ceelogreen #illbearound

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series on YouTube Videos/Tik Tok compilations of "I'll Be Around" dances. This post presents a small number of selected comments from various YouTube discussion thread about how the dance known as "I'll Be Around" has truly been around for some time under different names before it was recycled in the summer of 2023 on YouTube and on Tik Tok. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/10/documenting-seven-examples-of-youtube.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post documents nine examples of YouTube videos of "I'll Be Around" line dances and solo challenge dances from 2012 to 2023. All of these dances use a portion of the 2004 Hip Hop record That post also includes two comment exchanges from two different YouTube discussions thread about line dances. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/10/selected-2016-facebook-discussion.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post presents selected comments from the 2016 Facebook video discussion thread about line dancing.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners. Thanks to Cee Lo Green and Timberland for their musical legacies. Thanks to all choreographers of these dances and thanks to all those who are featured in these showcased videos. Thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube and on Tik Tok.

**** TWO COMMENT EXCHANGES ABOUT LINE DANCES Comment exchange #1 From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDdftG7K_p4&t=103s "Mr. Sexy Man Line Dance", published by William T. Smith, Sep 23, 2014 Wild Bill celebrating another birthday with family and friends Sept 20th 2014 at Swing Dance Studio. Doing Mr Sexy Man, created by Sir James, song, by Nellie Tiger Travis 1. @albertpeterson5484, 2017
"why do all line dances look the same?  the wobble, the electric slide, the Chicago slide, Detroit slide, Miami slide, Cleveland shuffle, etc....  you name it and watch the basic steps and moves. if you can do one, you can do all 654675!!!"

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2. @latrealmcdaniel7792, 2017
"albert peterson ikr"

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3. @DRock6906, 2017
"Basically all line dances are a 4 wall dance that repeats itself over and over. But not all line dances are the same. Enough practice and you can learn any line dance that comes out though"

**** Comment exchanges #2 From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X537wFSstEw "Metamorphorsis", published by iamkennyj, Mar 8, 2009
1.@psmith102006m 2009
"the dance was choreographed as a country line dance first.  this song makes it a lot more fun."

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2. @psmith102006, 2011
"This was a c w line dance called metamorphorsized.  it was done to a country song.  I like it to this song better!!!"
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3. @bucknerd, 2014
"Looks a LOT like country line dancing. :)"

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4. @mixxinmel, 2014
"yeah but them moves aint nothing like the country moves lol, not as stiff lol"

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Except for Discussion Thread #1 (from the official video for Cee Lo Green's "I'll Be Around") the discussion threads that are featured in this pancocojams compilation are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

Words that are considered profanity (even if they aren't meant to be cursing) are given on this blog with amended spelling. That amended spelling is indicated by a dash or dashes followed by an asterisk. 

Discussion Thread #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TatmBrl8Y28 "Cee-Lo - I'll Be Around (Official Video) ft. Timbaland", published by  CeeLo Green, Oct 25, 2009 All of these comments are from 2023

1. @tree-smitty
"😂 This beat and song STILL BANGIN' summer 2023. All of a sudden the line dance to it is trending AGAIN 😜❣️🔥"

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2. @AdrienBryantTube
"There’s a line dance?"
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3. @tree-smitty
"@AdrienBryantTube line dance, tik tok, whatever you want to call it. It was a line dance for it years ago and NOW tik tok people have started it again trending lol"

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3. @user-uq4tu9er4q
"Sounds like DC Go-Go Music."

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4. @robinsonrochelle7033
"Where is the line dance???"

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5. @HottgirlzinMiami
"Thanks to TikTok ..lol

I’m glad their brining good music back like Tamia ‘s old song❣️"

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6. @kingdomblack521
"The tik tok effect"

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7. @LuisMBuildz
"I thought it was a new song lol"

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8. @goldie20lw
"Til Tok reminded me wht a vibe this song used to be 😂 … had to revisit 🤷🏻‍♀️ lol"

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9. @melpt1511
"Again?

I didn't know there was a line dance to it back then. 🤣"

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10. @creativequeen8371
"Yes!"

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11. @djpswaggerdreamlikeaboss2366
"this song was on mtv and bet"
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12. @lukki7ster
"Im sayin! I came here to look up the song and see this vid was posted 13 yrs ago! 😅. Ahead of its time back then !"

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13. @bleu5729
" @AdrienBryantTube  I want see the line dance...didn't know there was one either"

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14. @lisafraser3
"Sure is I’m dancing to it right now 10/1/23"

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15.@paulgavian90
"I know right, ALL OF A SUDDEN it's bopping. I remember this on 2k NBA whatever yr I had that time"

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16. @juan_vs_all9224
"Ppl really claiming this as a TikTok song"

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17. @inspectorsmalls9197
"This song slap harder then my momma when I show her my report card 😂❤"

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18. @ProfangoAmore
"I play this song so much since it was released almost 20 years ago.  It transferred from one hard drive to another... to an mp3 player to every phone I had since phones started storing music. The comments are so disheartening to read that a lot people just now are hearing this song.  I know this song was not a number 1 hit when it was released but has more longevity than those chart toppers that were released at the same time... i.e. TI "Bring Em Out", Usher "Yeah", Lil Wayne "Go DJ" or Petey Pablo "Freek-a-leek"."

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19. @devengrant5981
"Wait! This came out almost 20 years ago? Dang! I'm late to the party..😬"

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20. @jeon2744
"Heard it today thought it was from 2023 also"

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21. @roxienahwooksy11
"I think I missed it the first time around."

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23. @desareabradley1999
"What is a shame is that I had never heard this song until people started doing line dancing videos. This song actually be jamming! What happened to the promotion of it when it came out?¿??"

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24. @chaz951
"Song has always been 🔥🔥🔥. I remember it was on the boxing game Fight Night"

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25. @caligirl2779
"Yeah, so crazy how many ppl don' t remember this song! MTV & BET played it all the time! smh."

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26. @michaelhilson4195
"Timbo's beats are always slamming but this one got me back on my skates.  Love bouncing to this one."

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27. @kashmirdior5346
"First time hearing this song on a YouTube couples dancing skit and I instantly fell I love and I KNEW it was Cee-Lo Green I love him he is definitely underrated!!!"

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28. @angiemorsby8429
"I am here because there's a rebirth of this song.😅😍🗣️ It's pure fire 💥🔥💝2023. I am jamming 💃🏾"

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NpSCLYLfkw "Nameless Line Dance", published by lbwpretty2, Feb. 28, 2016 1. @iayyam, 2016
"These Brazilians kids definitely brought their own flavor to this dance. They killed it."

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2. @JessSkubi, 2017
"How did you know they are Brazilian? Just curious."

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3. @iayyam, 2019
"@JessSkubi  I speak Portuguese and in the beginning of the video the DJ is giving a shout out to Rio de Janeiro...which is in Brazil."

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4. @chasjohnson2012, 2016
"These kids are awesome!! I've watched the video so many times now and have learned the dance from them. Thanks for sharing! I didn't know they were from Brazil! No wonder they have so much Fiya!!"

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5. @subrinamcdowell5494, 2016
"Linda Sims has a great video teaching this version of the dance.   She's on you tube."
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6. @khandekane, 2016
"I love this video! Beautiful to see our people having a good time. I thought they were American as well but you can clearly here the DJ  is not. Our people were spread out all over the world and things like this is what connects us. In different places but we are the same people. Nobody does it like we do. Many imitate but none naturally sound and move like our people, our family. They killed this, I love it. Beautiful!"

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7. @iayyam, 2019
"This is Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil. Yes, we are everywhere fam."

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8. @YourHalfSister,2016
"I just found this video on Facebook Saturday; it's from Brazil. The dance originated here in the states--I saw a tutorial for itdating back to 2012--but these young Brazilians brought a real flair to it. This will be my instructional video."
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9. @simo206,2016
"+YourHalfSister The music in the beginning is Brazilian but the dancers are definitely Black American. Black Brazilians will bust out a mean "samba" or "baile funk" but black-Americans own the soul and rap genres. I have no definitive proof other than I'm black and have lived in both Brazil and America but you can just TELL that's some black (american) folks killing this line dance."

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10. @YourHalfSister, 2016
"+ABN Creator I found this video on Facebook, and one of the girls in the video--with the head wrap--commented. She said they were in Brazil, thanked everyone for complements on the video and apologized for her broken English. (I think she also said was using Google translate to communicate.)"

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11. @YourHalfSister, 2016
"+ABN Creator Here's the Facebook link (hope it works here), and the young lady's name is Jessica Olivieria. The thread is still going; she commented as recently as Monday."

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1123619494339222&id=454451501256028&ref=content_filter

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12. @YourHalfSister, 2016
"+GoGoJodieo Here's the link: It's actually the exact same video clip, but some of the kids who are in it were commenting.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1123619494339222&id=454451501256028&ref=content_filter "

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13. @YourHalfSister, 2016
"+jennifer forbes That's awesome! They did a great job."

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14. @simo206, 2016
"+YourHalfSister No way!! That is so surprising! I want to go back to Brazil now to find these folks. They killed this dance to the point that I was in disbelief they're Brazilian. But I love how much of a connection there is amongst all of the African diaspora. We have to learn samba and kill it to show them up! lol Thanks for sharing!"

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15. @josesilva-ii1bf, 2016
"we like soul music too ... since 1970"

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16. @nardao36, 2017
"The dance and original of Rio de Janeiro Brazil we have not only the samba and funk our culture and very big and diversified."

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17.@JoviMoon, 2016
"I'm a total Johnny Come Lately to this video n dance...just saw it on facebook last night...im totally obsessed! I can't tell u how many times I've played it....I absolutely LOVE IT! It's totally contagious...I wz at work jamming to this style of music n reggae all day long...  <3 me some of that Timberland...I gotta learn this dance...I've seen some Saturday Steppin..but this stuff here added some really groovy moves...I mean these kids got it down...i'm sooo jealous...Big Mama LOVES to dance...I could not stop dancing at work...of course while no one wz around..LOL! Thanks for sharing <3"
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18.@KeishaWilliamsdiamondstar843, 2016
"It's called Saturday Steppin. They got different versions of it but I like this one the best."

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19. @subrinamcdowell5494, 2016
"I love this version of the dance too."

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20. @3fiddy2720, 2016
"They call it different things in different areas. We jus call it by the name of the song."

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21. @iseeu6110,2017
"we call it two step in the hoods of all  black atlanta and black outskirts of Atlanta East South North West old school sh-te*  80's baby's 70's baby's 60's baby's and back this how we used to do it everybody put their own swag in it aka do the Soul Train Line  birthday party's House party's clubs family reunions anywhere where black people are dancing Southern playalistic sh-t* lol ni-ga* don't do sh-t* like this no mo"
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22.@johnjohn1890able, 2020
"Check out  baile charme  they have a lot of dance and jams like this oh &

the girl danceing is jessica oliveira  from Rio D Brazil 🇧🇷  .. Much love Stay jammin & keep it funky.."
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23. @deekaymusiclover2481, 2021
"They killed it. They made it look so smooth."

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24. @Leaveittokarma-ui2gr, 2023
"Now this dance is blowing up on TikTok.  But I will always remember this video of  Queen with the wrap on her head killing it. We need to find all of them and give them their roses. ❤😊"

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25. @chanecak, 2023
"I came here to say the same thing. If folks only knew about the original version"
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26. @LisaSmith-zj3vh, 2023
"I saw this video on Facebook some years ago. I thought I saved it. I’ve been looking for about 3 weeks and couldn’t find it. I love to watch this! It just makes me happy. Oh girl with the scarf on her head was killing it!

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27. @blessed2bjj, 2023
"This original version is still 🔥🔥. The version they are doing in America right now doesn’t hit like this one."

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Discussion Thread #4
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oozf9Od2p0&t=30s "Line Dance - New Orleans, LA"  published by Linda Sims, April 1, 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana
1. @missladyzee44,2021
"She got my energy! I had to come on here to find this dance since I saw the line dance on facebook"
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"I know this step is old,but I still want to learn it,💞💞💞"
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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRWKmg-7Xnk "I'll Be Around (Call Me) Line Dance", published by Louisville C-Us Hustle, May 20, 2016 

1, @akbar8477,2023
"like the Chicago Bop from the 1970's!"
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Discussion Thread #6
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMh96TZxWAg "I'll Be Around TikTok Dance Challenge Compilation", TikTok Dance💃, Aug 4, 2023  #tiktokdance #tiktok

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1. @rondas777
"The song is 14 yrs old, maybe older and is still a head banger! Ceelo been rocking for years solo and with the goodie mob"

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"😊You better tell somebody 👍👍"

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3. @notperfect2440
"Teach em!"

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4. @g.t.7550
"Ok, I was out of college dancing like my daddy to this!  I love the dance the kids are doing to this!  It’s so light hearted and joyful."
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5. @925soul.utionstv2
"20 years old 🔥"

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6. @Tsu_Flash
"Shoutout to Baltimore creating the vibes !!!!!"

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7. @prettybrowneyes7481
"Old songs, old dances... Good seeing the youth discovering good music tho. Yet nothing new under the sun"

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8. @truthbetold1074
"I'm just hyped to see so many brothers dancing...."

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9. @mariebrooks7341
"I know lol they normally standing around or holding up the wall. smh I love to see men dancing and having fun. The ladies will dance even if they have to take over the floor themselves. Ijs"

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10. @mrsouthcentral42021
"Finally a compilation of people doing the actual dance. TikTok “people” be doin to much extra"

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11. @ashleyglass2177
"It’s the girls doing the heel toe for me!!!! 💙💙💙💙"

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12, D@queensheebah8628
"HIT THAT PARK HEIGHTS STRUT!!!! Baltimore city dancing!!! Ayeeee ❤"

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13. @baltimorebikelife7134
"If Yu from tha heights yu kno yall Have been doing that dance since the 80s 90s"

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Discussion Thread #7
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so_E6LVExVs "CeeLo Green - I’ll be around Line Dance", Innerbeauty622, Nov 19, 2019  RICHARD & MEG WEEKLEY COMMUNITY CENTER
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1. @mehchic
"Boosting this for all the TikTokers who are messing up this trend😂 Thank you for the detailed explanation!"

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2. @Innerbeauty911
"Thank you 🤣😂."

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3.@stevepierce2457
"I thought the whole tic toc dance thing was new. They are 3 years behind. Good job"

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4. @rhondareaves2701
"Thanks for breaking it down. No wonder everyone were doing it wrong."

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5. @AS-lz6hp
"I like her version of it, but that’s not the version that everyone does on TikTok"

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6. @Innerbeauty911
"This is the original way the line dance was performed.  As with everything,  the original is changed and remixed to seem like something new"

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Discussion Thread #8
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfM9yVkdcM0&t=50s "Baltimore Strut dance ~TikTok dance compilation" published by simplifyhub, September 3, 2023

All of these comments are from 2023.  

1. @FaithYesTruth
"It is said that things always come back around.  When this song, "Call Me", by Cee-lo Green came out in 2004 we all hit the dance floor.  I am a little older but when we hear it now we hit the dance floor.  Old school meet New School let's dance ah ah ah...😊"

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2,  @brianharris9949, 2023
"That sh-t* old AF. People were doing that dance on Soul Train in the 70’s."
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3. @deloresmatt8643
"That was thirty years ago. It’s new today stop hating."

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4. @brianharris9949
"@deloresmatt8643  Girl it ain't hating it's facts. They added some sh-t* but that ain't nothing new. 😂😂😂😂

 

Girl bye... 😂😂😂😂"

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5. @deloresmatt8643
"@brianharris9949  I said it was new to them. Some of them weren’t even born back then. And what you think was new back then wasn’t, so boy bye, which is almost as old as talk to the hand. LOL. And those are facts."

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6. @brianharris9949
"@deloresmatt8643  you told me I was hating. I wasn't. WTF does them not being born back then have to do with anything that I said. It ain't new. Just recycled. 😂😂😂"

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7. @deloresmatt8643
"@brianharris9949  EVERYTHING! I say again it is NEW to them. It may be something you’ve seen before but they haven’t. So you rain on their parade? Is that better than the new phrase “hating”?  I’m really wondering why it matters that the dance was old especially since it is thirty years old. There is nothing new under the sun, everything rewinds. Even your old dance was a rewind. It was old when you thought it was new. Be nice !"

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8. @brianharris9949
"@deloresmatt8643  😂😂 I'll be nice because I am a nice person. I get your point but I wasn't hating or trying to rain on their parade. I saw this thing about a dance and commented. I really wasn't hating. Have a blessed day."

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