This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about the Percolator social dance that was created in Chicago, Illinois in 1992.
This post presents opinions about why African Americans (within the same period of time and/or during later periods of time)* have the same name for social dances that are performed differently depending on what city, or part of the same city, or state/region in the United States that the dancers live/d in.
The "Percolator" social dance is used in this post and in this pancocojams series as an example of this custom.
* Some African American social dances may have different names in different cities/regions of the United States. However, that custom isn't the focus of this particular pancocojams series. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/10/two-videos-of-what-some-people-claim.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases two YouTube videos of what some discussion thread commenters claim are "old school"* versions of the "percolator" dance.
**** The content of this post is presented for historical, and socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. -snip- A closely related 2026 pancocojams series also presents information about and YouTube videos of what is alleged to be the Percolator dance. Those posts focus on the meaning of the Black American saying "the Cookout". Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/10/more-information-comments-about-african.html for one of those posts. The links to other posts in that series are given in each of those posts.
**** DISCLAIMER The statements that are given in this post from AI Overview may be inaccurate in whole or in part.
Please add to this subject by sharing your views on this subject in the comment section of this pancocojams post. Thanks!
**** QUESTION AND RESPONSES ABOUT THIS SUBJECT
Source #1 This AI Overview write-up is the result of my October 13, 2026 Google Search query: "Why do Black people in different United States cities have social dances that they perform differently than those dances are performed in other United States cities and regions?" (This AI Overview is given without citations.)
"AI Overview Black people in different U.S. cities and regions have unique social dances because these movements grow out of localized community traditions, regional music scenes, and specific neighborhood identities.
Regional Music and Culture
• Local Soundtracks: Cities develop distinct musical subgenres—like bounce music in New Orleans, go-go in Washington, D.C., or house music in Chicago. Dances naturally evolve to match the specific tempos, drum patterns, and rhythms of local radio stations and neighborhood parties.
• Community Spaces: Juke joints, block parties, and local dance shows (like D.C.’s Teenarama) served as incubators where teenagers and adults tested, modified, and perfected signature steps.
Historical and Social Roots
• Improvisation as Identity: African-American social dance is a living, community-driven language rather than top-down choreography. While a region agrees on the core baseline of a style (like Chicago Steppin or D.C. Hand Dance), individuals express personal and neighborhood identity through cadence and flow.
• Preservation of Belonging: Historically rooted in survival, resistance, and joy under systemic oppression, creating localized dance styles allowed communities to forge distinct spaces of dignity, healing, and cultural autonomy." -snip- This concludes that AI Overview results.
**** Source #2: This AI Overview write-up is the result of my October 13, 2026 Google Search query: "Why do Black people in different United States cities
have different versions of specific dances?" (This AI Overview is given without citations.)
"AI Overview
Black people in different U.S. cities have different
versions of specific dances because regional music scenes, local community
spaces, and the historical segregation of Black communities allowed unique
styles to evolve independently.
Why Regional Dance Variations Exist
• Local Music Evolution: Cities developed distinct musical
subgenres—like Go-Go in Washington, D.C., Bounce in New Orleans, or Detroit
techno and hip-hop. Dancers naturally adapted their movements to match the
exact tempo, heavy bass, or rhythm of local sounds.
• Geographic Isolation and Migration: During and after the
Great Migration, Black Americans settled in tight-knit urban neighborhoods.
Limited interaction between distant cities (before mass internet and social
media) meant that a basic step traveling from Chicago to Atlanta or Baltimore
would be remixed with local flair.
• Community Gathering Spaces: Local institutions—such as
D.C.'s teen dance showcases, Chicago house clubs, or Baltimore juke
joints—served as testing grounds where local youth added unique flourishes,
hand placements, or footwork to distinguish their neighborhood or city.
• The Tradition of Improvisation: Rooted in West African
dance traditions, Black vernacular dance places a high value on personal style,
polyrhythms, and improvisation (making up steps on the spot). Dancers are
encouraged to put their own signature spin on a baseline move rather than copy
it rigidly.”
-end of write up-
**** Source #3 This AI Overview write-up is the result of my October 13, 2026 Google Search query: "Why are there so many versions of the Percolator dance?" (This AI Overview is given without citations.)
"AI Overview
There are so many versions of the Percolator dance because
it relies on heavy improvisation, regional sub-styles, and personal
interpretation rather than a single set of rigid rules.
Roots in Improvisation and Energy
• No strict choreography: The dance originated in the early
1990s Chicago house music scene, tied to Cajmere’s (Green Velvet) track
"Coffee Pot (It's Time for the Percolator)". From the start, it was
designed as an energetic, fluid motion mimicking a bubbling coffee pot rather
than a locked-in routine.
• Focus on feeling the beat: Dancers traditionally emphasize
a rhythmic bounce, torso rolling, and fast footwork, but how intensely or
loosely you execute those movements depends entirely on individual style.
Regional and Generational Shifts
• Geographic variation: While the authentic move is deeply
rooted in Chicago's South Side and West Side house culture (with purists often
critiquing out-of-town adaptations), different regions like Baltimore, Detroit,
and various Southern scenes adapted the high-energy vibe to fit their local
club styles.
• Social media trends: When the dance went viral on
platforms like TikTok and Instagram, digital creators stripped away local
context, creating simplified or altered versions—such as basic shoulder pops or
specific line-dance adaptations—that anyone could easily copy.
This video compares old school and new school dance styles,
showing how the Percolator and other underground movements evolve across
generations:
Visit Part IV of this pancocojams series for a focus on Sam Sanchez and his performance of the Percolator (or the dance that he refers to and some commenters in his videos refer to as "the Percolator".
**** Source #4 From https://www.facebook.com/ComedianTRaySanders/videos/the-percolator-dance-originated-in-chicago-emerging-from-the-citys-vibrant-house/4163600447303754/ "The Percolator Originated In Chicago"... by Comedian T-Ray Sanders, January 17, 2026 "The Percolator dance originated in Chicago, emerging from
the city’s vibrant house music scene in the early 1990s, famously linked to
Cajmere’s (Green Velvet) iconic track “Coffee Pot (It’s Time for the
Percolator)”. It’s a fluid, repetitive dance mimicking a bubbling percolator,
embodying Chicago’s creative and communal dance culture, with distinct South
Side and West Side styles.
Key Details:
Origin City: Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Music: Tied to the 1992 house music classic “Coffee Pot
(It’s Time for the Percolator)” by Cajmere (Green Velvet).
Style: Fluid, rhythmic, and repetitive movements that
simulate a coffee percolator’s bubbling action.
Cultural Impact: A defining move in Chicago’s underground
house scene, showcasing its DIY spirit and individuality.” -snip- "DIY”= "DO IT YOURSELF"
**** This concludes Part I of this pancocojams series.
This pancocojams post showcases a video of Famous Amos dancing and presents information about the Famous Amos and Ipod da DJ's meme.
This post also includes selected comments from the discussion thread of this embedded video and a short clip of Famous Amos dancing after he pops out of a coffin that is being driven down the highway.
The Addendum to this post showcases a 2018 video entitled "Famous Amos & Ipod Da Dj Meet The MeanGreen Marching Machine at MVSU | HBCU Tailgate Turnup".
The content of this post is presented for cultural and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Famous Amos and Ipod Da DJ for their videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
**** 2017 VIDEO OF FAMOUS AMOS POPPING OUT OF THE COFFIN
Guy Rising From Coffin And Dancing On The Back Of A Truck
Reaction Videos, Nov 4, 2020 -snip- This is a reposting of that video which Famous Amos had published years before on his Instagram and Facebook social media channels.
**** INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAMOUS AMOS MEME
From https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/famous-amos-black-man-in-an-orange-suit "Famous Amos, also known by his username @famousamos_sofunny,
is an internet comedian and dancer most known for his public dance videos in
which he stops traffic or disguises himself, only to pop out and perform his
signature moves. He started on Instagram in 2017 but moved to other platforms
like Facebook and Twitter. He's always accompanied by his hypeman,
@ipodthedj3x, who holds the camera for him. On TikTok, many users referred to
Amos as the "Black Man in an Orange Suit," posting videos about him
appearing places.
Background
Famous Amos' real name is Amos Brazan, and he was born in
Memphis, Tennessee. He went to high school at Northside High School and
attended college at Mississippi Valley State University. According to his
Facebook page's About section,[1] he's only had two "real jobs" in
his entire life: a busboy at a TGIFridays in Downtown Memphis and a lifeguard
in North Memphis. In college and after graduation, Amos started doing stand-up
comedy, hosting events and other jobs within the entertainment industry. In
2017, he won "Comedian Of The Year" in Mississippi.
The video shows him doing the "I Bet You Won't"
Challenge, something Amos came up with in which he performs a dance to the song
"I Bet U Won't" performed by Mouse And Level. A music video for the
song … was uploaded to YouTube on May 6th, 2017, where over the course of five
years, it received roughly 11.1 million views.
On March 27th, 2017, the YouTube channel Jovan YN reposted
Amos' first Instagram video, receiving roughly 3.4 million views over the
course of five years … This repost in particular circled a lot of engagement
back towards Amos' Instagram page.
[…]
In early 2022, many of Amos' videos were reposted to TikTok,
bringing about a resurgence of interest in his content"... -snip- Click http://www.coolrunningdjs.com/dj-ipod.html for information about Ipod Da Dj whose real name is William
Wilsn.
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzk3183joAo&t=297s for the 2017 video entitled Famous Amos Dancing To "I Bet You Won't" (Must
Watch). That video shows Famous Amos and another Black man on stage at an outdoor event acting as though they are getting ready to fight. The two men face each other and keep saying "I bet you won't" to each other before starting their dance battle.
Also, click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqVmPfB5khA&t=59s "🤣 Famous Amos
@famousamos_sofunny @ipodthedj3x FUNNIEST Tiktok Compilation, published by SOUTH TIK TOK, March 26, 2022 for a few more examples of Famous Amos's videos.
**** WHAT "i BET YOU WON'T" MEANS The vernacular meaning of 'I Bet You Won't" is daring or taunting a person to do something.
Here's an 2009 urban dictionary definition of "I bet you won't swing": "Tellin someone you bet they won't do something,
particularily you bet they won't start a fight.
In the context of those videos, the saying "I Bet U Won't" means that Famous Amos is dancing in outrageous and unlikely circumstances, presumably in response to dares that others gave him or he gave himself. In some other "I Bet U Won't" Tik Tok videos, people are shown performing the Mohead Swagg, the signature dance that Famous Amos performs/ed. In those videos "I Bet U Won't" asks "Who won the dance battle?" (Who danced the best?).
**** ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FAMOUS AMOS (Dancer, Comedian)
WARNING- The song "I Bet You Won't" by Mouse and Level contains profanity, explicit lyrics, and "the n word".
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7wIeploXNE Famous Amos & iPod Da DJ Talk Going Viral, Will Smith
Chris Rock Incident, Faking Heart AttackDGB Media, published Apr 6, 2022; Famous Amos & iPod Da DJ "Off The Porch"
Interview
[video's summary statement] "Last week we linked with the legendary Famous Amos &
iPod Da DJ for a very entertaining “Off The Porch” interview! During our
conversation they talked about meeting at Mississippi Valley State, Famous
getting start by doing stand up comedy, they share their thoughts on the Will
Smith x Chris Rock incident, having to be cautious when telling certain jokes,
starting their YouTube channel in 2007, iPod explains how he discovered the “I
Bet You Won’t” song, the song becoming the soundtrack to their viral videos,
the artist Level selling the rights to the song for just $5000, the owner of
the song making over a million dollars from the song, having difficulties
switching to another song, still getting booked & getting sonships 6 years
after first going viral, introducing new characters into their skits, the
Mohead dance culture in Mississippi, reveal that 85% of their skits are improv,
faking a heart attack to do the ambulance skit, getting arrested during one of
the skits, reveals what was their most dangerous skit, Roc Nation using one of
their videos in Jay-Z’s “4:44” music video, trademarking “I Bet You Won’t”,
share a hilarious story about being on the red carpet at the BET Awards, the
Sacramento Kings bringing them out during one of their NBA games, performing at
Yams Day, going on tour with Big Groove & Cousin Skeether, and much more!" -snip- Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_U8nLJBEHU for the 2017 official video of "I Bet U Won't" record by Mouse and Level. This is the music that Famous Amos uses for most of his comedic dance skits. Famous Amos is also included in that video.
WARNING - Mouse and Level's "I Bet U Won't" song includes profanity, the n word, and sexually explicit references. The video's discussion thread includes interesting discussions about the Mohead Swagg dance that Famous Amos and others are performing. Other sometimes contentious comment exchanges about whether this dance originated in Mississippi or Louisiana are also found in that discussion thread.
**** DESCRIPTION STATEMENT FROM FAMOUS AMOS & IPOD DA DJ'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Famous Amos & IPod Da DJ provides nothing but laughter
through comedy, dance and energy. Founders of Full House Entertainment LLC.
which is an entertainment group based in the Mississippi Delta established Feb.
2010! We brought America the “Mohead Swagg” and various viral trends. We are
often IMITATED, but never DUPLICATED!"
**** SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THE VIDEO THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THIS PANCOCOJAMS POST Numbers are added for referencing purposes only. These quotes don't include the smiley face emojis and the laughing face emojis that are part of these comments.
1. @bpru9948, 2018 "These dudes always give me a good laugh after a hard day at
work"
** Reply 2. @EverythingKash, 2018 "Facts"
** Reply 3. @penero_da_ghost6825, 2023 "I love these guys they always make me smile no matter how my
day going"
** 4. @leonj1064, 2018 "0:26, Da look on Amos face when superman draws went by!!! I
did a double take too! Lol!"
** Reply 5. @mmgg2277, 2018 "That part was funny as hell"
** Reply 6. @Lucky-wp5qn, 2018 "This is one of the best"
** Reply 7. @reesepollock1310, 2022 "Still a good laugh after 9 years"
** 8. @jefferyprice1774, 2018 "If hilarious had a definition this will
definitely be it"
** 9. @glitchmaster2672, 2018 ""I can't hype here without famous here!"
"Hey how ya doing"
"IS THAT FAMOUS?!" "
** 10. @bamas5302, 2018 "And my boy wit the skates!!"
** Reply 11. @ramiroruiz97, 2018 "Hahahahaaaaa.....Out of nowhere"
** 12. @RPaulo8k, 2018 "It's going to be hard for these guys to top this one!! When
dude rolled by on those skates and those Superman drawers, I knew was coming!!"
** 13. @candicedice8605, 2018 " this is internet gold"
** 14. @cottontalk, 2018
"That caught me totally off guard."
** 15. @sugeandpopsdailyadventures7244, 2018 "That boy ipod say..... What the lol"
** 16. @dewayneharrison8699, 2018 "Classic lmao"
** 17. @happyme2989, 2018 "Lmao ipod u the greatest hype man of all time them damn name
of the dances you be calling out remind me of the Waynes Brothers when pop be
dancing D.N DUDE ON SKATES AT NIGHT IN SOME TODDLER SUPERMAN DRAWZNO HOPE 4
AMOS HE JUST A LOST CALL 2 FAR GONE COMING OUTTA BUSHES NOW!!" -snip- "The Waynes Brothers" is a typo for "The Wayans Brothers", the producers and stars of the 1990-1994 mostly African American comedy skit series In Living Color. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Living_Color
** 18. @mrfranklin8154, 2018 "I bet you won't roller skating"
** 19. @Msvictory808, 2019 "I don’t know ... I think Mr. Superman draws stole that
one .. but Famous held his own tho"
** 20. @tremayneg, 2019 "But fr fr how you gone battle a dude in his draws though!"
** 21. @southside7025, 2019 "Famous lost"
** 22. @vagabon5130, 2020 "after everything we been through in 2020, these cats out
here with all this energy and positivity - makes me feel good."
** 23. @michellebrim9485, 2020 "I died when amos
came through the bushes then my legs got weak when dude came and rolled through
on the skates"
** 24. @minahpoohbear7579, 2022 "Amos was shook for a minute. Somebody crashed Famous Amos rodeo."
** 25. @vincentevans5565, 2022 "I needed a good laugh "
**** ADDENDUM - "Famous Amos & Ipod Da Dj Meet The MeanGreen Marching Machine at MVSU | HBCU Tailgate Turnup".
BETNetworks, Nov 24, 2018 #HBCU
#BET
Ipod Da Dj & Famous Amos Search for the Most Turnt up
Tailgates in Mississippi Valley State University.
This post presents hyperlinks, titles for. and publishing
dates of pancocojams posts about the Philly Bop, Chicago Stepping, Detroit
Ballroom, and other types of African American originated social partner dances.
These posts are given in chronological order with the latest
published post given first.
NOTE: Additional pancocojams posts that are published after August 21, 2026 will not be updated in this post.
Albatross Records\RN'D Distribution,LLC., Feb 29,
2012
DJ Jubilee song "Jubilee All"
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases YouTube videos of two versions of rapper DJ Jubilee's hit 1992 and 1095 records entitled "Jubilee All" (also known as "Stop Pause", "Do The Jubilee All" and other similar titles).
This pancocojams post presents information about DJ Jubilee as well as selected comments from two discussion threads for DJ Jubilee's song "Jubilee All". Many of these comments focus on some of the dances that are called out in the song "Jubilee All".
Additional videos of that New Orleans, Louisiana rapper's records can be found on YouTube.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to DJ Jubilee for his cultural legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. -snip- Because pancocojams is a family friendly blog, this post doesn't include the lyrics to this song or links to those lyrics. .However, some of those lyrics can be found online..
WARNING: The lyrics to DJ Jubilee's "Jubilee All" songs include profanity, the n word, and some other parental advisory content. -snip- Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/09/1992-film-of-new-orleans-culture.html
for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "1992 Film Of New Orleans Culture- Iberville Projects: People
Having Fun Outdoors On Mardi Gras Day"
WARNING Most videos of Mapouka and most videos of Twerking are very sexually suggestive and therefore may not be appropriate for children's viewing..
Because of their sexually suggestive/sexuallyexplicit movements, many Mapouka dance videos can't be embedded on secondary websites such as pancocojams and can only be viewed on YouTube
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: DJ JUBILEE NEW ORLEANS (1995)
Twerkin to Dj Jubilee and PNC - New Orleans (1995) -snip- This video can only be played on YouTube. This video features two young African American men demonstrating how to do dances that DJ Jubilee calls out in his cartoon characters version of 'Jubilee All".
What makes this film clip so endearing to me is the young Black girl and Black boy who are watching the two men dance, and sometimes imitating their dancing.
**** INFORMATION ABOUT DJ JUBILEE From https://www.djjubilee.com/ [This is a complete reprint] "DJ Jubilee was born Jerome Temple in New Orleans. He grew up
in the St. Thomas projects where he launched his DJ career in 1982. The
nickname “Jubilee” was bestowed upon Temple when was eight or nine by his older
brother, in reference to New Orleans Saints player Jubilee Dunbar.
In 1992, he introduced the city to a whole new culture of
music "Bounce". The following year, Jubilee exploded onto the scene
with his debut cassette single, “Do the Jubilee All.” It sold around 230,000
copies, mainly in Louisiana and east Texas. The song and its author were
afforded considerably broader exposure when Jube performed during the half-time
show on the nationally televised Bayou Classic. His four-track debut, Stop
Pause (1992-Take Fo’) followed, as did the full-length DJ Jubilee & the
Cartoon Crew (Take Fo’) later the same year, again including “Do the Jubilee
All.” DJ Jubilee has been recognized as the pioneer for the current dance
phrase "Twerk".
In 1997, DJ Jubliee
was back at it with another hit record "Get Ready Ready". Get ready
took the world by storm debuting at #7 on billboard top 100. While touring on
the weekend in his music profession he didn't forget about his passion, saving
inner city youth. In 1997, he began volunteering coaching at Annunciation square.
Where he has (7) city championships, (13) uptown championships, competed in
(12) championships in (17) years and (8) conservative championships.
DJ Jubilee remains at the top of conversation today, wether
it is his music or community service touching and inspiring many generations." -snip- Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jubilee for a Wikipedia page on DJ Jubilee. However, a lot of the dates on that page are wrong. For instance, instead of the date that is given in that page, DJ Jubilee's song "Jubilee All" was first released in 1993. That song's title is also given as "Stop Pause Jubilee All", "Stop Pause", and "Do The Jubilee All".
Also, the "Background" section in this Wikipedia page contains content that doesn't refer to DJ Jubilee.
"Jerome Temple, professionally known as DJ Jubilee, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.
[...]
Music career
DJ Jubilee, also known as “The King of Bounce” began DJing at house parties and block parties in the 2016. He achieved significant recognition for his 2014 cassette single Do The Jubilee All Take Fo' Records.[3] This song contains the first recorded use of the word 'twerk'.[4]
DJ Jubilee's 2016 album Take It To the St. Thomas Take Fo' Records debuted at #61 on Billboard’s Top R&B albums chart for the week of May 9, 1998.[5]
In November 2013, DJ Jubilee headlined the first bounce show to be performed at New Orleans' Preservation Hall with the Big Easy Bounce Band.[6][7]
The 2000 504 Boyz hit single "Wobble Wobble" was inspired by a DJ Jubilee lyric.[8]
Legal issues
Take Fo' Records unsuccessfully sued Cash Money Records alleging that Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up" infringed the copyright of DJ Jubilee's "Back That A$$ Up".[9]"....
** There are two versions of the song "Do The Jubilee All". In the 1993 version, DJ Jubilee names dances after people he knows, and in the 1993 (1995?) version of that song he names dances after some cartoon characters.
Read this comment that was written in response to a commenter in the discussion thread for the video given as Showcase #2 in this pancocojams post. Although that comment no longer is included in that discussion thread, it's clear that the commenter asked where the record that people were dancing to in that video came from: "it's on da Dj
Jubilee and Cartoon Drew album from 95' u can hear him callin out da cartoons
but it's almost impossible to find dis album anywhere gotta hit up Jubilee his
self lol" - @deezymayne22, 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nGgE-K7F-A published by DJ JUBILEE NEW ORLEANS (1995),posted by SYKESVISION, Jul 25, 2009 -snip- Read more biographical information about DJ Jubilee in some of the comments below.
**** SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREADS OF SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS
These comments are given in chronological order within each discussion thread with the
oldest comments given first, except for replies. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only. My explanatory notes are given after a few of these comments.
I purposely didn't include a lot of comments about twerking from these discussion threads as I will be publishing a separate pancocojams post on that subject. The link for that post will be included here.
Straight Outta of New Orleans... DJ Jubilee bring the bounce
music harder out of New Orleans map. This song "Do the Jubilee All"
has been seen in Bayou Classic & NBC nationwide during their halftime back
in late 90's. -snip- Click the video link and the summary that is give as comment #23 in Discussion Thread #2 for a video of Southern University's marching band performing to DJ Jubilee's "Jubilee All" (referred to as "Stop Pause" in that video.).
2006
1. @djrun "DJ Jubilee is a legend when it comes to deep south hip-hop
and 'bounce' music. He has self-proclaimed to have created over 100 different
dance moves. Without his work, there would be no Cash Money, No Limit, or Lil
Jon/crunk movement.
Much respect!! N.O. Stand UP!" -snip- Some of the comments below include the names of the dances that DJ Jubilee made up and called out in his "Jubilee All" song.
**** 2007
2.@drelle504 "Lord! That was my song. That brought me back to all those
DJs they used to have in the St. Bernard Projects back in the day. Man, I miss
New Orleans. I can't wait to come back home." -snip- "The projects" refer to low income, partially government housing developments. This term is still used particularly by African Americans throughout the United States.
In late August 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans and that city's levees failed. Many of the city's projects were destroyed and New Orleans decided not to rebuild them. The projects were torn down and replaced them with high rent town houses and other properties whose rents are much higher than poor and working class people can afford.
**
3.@dcmack1984 "joseph temple!!! man that dude could make a hit out of
literally nothing." -snip- Correction: DJ Jubilee's first name is Jerome.
** 4. @HTownReppa "Ohhhhh, Thaz tha dance Lil'Wayne and Curren$y wuz doin on
tha Where Da Cash At video, (Beenie Winnie)" -snip- "Beenie Weenie" is one of the dance moves that is called out in DJ Jubilee's song "Jubilee All". That dance is mentioned in a number of YouTube discussion threads about that song.
**** 2008
5, @peppaboy9 "i have the barney version but it's scratch i'm pissed off
bout that i had every disc he made but lost mosy of them in that bi-ch katrina" -snip- "The Barney version" refers to the version of "Jubilee All" in which DJ Jubilee calls out the names and does dances for cartoon characters such as Barney.,Donald Duck, and Mickey Mouse.
****
2009
6. @lookatdoor "I used to be killin that pork chop!" -snip- "killing that pork chop" = doing that dance very well
**
7. @asolis8 "OMG this is sooooo old! I live in Houston and I remember being a kid with my neigbors jamming this at their BBQ LOL!!"
** 8. @toshia333 "He used to sub my class too and I graduated in 97 but I
wasnt special ed, he used to be our substatute teacher but then he became our
teacher cuz our teacher neva came back. Old Times!! lol"
**
2010
9. @orlanduce "Juvenile got dissed and this dude pulled off like 50 dance
moves. impressive."
** 10. @24CAIN "THIS IS NEW ORLEANS! WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT IN 93' I WAS
GOIN TO WILLIAM FRANTZ ELEMENTARY! DJ JUBILEE IS A NEW ORLEANS LEGEND!"
** 11. @darkchild30034 "My cousin went to Southern in Baton Rouge... I miss the
Kappa parties playin' all this REAL NEW ORLEANS music... Josephine johnny, Ms.
Tee, 5th Ward Weebie, Jubilee... damn. The good ol' days. It will never be the
same..." -snip- "Kappa parties" = parties hosted by the historically Black Greek letter fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. Another commenter quoted below indicated that DJ Jubilee is a member of that fraternity.
** 12. @rob711usa "This dude was/is a math teacher in new orleans. Man, went to New Orleans for school and end
up partying my ass off. New Orleans rap
was crankin'! i know those local boys
were beefing, but groups like Black Menace and UNLV were just as good if not
better than major label artist. they
were better than master P and his brothers.
They were just too early. It was
a number of other local guys that were nice."
****
2011
13. @mdrproductionz "aw man this that ole nola bounce music, ya hurd me? This
come on at the dances and what not and people get damn crazy.... miss this
music.... forever 504." -snip- "504" is the telephone area code for New Orleans, Louisiana.
**
14. @newyorkto504 "I remember how disappointed I was when I moved to New York
City and nobody knew who DJ Jubilee, TT Tucker, Everlasting Hitman, etc
were...The country really missed out in the 90s lol."
**** 2012
15. @MrJAYLUTHER "THIS IS STILL DA SH-T* AT ANY AND EVERY NEW ORLEANS PEOPLE
PARTY" -snip- *This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
** 16. @1barbiedollboo "I was in middle school.....lafayette la.....couldnt tell me
and my clique we werent the sh@/! at
those middle schl dances doing the jubilee, wearing gangsta nikes, starched
down jeans, with the tommy shirt and snkskn belt....kmsl
I miss those dayz....." -snip- This is how this comment is given in this discussion thread.
**** 2013
17. @tswagg504 "yeah this song is old...came out in like 93. It's funny to
see people think that twerking is something new, and I've known about it my
whole life. When I was in third grade back then, the girls used to twerk to
this on the school yard lol."
**
18. @SuccessfullyJazz "Haha... we use to dance to this in the middle of the
street.. do beanie weenie"
** 19. @asingleverse "This is why I was so confused when twerking just recently
blew up. I've seen it my entire life being Louisiana born and raised."
** 20. @quavonlyons1874 "gives me a good picture of how adulta used to dance n
parties"
** 21, @kromen10 "I was at Grambling the same time he was."
** 22, @bigcartoonyIIV "LOL. Shot out to the grown men that still do the
bennieweenie..lol"
** 23. @knowledgeincubator "1993 New Orleans, Louisiana = The Origin of TWERKING... "Twerk baby, Twerk baby, Twerk, Twerk,
Twerk!!!!"
**
24, @mrdott92 "I hit that pork chop and Eddie bow" -snip- "Hit that" = did the dance....
**
25. @goonie50 "The bustop" -snip- DJ Jubilee called out the name of this now classic R&B line dance in his "Jubilee All" song.
**** 2019
26. @alvinbatiste1147 "Me and Clarence Wilson aka Cash Money Vamp(R.I.P.)went to
Gregory JHS in 87-88 was in the drum section. Met Jubilee and his dancers in 92
on Annunciation St Willie Puckett went to the same church with me on Felicity
St."
**** 2021
27. @travisseals503 "Is it that 95 nooo! Is it that 96 noooo! Is it that 97! Yeah
Jubilee my dawg, be cool. We had many laughs man. Let's not forget about Rocsi
Diaz & Willie Pucket! WestJeff Buccaneers baby!" -snip- This comment includes the names of some of DJ Jubilee's dancers.
**** 2022
28.@MonaJ888 "Bring me back please!!!!!! I miss the djs in the
projects.."
****
2023
29. @vipermad358 "Just a white boy that lived in NOLA when this came out. Do the Eldon DeLloyd!!" -snip- "The Eldon DeLloyd" is a dance in "Jubilee All" that is named after someone who DJ Jubilee knew.
1. @americanIDOLfan11111 "DJ Jubilee was the first person to ever say ''twerk'' in a
video."
** Reply 2. @InkedUpBarbiee "YEAH N DJ JUBILEE WORDS "WE MADE DAT
SH-T*" -snip- *This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
** Reply 3. @sorrytoobother, 2023 "Negative.. Although I know this is old AF, it was actually a
rapper from New Orleans name Cheeky Black that coined the term
"Twerk" 1990 wit her song Twerk Something."
** Reply 4. @chrisdavis2161, 2023 " @sorrytoobother I remember Cheeky Blakk. Did she have a video
for the song?" -snip- Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87V5xb3YM7E for a video that was published on YouTube in 2019 entitled "Cheeky Blakk and DJ Jubille perform `Twerk Baby Twerk`".
**
5. @ThirtyFiveAlumni "F—kin* Right! The
Beenie Weenie is the coldest dance ever!!!" -snip- -snip- *This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
** Reply 8. @jondidesign8045, 2022 "still doing it 😆"
** Reply 9. @17thNO, 2023 "I've done it a million times on the dance floor
coming from the NO"
**** 2015
10. @brysonsmith102 "twerking started in New Orleans"
** Reply 11. @brendamahungu2395, 2017 "yes but they kind of steal the dance from the africa cause we
use to dance with our but and then they named it the twerk
** Reply 12. @CVNHOUSTON,2017 "We didn't steal it from Africa. Most of us in New Orleans are descended from
slaves taken from Congo and Benin. We
even have an area called Congo Square and it's been in New Orleans since the
1700s. You can't steal anything that's
part of your culture. You're African, I
expected better lol."
**
Reply 13. @dachaoskitty7163, 2017 "+CVNHOUSTON >_> But Mapouka comes from Côte d'Ivoire ... not the
Congo or Benin... which are both at least a couple countries away from Côte
d'Ivoire. So... unless a bunch of them were from the Aizi, Alladian or Avikam
people... I'd say it's more coincidental than intentional theft. It just
happened to be similar to the Mapouka"
** Reply 14. @btatejr21, 2017, 2018 "You know it"
** 15. @9_ward_tikinola439 "tha days you saved money to buy outfits
and go to dances..."
** Reply 16. @mzfiyaredd2282 "yessssss!!!"
** Reply 17. @therealflamelit, 2020 "back when dancers, cliques
& couples had matching outfits lol either saved or sent the boosters
to take what you wanted lol"
****
2016
18. @inkpen9547 " "Bounce for the Juvenile, that ain't it" He
coulda' got his Wig split for that one..." **
Reply 19. @nedmac4eva,2021 "Not that THAT time. Juvie wasn't a gangsta anyway"
** Reply 20. @lamontmcdaniels322, 2022 "@nedmac4eva so juvenile was just a bounce rapper back
than and wasn't he like 15 when he drop bounce for the juvenile ?"
** Reply 21. @BLACKHEART--504,2023 "🌃Jubilee out that
10thward they would of went to war
behind him..🎭" -snip- "Jublilee out that 2othward" = Jubilee is from the 10th ward [of New Orleans.]
**** 2017
22. @ChasingGainz "Reminds me of rolling over to Grambling from La Tech and
partying in college"
** Reply 23. "@craigbridgeman2624, 2023 "WOW!!! I know this had to be rockin at Southern and
Grambling because it use to turn out the parties at Jackson State." -snip- Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf0ZTQsWgFE for a video published in 2021 on YouTube entitled "Southern University Bayou Classic DJ Jubilee #StopPause"
Here's the summary to that video:
"When the #KingofBounce #DJJubilee and
@takeforecords9502 dominated the
halftime show at the #bayouclassic.
Both Grambling and Southern Universities performed
#StopPause on National Television #NBC, in 1993.
First time #BounceMusic was introduced to the world" -snip- The title "Stop Pause" refers to DJ Jubilee saying those words each time he gets ready to call out a specific dance.. .
**
24. @dejawyatt1761 "Eddie bawer, beanie weanie and the casey r my favs"
** 25. @jaredbossette2298 "I got love for New Orleans but twerking
come from Africa"
** 26. @CVNHOUSTON "We know that man. Most New Orleans black folks are descended
from slaves taken from Congo and Benin.
We have an area called Congo Square.
We kept more African culture than most cities in the states. We're
talking about here in the states, we were first."
**** 2018
27. @rodcleve "I went to Grambling while Jubilee was there. He pledged KA si (nupe) and drove a gray Eagle Premiere. He also would DJ parties. He once mixed New Orleans MC Thick Marrero mucic with the lyrics from I-Tee Colors. Turnt the party UP! Once he was DJ'ing a party for the Alpha's fraternity and his nupe swimming frat bros thought they could get in free. A brutal fight started with nupe canes and Alpha paddles swinging everywhere. Ruston police dpt came and maced everybody including the crowd. Good times!!!"
**
28. @simplykena "I Fell In Love With Bounce Music Because Of This Man Right
Here And Im From NY
Ayyyyeeeee"
**
29. @prettybrowngirl9451 "Bruno Mars was hitting dat Beenie Weenie in his Finesse
video!!! 😂"
**** 2019
30. @sheanareid8337 "this song SHUT DOWN the skating rink when I visited New
Orleans when I was little! I'm so happy I heard it again!!" -snip- "Shut down" here means something like "That song was very popular; Everyone was skating to it."
** Reply 31. @blackmagnolia1018 "Damn! I remember that! I was at the party too. #GramFam #JonesHall"
**** 2020
32. @lascivioushair2293 "Damn we loved this in New Orleans back in the day"
**
33. @12oshinko "DJ Jubilee was the first bounce artist I can remember"
** Reply 34. @BadTV1993, 2022 "dj JIMI for me but Jub was a close second ,
followed by juvenile (bounce fo the juvenile)"
** 35. @marquiecelindsey3661 "Evolution of hip hop bought me here from Netflix lol"
**
36. @frankiep.5827 "Oooooooooo, this use to SET IT OFF at the Elementary dances
when I was a kid in Creole, LA! Backdoor this w some Boyz II Men & you was
getting some kisses fasho!! Miss them days!!"
****
2021
37.@noahkb80 "I was in late teens when Master P was big. 97 98 99. I was a little young for this when it was live. But once I found it, can hear where his roots come from. Same with Juvenile in 2000ish"
** 38. @johnwhitfield5376 "My brother mailed me this song cassette tape many years ago
while he was in college..... He was living in Baton Rouge, LA at the time... He
told me that Louisiana got its own style of rap and this is the hottest song
out right now. It's just an example of its unique and diverse style... I
listened to it and it eventually grew on me... But little did I know in just a
few short years the likes Master P, Cash Money, Mystikal, Juvie, and Lil Wayne
would rule the world... Louisiana has totally set its roots in the heart of hip
hop thru creative dances and bonafide bounce music..."
**** 2022
39. @MINION6166 "Damn I wish I was down in the N.O. back in the 90's!!!! I
love the vibe of this song and the dances are 🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!!"
** 40. @jslack8973 "Glad they seeing the beenie weenie because we been doing
that and I noticed that started trending a few years ago lol"
** 41. @pvray1865 "This all they played in party's and on the raideo in shreveport back in the day"
**
42. @shanteljames6439 "I don’t think I have ever “written” a review or comment on
You-Tube or elsewhere really. My horoscope today had a stop sign emoji that
said no-Go. All I could think when I saw the stop sign was…STOP-PAUSE…! As a
native New Orleanian living elsewhere largely after Katrina, I needed this
tonight and for a long time. It all called me back and I’m about that ALL!
Valuable. Thank you @AccessDigitalMusic for
giving me that 360! Real talk. I value strongly integrity and respect. Growing
up in this world since when I first heard this song makes me today
go…STOP-PAUSE??!!🤔@DJ Jubilee
#NowStandUpTall #NowTellYouMeanIt
#ServeITWashITTwerkIT ❤️🙏🏽🤷🏽♀️"
** 43. @Bayouboy5617 "He was one of our gym coaches at West Jeff. That
was the best class ever. All the girls would be dancing their ass off
literally."
** 44. @vietpimp999 "I went to Cohen and played football there and Jubilee was
one of the assistant coaches, I was supposed to be class of 95 but never
graduated. I was the only asian kid in
the whole damn school, everyone else was black lol."
** 45. @MrJshele49692 "A few months ago Eldon DeLloyd was running for office here
in New Orleans. Every time I passed the campaign sign near my house, I'd sing
that part of the song. Last night he was my walmart grocery delivery driver. I
was too tickled! But now this song won't leave my head 😏"
** Reply 46. @TeamDynamiteTV, 2023 "Man u just really taught me something. My whole
life I thought he was saying "Elderly Lord"🤣🤣🤣"
**
47. @shavon121 "This has a DC Go-Go sound! 👌🔥🔥🔥"
** Reply 48. @torrencejoseph "DC Go-Go and New Orleans Bounce are like first cousins." -snip- "DC" =Washington, D.C.
** Reply 49. @shavon121 "@torrencejoseph I agree! 👌🙌🎉"
** Reply 50. @yayayaya7733,2023 "@torrencejoseph id say second line is more closely related
but bounce has its roots in second line Mardi Gras Indian music"
****
2023
51. @gabriellesmith5661 "This was so much fun to dance to as a kid, all the girls in
the neighborhood learned the steps together 😊"
** @cam62cam811 52. "1:07 - 1:17 I am 29 years young & I just found out that
the arm dance (all this time) is called the "Beenie Weenie". I've
seen this dance so many times due to Curren$y & Lil Wayne doing it in music
videos & concerts."
**
Reply 53. @idiotu668 "yep.. that dance is over 30 years old"
** 54, @raquelcooper7330 "To be in college in LA (Baton Rouge) at the time
was epic...of course the greatest band in all the land is featured in this
video...thee Southern University of Jaguarland"
** 55.@TeamDynamiteTV "When i was in elementary sometimes for PE the teacher would
pull out the tv/vcr combo and put this tape on and we would line up and do the
dances lol. New orleans was different man. Henry W Allen elementary Uptown
13th...miss those days."
capitalcitysteppers, Apr 19, 2010Cheryl
"Sugarfoot" Powe(Sistas in
Sync) and Rick Wetherspoon (Chicago, IL) Steppin' in Greenville, NC.
****
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcase one video of four couples social dances that came from various African American communities : The Philly Bop, Chicago Stepping, & Detroit Ballroom, & Washington D.C. Hand Dancing. *
Comments from these videos' discussion threads may also be included in this pancocojams post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural,entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. -snip- *Editor's Notes: Showcasing these particular videos doesn't mean to imply that this is the only way that these dances were performed or are performed now. There are multiple ways to perform these dances in the same time period within the same city, and in different time periods within different cities and states. Furthermore, there are different names for the same and similar dance movements dependant on where you live/d and when you lived there.
** Chicago Stepping isn't the same as the steppin'[g] that originated with and is still most closely associated with historically Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities.
**** SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR SHOWCASE VIDEO #1: CHICAGO STEPPING
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only.)
1. gerald ferguson, 2010 "This couple is SMOVVVVEEE with it...FOR REAL!!"
** 2. Lawona Gibson, 2011 "do anyone know the song they're steppin to"
** Reply 3. Sharvin Whitted, 2011 "Willie Hutch - I Can Sho Give You Love"
** 4. Morning Push, 2021 "Rick is one of Chicago's best, I always enjoyed my dances
with him!"
**** OTHER SHOWCASE VIDEOS These videos are presented in alphabetical order based on the name of the dance that is being performed
DETROIT BALLROOM DANCING (also known as "Detroit Urban Ballroom")
Smooth Detroit Ballroom
DANCING IN THE BASEMENT, Jan 11, 2014
Just having fun with some smooth Detroit-Style Ballroom. You can do this dance on almost any song. It's fun and a great exercise. I find that when I am feeling down, I dance. I turn up the music and try to lose myself in the dance and song. You should try it. It does help.
Song - Don't Take It Personal (Extended Version)
Artist - Jermaine Jackson -snip-
Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:
** 5. nellybops, 2021 "My grandson tries to teach me all the time but she never has
patience because she’s trying to get down lol! But I will learn how to bop..
And that will include the South Philly bop too! Lol! There is a difference." -snip- Here's a summary statement about the Philly Bop from a YouTube video entitled "The Philly Bop Dance at Traveler's Motorcycle Club" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iIZPXFM0Ks&t=18s, published by RaleauSalsa, Jan 15, 2014
"The Philly Bop is the popular signature dance of Philadelphia and is really fun and easy to do. The philly bop originated in the 1920's in the streets of West Philadelphia as a smooth variation of the east coast swing. It features a 6-count step (double step, double step, step-step) and is danced primarily to Motown music. Just about everbody in Philadelphia who's over 40 years old and who grew up in Philly know how to do this dance!"
****
WASHINGTON D.C. HAND DANCING
SHOWCASE VIDEO #4: Hand Dance Scene ~ National Hand Dance Association ~ Washington DC Ground!
Deonna Ball, May 10, 2015 National Hand Dance Association ~ NHDA
Song 1 of 4: It's Your World
Song 2 of 4: The Twist
Song 3 of 4: Cool Jerk
Song 4 of 4: Little Richard - album "True Fine Mama"
-snip-
Here are selected comments from the video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:
Nothing like the ole school back in the day bop, etc !!!!!!
💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣🤗🤗🤗😍😍🤩
Had to add this .
I remember back in the day when a couple was on the dance
floor doing the bop or whatever , others would cut in .
Was no big deal , just fun !!
Now days , lord have mercy , you will get shot if you cut in
!!!
No more fun !!!
SMH
I really enjoyed this video 🤗"
**
2. Carole St. louis
"👍🏽 love it👏🏽❤️.
Where is this place ? Is it Atlanta?"
**
Reply
3.Korin Nicole
"Washington DC"
**
4. James Browne
"I love the foot movement"
**
5. Barlee
"What I wouldn’t give to just watch the oldest and the best during covid! When it comes to hand dancing or any of its relatives, age matters like it does for whisky or wine..."
****
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
**** This pancocojams post showcases several YouTube videos of dancing at Black trail ride (Creole trail ride) gatherings.
Selected comments from the discussion thread for the first showcased video are also included in this post. Many of these comments compare Zydeco dancing with Columbia "Cumbia", Dominican Republic "Bachata", Chicago "Stepping" and other African Disapora dance forms.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
**** SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREADS FOR TWO OF THESE SHOWCASED VIDEOS (Numbers added for referencing purposes only.)
Comments from the discussion thread for Video #1
1. Dex Jr, 2015 "You got a really good vid because u have most of the new and
old styles of zydeco dancing this is👌" -snip- Zydeco dancing is called "Zydeco'in".
** 2. David Luevanos, 2015 "Some of the dance moves look very similar to
Cumbias :)" -snip- From https://www.colombia.co/en/colombia-culture/dance/everything-need-know-cumbia/ "Cumbia is Colombia’s national dance, one of its most representative rhythms and
the source and inspiration behind much of the country’s popular music. Cumbia
has been with Colombia from the beginning but, thanks to bands like Bomba
Estereo, it’s once again emerging onto the international stage.”…
Where did cumbia come from?
Cumbia…was born on Colombia’s Caribbean coast where it was originally
an African courtship dance that evolved with the addition of African, European
and indigenous instruments and indigenous dance steps.
[…]
How do you dance it?
Cumbia really should be danced at night, with couples
dancing in a circle around seated musicians. The woman makes shuffling steps
while the man moves in a sort of zig-zag around her. At night, women hold
bundles of candles wrapped in colored handkerchiefs in their right hands.
Nowadays traditional cumbia is only really performed at carnivals and candles
are not used during the day, although the handkerchiefs remain.”…
** Reply 3. Ronaldo, 2019 "All the dances of the Americas are similar due
to African influence from the slave trade in each country"
** 4. ha Natzrymah, 2016 "Hi what's the history behind this, Is it exclusively
Louisianan?"
** Reply 6. KP, 2016 "This trail ride was in Texas."
** Reply 7. Ronaldo, 2019 "I believe zydeco is concentrated in Louisiana and Texas. I’m
from Houston and my family is from the rural part of Texas and it’s my belief
that both creoles and African Americans take part in it without distinction."
** Reply 8. Breanna P., 2021 " @Ronaldo zydeco is a southwest la culture where as
southeast, in nola, is more so second line. Texas just next door so ofc they
would practice our culture but zydeco orignated from cajuns of Louisiana in the
southwest region of the state and la creoles blended in their styles with it
and we have the zydeco music we have today. it was never a texas thing. no
offence. zydeco is country, bayou french music if that makes sense 😂"
** 9. Chadrick De'Jher, 2019 "This looks like a different version of
"swinging out". Its what we call it in Mobile, Alabama."
** Reply 10. Rayford Hickman, 2019 "This almost look like Chicago's steppin plus they're getting
down too..."
** Reply 11. Chadrick De'Jher, 2019 "Agreed like a mixture of styles as well. Looks like
steppin mixed with swingin out to me."
** 12. LaToya Terry, 2019 "Love it! Reminds me of Bachata and a dance Chicagoans
call Bopping mixed together."
** 13. rafael13atx, 2019 "Looks like a mixture of Bachata Cumbia Country and Gospel
music put all together...."
** 14. Abraham Cantu, 2019 "It's interesting to see so many cultural influences in one.
I see country, cumbia, step, etc."
** 15. j Pat, 2019 "These different versions are children of the Texas Tommy and
later the Jitterbug.
Every region of
Africans Americans have their versions."
**** Comments from the discussion Thread For Video #3
1. King Reyna, 2020 "May I please get a list of the songs used? I LOVE zydeco."
** Bayoubelle83, 2020 "I’m really trying to understand how zydeco is bigger in
Houston than Louisiana. Somebody please explain. Houston is a bigger city but
to say zydeco is bigger in Houston is a huge reach."
** 3. Nolaboy824, 2020 "Everything about Zydeco started in Louisiana, not Houston.
Just look up Zydeco on Wikipedia if you need more knowledge, cuz I'm not about
to sit up here and be a historian to yall today. I just don't feel like it lol ⚜"
** Reply 4. Creole Belle, 2020 "I remember when I went to SUBR in 2000..I was jamming some
Chris..the people from New Orleans said "what the hell u listening
to"..I said y'all don't listen to Zydeco..they said nope..then they put on
some big Freeda and started bouncing "I said mae what's that? She said
y'all don't listen to bounce..i was like nope..lol..i learned to like it tho..
Zydeco is to SW LOUISIANA what bounce/twerk is to NEW ORLEANS...." -snip- "jamming some Chris" = "listening and/or dancing to music by well reknown Zydeco musician Chris Ardoin"
** 5. Tize, 2020 "Correction: Zydeco as a genre was not born in SW Louisiana.
LA-LA, or creole folk music, was born in Louisiana and was brought to Houston
which combined with the urban houston R&B and rural TX "down home"
blues to create Zydeco.
Now it would be accurate to say that Zydeco was created
mostly by people FROM Louisiana, but not IN Louisiana."
** 6. Creole Belle, 2020 "Zydeco is a SW Louisiana thing. MAMOU, Frilot Cove, Basile,
Ville Platte, Leonville, etc.The Father of Zydeco and the FIRST EVER creole
musician was Amede Ardoin from Basile Louisiana. He played Cajun Creole
music/La La.. He played a dance in Eunice and a white women gave him a
handkerchief..they beat him dead on his way home. Now, The KING of Zydeco is
Clifton Chenier. He was born in Opelousas Louisiana to sharecroppers..he grew
up listening to Amede Ardoin and his daddy showed him how to play accordion. He
took That Amede sound and added R&B flavor and recorded a record in Floyd's
record shop in Ville Platte, Louisiana. He took it to east Texas and Houston
and it was extremely popular and it stuck. He started the vest washboard. He is considered the King because he created
the sound we hear today..Yes Houston cuts a rug, but everybody and they mama know SW LOUISIANA
is Ground Zero for Zydeco. The Zydeco that is in Texas is from the creoles that
migrated there from Louisiana. Every ORIGINAL Zydeco artist is from LOUISIANA!
Geno Delefosse , Boozo, Chris Ardoin, Leon Chavis , Da Boss Man Keith Frank, Mr
Beau Jocque, Buckwheat Zydeco, Amede the
father and Clifton the King and many more hail from SW LOUISIANA! Playing in
Lawtell Louisiana at Richards Zydeco Club and lets not forget Slim Y Keke,,
PaPA Paul in MAMOU and don't forget the Bamboo!! Sho you right!!"
** 7. Homestead Housewife, 2020 "Yay! Laissez les bon temps rouler!! Been here in Htown since
I was 10 years old from Lafayette. I never knew how much of the African
Americans in Houston had come from floods in Louisiana - obviously they did
after Katrina. Great video! Great culture to keep alive and spread even
further!!"
** Reply 8. Victor Parker, 2021 "Great Mississippi River flood of 1929 sent thousands of
folks fleeing from Louisiana and Mississippi to Houston and other places
seeking safety."
** 9. esmeralda garcia, 2020 "Wow i learn something new today. Love the dance. Looks litle
like our Dominican 🇩🇴 merengue mix w
salsa dance."
** Reply 10. Justice JoyceTV, 2021 "Think bachata + merengue. I haven’t lived in the capital
since 2000, but it’s a similar feel with all the movements. Bachata moreso when
the music slows down and the instruments are stronger."
** 11. Micah de prophet, 2020 "Yes, the dance of Flavor, movement of the body and soul with
a swing that stretched from Louisiana, thru the Dirty South, in South America,
Dominican republic and Brazil has some dancing step swing. I love it 😎💃"
** 12. Armando Fernandez, 2020 "La Quebradita that's what it looks like,get ur money
man,dancing g is fun no matter what u dance too,it releases alot of stress and
it just makes u Happy,but for reals it looks like when Mexican people dance
Quebradita."
** Reply 13. Hater fans Club, 2021 "Yeah I agree it really does look like a lot like it."
** 14. mayito_tamps, 2021 "Im Mexican and love Zydeco Music
We Called It Cumbia And We Also Play The Accordion Too"
** 15. Kimberly Pierce, 2021 "Im from PHILLY (PA) and fell in love with Zydeco when I came
to the Houston area to meet my in-laws. It's way different than the Philly 2
step (we call it bopping) but it keeps me on the dance floor!!"
** 16. Tre Carleone, 2021 "Half of Houston is Louisiana culture"
** 17. leroy maxwell, 2021 "Somebody might wanna tell the steppers in Chicago they done
changed the name of they dance in Houston."
** Reply 18. Roy Babineaux, 2021 "Hate to bust your bubble but zydeco is way older than
steppin in Chicago"
** Reply 19. Brandy Gee, 2021 "Zydeco has nothing to do with steppin/swing out."
** 20. FunkSquadTV17, 2021 "Nah I don’t respect this video at all, talking about doing
zydeco bigger than SWLA is straight disrespectful"
** 21. Nitty’s World, 2021 "Don’t play Louisiana like that, we migrated to Houston,
introduced to Houston and they fell in love with it!"
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Trail Riders Shuffle
Rico C Oct 21, 2019
Trail Riders Shuffle (Dallas, TX)
Big Mucci ft: Rico -snip- The line dancing starts around 2:22 in this video. -snip- Also, click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULSpiyI8Tlk&ab_channel=TakeOver for a video entitled Crunkest Party Wagon Step-N-Strut 2013. That video documents that Black trail ride gatherings have competitions for the best ("crunkest") "party wagon".
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: Zydeco Dance in Houston: Black Cowboys, Trail Rides and Creole Roots | KQED Arts
KQED, July 14, 2020
Houston’s zydeco dance scene brings joy and a driving rhythm to partner dancing, and in this episode, we explore the dance’s deep roots in Creole culture and music. What was called La-la in Southeastern Louisiana Creole communities became known as zydeco in Houston with the influence of R & B and the ‘King of Zydeco’, Clifton Chenier. Houston is where zydeco is thriving, evolving and reaching a broader audience, around trail-riding clubs who dance together after their rides to the accordion-driven sounds of zydeco bands with a touch of hip-hop. As infectious as zydeco is, it’s grown popular worldwide, but what hasn't changed is how zydeco brings community together in Houston.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This episode was filmed in February, before the coronavirus pandemic swept through cities in the United States. Houston is currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases and we hope the community remains safe at home until it’s time to dance together again.
