Kids today are always making up some dance steps that become a viral craze. While most of us will practice in secret (hey, YouTube is a resource of information) to let our children know we're still hip, who says we can't pull something out of our own library? Take a two-step down memory lane as we look back at popular '90s dances that would likely be labeled as "mom dancing" today.
In no particular order, here they are:
1. Roger Rabbit. Don't act like you didn't Roger Rabbit while waiting for the school bus. It's still one of the coolest dances around.
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2. Cabbage Patch. Sometimes, you gotta move in a circle to let folks know you mean business. The cabbage patch was quite the popular step to do.
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3. The Reebok. There's a pretty good chance you've been doing this dance and had no idea what it was called.
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4. Running Man. Come on, what's one of the first dance moves you used to bust out at a house party?
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5. Kid 'N' Play. Speaking of House Party, what do y'all know about the "Kid 'N' Play"? It's like the hip hop version of The Charleston with a partner.
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6. Butterfly. It wasn't uncommon in the '90s to butterfly when your jam came on the radio.
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7. Sprinkler. This dance is an embarrassing classic!
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8. Vogue/Voguing. Leave it to Madonna to inspire a dance craze with nothing but hand gestures.
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Hey Madonna, you aren't the only one who likes to Vogue.
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9. The Smurf. Quick feet will get you two thumbs up in the dance department.
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10. Macarena. Line dances aren't a rarity, but this one was annoyingly popular.
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11. Hammer. God bless you if your legs could move this fast! Who needs a Jane Fonda workout tape when you can Hammer?
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12. Tootsee Roll. So…technically this is the butterfly — but it's also a line dance. Did you know the Tootsee Roll dance can help fight labor pain?
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13. Funky Chicken/Chicken Wing. Not to be confused with the chicken dance is the funky chicken, or chicken wing.
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14. "Slam" dancing. If you really wanna rock out and embarrass your kids, give this a try.
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15. Carlton. Thanks to reruns of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air — and Alfonso Ribeiro winning Dancing with the Stars — the Carlton can live long and prosper.
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16. The "Jiggy." Since we're on the subject of Carlton and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, do you remember Will Smith's rap career? Did you ever get "jiggy wit it"?
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17. "Achy Breaky." Billy Ray Cyrus might've been a one-hit wonder to some, but boy did his song "Achy Breaky Heart" inspire a line dance revolution.
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18. Wop. Youngins today (kidding, we're not that old) think they're slick. Have you seen the wop? If so, it might look like this:
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But in reality, it started off as this:
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19. Bart Simpson. Didn't you know a character from The Simpsons had his own dance? Some people called it the TLC — or "Creep" dance from this music video:
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Here it is again for you to relearn.
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20. Harlem Shake. Here's another that got remixed not too long ago. Did you make a Harlem Shake video?
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Well, if you had the energy, there's a chance you probably did the actual Harlem Shake back in the day. Who cares if some people might think you look like you're having a seizure? It looks cool.
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It's so funny to see what goes in and out of style. If it hasn't happened already, there's a pretty good chance our type of dancing will be cool again. Until then, at least we have a ton of moves to show our kids during a "back in my day" story.
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