If You’ve Watched The Harlem Shake Videos, You Need To Watch This Too

The Harlem Shake, aka the "albee" or "Al B," had been hitting basketball games, dance floors, and music videos for decades before it became an insane video meme. Just another thing that white culture stole from black culture and totally changed? First watch this, then click the links below the video for reactions in Harlem ... and for instructions on how to do the damn thing.

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The Harlem Shake, aka the "albee" or "Al B," had been hitting basketball games, dance floors, and music videos for decades before it became an insane video meme. Just another thing that white culture stole from black culture and totally changed? First watch this, then click the links below the video for reactions in Harlem ... and for instructions on how to do the damn thing.

ORIGINAL: By Melissa Harris-Perry. Uploaded to YouTube by Not Your Typical Negro. Check out some more original moves in these videos from MissPdaKmp and Swiss TVBHBC. And see what people from Harlem thought when they saw the new viral videos for the first time. Lastly, if you're thinking of making your own video, take this helpful dance lesson first!
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