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2003 dances
Many of the dances you see today, in the dancehall or in the videos, are created by the legenday Bogle (further down you will notice a dance named after himself.) and more recently John Hype. Many of the 2003 dances can be seen in this clip featuring John Hype and his crew (real player needed). Music videos which can help include all of Sean Paul's videos especially "Like Glue" and "Pon di Riva" by Elephant Man.

Blazay/Blah de Blah - (click on a speed under "John Hype Performance" windows media player needed)

• sort of hard to decribe
• mimic digging your foot into sand and flicking it
• the foot that is not moving is slightly bent
• then switch the roles of your legs
• arms go in a motion similar to skipping

Rockaway - (click on a speed under "John Hype Performance" windows media player needed)

• while on your right foot, hold your left foot up and out (bent)
• move around by going on your heel, then on toe (kinda rotating your foot to move)
• left foot does a similar motion in the air
• switch feet when u want

Propella - (click on a speed under "John Hype Performance" windows media player needed)

• basically wave your hand over your head like a propeller
• put some style to it (pleassssssssse)

Fly Out - (click on a speed under "John Hype Performance" windows media player needed)

• hop on one foot forwards
• the foot not being hopped on is back and bent
• move arms kinda like a chicken
• switch feet

Zagga Zow - (click on a speed under "John Hype Performance" windows media player needed)

• Arms up at 45 degrees
• bend your left arm
• punch the air with your right hand
• continue to do this
• let your body move with the motion of the arm
• (kinda reminds me of tai bo for some reason)

The Wash - (click on a speed under "New Dance - The Wash" windows media player needed)

• go like you are hand washing clothes
• go down low and scrub the clothing
• ring it out
• flap it in the air
• hang it up (putting clothes pins up)
• get your next piece of clothing

Chop Deh Grass

• You bend your knees and lean over forward.
• Your left arm stays basically in the same place straight ahead while the other arm goes from the far right across over to your left side, simulating you using a machete to cut the grass.
• Your can start with your legs apart and then when you cut the grass (moving your arm) you bring your legs together.
• Continue this and you can walk with
  it backwards, forward wards or in any direction with the dance.

Fly Deh Kite

• Basically you are pretending that you are flying a kite, go figure.
• Your hands are above your head, closely together and then you pretend the wind is blowing your kite and you are reeling it in, or letting it out, it's blowing to the right it's getting away, you are stealing someone else's kite, etc.
• Very basic dance but it can be funny especially if the mic man is calling out what to do.

Parachute - (click on a speed under "Keiva the Diva Performance" windows media player needed)

• Not a lot of movement, similar Fly Deh Kite in the sense that your hands are above your head and you acting out that you have a
  parachute on, and are controlling it.
• Your arms can stretch out behind your head and move towards the front, there isn't much leg movement.

Signal Deh Plane - (click on a speed under "Keiva the Diva Performance" windows media player needed)

First part, signal the plane. Your arms stretch to the right and left, right arm to the right, left arm to the left. Move your arms above your head to form and X and then back out again, continue to do this. When your arms are over your head doing the X, your knees lean in towards each other \/ and then out again. Bounce with the movement. Second part, call in the plane. Your left hand is out straight in front of your body, then your right hand is straight out but you bend your elbow and move your arm towards your body Lean back like you are directing the plane. Think of the man at the airport that has the orange batons.

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Whip Out (Fan Out) Deh Devil

• Stomp your left foot and make a clockwise circular motion with your body. You are leaning out with your left hip and move you waist around.
• Take your right hand by your left shoulder and make a big circular motion with it all the way around in the air, kinda like you are dusting off somebody.
• Keep doing this, you can lean with it, and over exaggerate the moves in any direction.

Call In Yuh Friend

• Just the opposite as Whip Out Deh Devil, but everything is reversed. Stomp your right foot, and lean out with your right hip and go round.
• Take your left hand start on the left side and make a circular motion all the way around.

Time Out

• Imitate a referee.
• You can lean back, pretend to blow a whistle. Make a call, i.e. traveling (rolling your hands over each other) pointing to the right or left, calling a time out - making a T with your hands

Pon Deh River (Pon Deh Bank) - (click on a speed under "Keiva the Diva Performance" windows media player needed)

• This is one dance where it's all about moving your feet.
• You jump/skip with your right foot twice and then switch left foot twice, and lean back.
• Your knee is bent and in the air.
• When your right foot is up your left hand is bent and then vise versa.
• When the song goes, "Give dem deh run" it's like you are talking long strides running, it's over exaggerated because you are stretching out your legs as though you were in a race and bend your back.
• When the song goes "go down deh flank" you stay hopping on one foot heading towards one direction (right or left), kinda like you are juggling a soccer ball, but only with one foot. Then right back to Pon Deh River part.

Row Deh Boat - (click on a speed under "Keiva the Diva Performance" windows media player needed)

• Your legs are slightly up one at at time,
• Lift your left leg while making like u are paddling on the left side
• While doing this, slightly lean back
• Do the same thing on the right side
• As you change sides lean a little forward to make the dance one motion (leaning forward and back, rowing left and right)
• Variations include having hands like you are paddling with them (as opposed to holding a paddle), rowing with hands on each side (sorta like a pelvic thrust) and the lazy mans rocking with no hands. (seen too often in Bermuda)

Wave (check out Wayne Wonder's video)

• Lean back
• Pop your shoulder move one arm at a time from the back then around to the front of your body.
• Bend your knee, and lift up your leg, opposite foot to hand.
• Kinda like swimming
  

Chaplin

If you are fimilar with the actor Charlie Chaplin than you can do the dance right. You know how he holds his cane and moves side to side with his feet out and his back slightly bent well that how you do the dance. Many variations One way is to start by taking one foot at a time. You can move your foot on your toe then heel fast then stop and pose, you can put your hands on your hips, etc. Basically it is, move then pose.

Spiderman

• lift your right leg up and to the side while bending at the knee.
• at the same time have your hands at waist level but sticking outward.....sorta like making a "airplane" but with just your hands. (arms are not straight down, just sorta relaxed)
• bring your right leg back down while making your hands come towards the front of your body. (you can go into a clap or just touch wrists).
• next lean a little back and open your hands in the same way as before.
• then close them into the clap/wrist touch.
• then u lift your left leg, and same motion with your hands again
• lower the leg and close hands again.
• lean back like before and do the same hand motions
• its basically like this......right>> lean >> left>> lean, while at the same time moving your hands.
• for each movement, turn your body slightly in the direction and lean slightly when on one leg

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The 2000 - 2002

The Jerry Springer
A creative dance named after the popular TV talk show. The Jerry Springer show is renowned for the fights and quarrels that break out between guests and in the same vain this dance is supposed to show some sort of upward downward fighting motion. Unfortunately everyone has their own idea of what a Jerry Springer fight looks like, nobody seems to do the dance the same way.

Prang - (click on a speed under "New Dance - The Wash", its the first wavy dance he does windows media player needed)

• This dance involves quite a bit of wriggling and is hard to pick up, but once you’ve got it you’ve got it.
• Stand with legs apart and knees slightly bent
• Create a wave type flowing motion, with the top part of your body (this involves pulling your waist in as you push your chest out and then pushing your waist out as you bring your chest in - creating a wave)
• Bend your knees and go down in to a crouching position as you continue the wave motion with your top half.

Heel and Toe

• This dance can be compared to a stationary moonwalk.
• Continuously rocking from left to right, shifting the weight from left to right.
• Add a little flavour to this dance with emphasis on the hand movements.

Na!Na!Na! aka Angel

• Stand with feet apart.
• Step to the left and step to the right with quick movements.
• Flick your head in time with your steps, very similar to Body Popping.
• For originality you can vary the steps taken and the speed.
  

Screechie - (click on a speed under "Keiva the Diva Performance" windows media player needed)

• Stand with feet apart.
• Take one step forward, raise on to the ball of your rear foot and twist your heel inwards.
• Move your hips with the twist but keep your shoulders straight.
• Lower foot and repeat with the other foot.
• Once confident, you can move in different directions and travel.

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Zip-It-Up (see how its done....also includes drive by, needs RealPlayer)

• Stand with feet close together.
• Rotate the knee of one leg in a full circle forwards and outwards, raising the foot in the movement.
• Follow through the knee movement with a slight rotation to the hips.
• Repeat with the other leg.

Drive By (see how to do it...also includes Zip-it-up, needs RealPlayer)

• Stand with feet apart.
• Take two steps to the left and forward.
• At the same time lift your arm and hold an imaginary car steering wheel, turning slightly from left to right in a driving motion.
• Swap feet and repeat steps, you can travel with this movement, your driving arm remains the same.

Shizzle Ma Nizzle (see how its done, needs RealPlayer)

• Stand with feet apart.
• Shimmy your shoulders whilst bending your knees.
• As you bend your knees you pick up one of your leg and kick outwards.
• Repeat dance with the other leg.

Matrix

• Stand with feet quite wide apart
• Bend your back and place your hands in front
• Move slowly from left to right, try to bend all the way down to the floor.
• Only for the very flexible
• note: its basically like in the movie, the matrix, when he dodges bullets!

Bin Laden

• Glide across the floor from side to side in a skating motion
• At the same time use your hands to stroke your imaginary beard.

Crubbing / or Dip and Grind (not just a 2000's dance)

• Find a partner and both stand with feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent.
• Draw closer to one another and place one leg in-between your partners legs and the other on the outside of their legs (taking up a straddling motion) your partner does the same.
• The lady usually places both arms around her partners neck, whilst he in turn puts his hands around her waist.
• Both of you gently move your waists in time with the music, try to synchronise your movements together.
• Dip and then grind.
  

Online (do the online! needs RealPlayer)

• watch and see
• basically bend and raise leg with slightly different variations

Tall Up

• Down low like you are holding a big gun
• Walk around down low while taking aim with your "gun"
• Move as if you are in war, dodge some bullets!!
• Get up and raise your gun

Sniper
This dance came about after the sniper shootings in DC

• Basically same as tall up
• This time you are holding a sniper gun so take even more careful aim (one eye closed)
• Take a shot and move your body back a little
• Move around like you are trying to hide (look over shoulder etc.)

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The 90s

Bogle - (click on a speed under "Keiva the Diva Performance" windows media player needed)

A dance that was originated by Mr Bogle , who went on to create numerous dancehall moves. This was the first dance that became mainstream and claimed international success.

• Stand with feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent
• Bring elbows to the chest and bend at 90*, open hands and straighten fingers (the palms of you hands should be facing each other)
• Begin to rotate arms in a circular motion in time with the beat
• Move your waist slightly from side to side or forward and backward with each rotation
  

Armstrong

This dance was the successor to the Bogle.

• Stand with feet slightly apart.
• Raise your arms and hold them straight out in front of you.
• Bend your elbows as if doing bicep curls.
• On the ball of one foot twist the heel inwards and lift the corresponding elbow allow the opposite elbow to drop.
• Twist the heel back into the original position and straighten-up.
• Repeat with other foot.
  

Butterfly - (click on a speed under "Keiva the Diva Performance" windows media player needed)

• Stand with feet quite wide apart and knees bent
• Keeping feet in the same position bring knees together and then move them forward and out to original position, creating a circular wave type motion
• Move waist in a forward and back gyration with each wave motion of the legs
• What you do with the top half of your body is up to you, although hands are often just placed on the legs.

Go Go Wine see how to do it (RealPlayer needed)

• Wine in your own individual style.
• Go down lower.
• Continue to wine.
• Try and go down even lover, continue until you reach your limit.

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Body Basic and Exercise

• Stand with feet apart and pointing outwards.
• Move hips from left to right.
• Lift the corresponding arm to keep in time with the hip movement.

Tatie

• Arms are bent and legs are close together.
• Flap arms in time with the music (as if impersonating a chicken).
• Legs move from right to left simultaneously.
• For extra effect you can raise your clothing (shirt, jacket) as if looking for something.

World Dance - (click on a speed under "Keiva the Diva Performance" windows media player needed)

• Stand with legs apart, arms hanging down.
• Flick left foot forward and outwards keeping the leg fairly rigid.
• As you kick swing the opposite shoulder forward with a jerk, allowing the arm to swing round loosely.
• Repeat movement with opposite leg and shoulder.

The 80s

Cool and Deadly

• Stand in a comfortable position
• Facial expression serious and eyes closed.
• Wine slowly and intensely (concentration required).
• This can be done alone or with a partner.

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~thanks to BBC 1xtra realvibes.net and sweetjen for video and/or descriptions