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Hate to be that guy, but that video is hard style, not the real Melbourne Shuffle (there's a difference) :) Also, if you haven't yet seen it here's the full Me

Hate to be that guy, but that video is hard style, not the real Melbourne Shuffle (there's a difference) :) Also, if you haven't yet seen it here's the full Melbourne Shuffler documentary on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ0Vn6AlXiA

jsmeaton 12y ago
I have seen it - went to the launch party where they showed it at West Gate park =). 'Running man' (as I linked to) became the de-facto shuffle in the early to mid 00's, and was really a progression of the original shuffle. But I think we could probably argue that point :P
- hadoukenio 12y ago
  The launch party for the DVD at West Gate park? Nice, sad I missed it.
- sasas 12y ago
  I thought the running man originated from Sydney around the early 2000s, but your comment is inline with Wikipedia [1] - > This reversion of shuffling consisted mostly of wide variations of the "T-Step" and minimal running man [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Shuffle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Shuffle
  - contingencies 12y ago
    Can you identify it in these 2002-quality videos from the Sydney Breakdancing Battle of the Year pre-party? http://pratyeka.org/breakdancing/ http://pratyeka.org/breakdancing/
    - hadoukenio 12y ago
      I couldn't see any shuffling in any of those videos. All were standard break dancing moves which probably go back to the late 80s.
      - contingencies 12y ago
        Glad someone had a look, even if it came up empty. I haven't the foggiest, though I shot them.
jcr 12y ago
Thanks to both of you, jsmeaton and hadoukenio. I had no idea there was a thing actually called the Melbourne Shuffle until you commented, so I learned something new (and feel a bit old). It was the actual title of the paper, so I used it verbatim, but now I do feel a bit foolish for leaving it in the HN title. It's a bit link-baity, so maybe one of the mods will delete that part for me since it's too late for me to edit it.
- jsmeaton 12y ago
  You should definitely leave the title as-is. It's the name of the paper. I'd bet they know what we're referring to and are using the name tongue in cheek anyway.
  - hadoukenio 12y ago
    I'd put my money on that too :) Edit: Olga Ohrimenko went to Melbourne Uni from 2004 to 2007. I'm pretty sure she is a QBH alumni.

jsmeaton 12y ago

I have seen it - went to the launch party where they showed it at West Gate park =). 'Running man' (as I linked to) became the de-facto shuffle in the early to mid 00's, and was really a progression of the original shuffle. But I think we could probably argue that point :P

hadoukenio 12y ago
The launch party for the DVD at West Gate park? Nice, sad I missed it.
sasas 12y ago
I thought the running man originated from Sydney around the early 2000s, but your comment is inline with Wikipedia [1] - > This reversion of shuffling consisted mostly of wide variations of the "T-Step" and minimal running man [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Shuffle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Shuffle
- contingencies 12y ago
  Can you identify it in these 2002-quality videos from the Sydney Breakdancing Battle of the Year pre-party? http://pratyeka.org/breakdancing/ http://pratyeka.org/breakdancing/
  - hadoukenio 12y ago
    I couldn't see any shuffling in any of those videos. All were standard break dancing moves which probably go back to the late 80s.
    - contingencies 12y ago
      Glad someone had a look, even if it came up empty. I haven't the foggiest, though I shot them.

jcr 12y ago

Thanks to both of you, jsmeaton and hadoukenio. I had no idea there was a thing actually called the Melbourne Shuffle until you commented, so I learned something new (and feel a bit old). It was the actual title of the paper, so I used it verbatim, but now I do feel a bit foolish for leaving it in the HN title. It's a bit link-baity, so maybe one of the mods will delete that part for me since it's too late for me to edit it.

jsmeaton 12y ago
You should definitely leave the title as-is. It's the name of the paper. I'd bet they know what we're referring to and are using the name tongue in cheek anyway.
- hadoukenio 12y ago
  I'd put my money on that too :) Edit: Olga Ohrimenko went to Melbourne Uni from 2004 to 2007. I'm pretty sure she is a QBH alumni.