The Novelty Dance Circa 1990s (Part 1)

MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice: The cream of the crap of

1990s Novelty Hip-Hop. Word!

The novelty dance has been a part of culture since the dawn of time. Everywhere, people from all over the world (at least in North America) have learned the sweet moves that came from the wackest, most dorkiest song/video ever.

If the dance is cool, it's only because it's funny! Try the Carlton Dance for yourself with a straight face... you'll find that rocket science is easier, trust me.

Anyway, here's a list of three of the most notorious dances we're ashamed to admit we've tried to mastered diligently:

• The Running Man: First came out in the late 1980s, more notably in Janet Jackson's videos from album Control. Popularized by MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice in the early 1990s. Faded as soon as parachute pants made us cringe. Also faded when Vanilla Ice was no gangsta to the general public.



• The Roger Rabbit: A variation of the running man, this dance skips backwards with elbows pushing back. This dance fad coined the name after the cartoon character Roger Rabbit because its movement was meant to mimick his way of moving.



• The Pendulum Dance: Or as it's widely known (it doesn't have a particular name). First seen in the New Kids On The Block video for You've Got It (The Right Stuff). The swinging leg motions from side to side like a pendulum drove teenaged girls buckwild and the boys envious!