Harlem Shake

The Harlem Shake was a YouTube fad that rose to prominence in February 2013. The trend was started by Filthy Frank. A typical Harlem Shake video features a group of people dancing (mostly flailing or convulsive movements) to an excerpt from a song called "Harlem Shake."
The first Harlem Shake video was uploaded on TVFilthyFrank's old channel, DizastaMusic, titled "FILTHY COMPILATION #6 - SMELL MY FINGERS". A parody of the Filthy Frank segment was uploaded by TheSunnyCoastSkate and quickly gained popularity.
==Concept==
The videos usually last about 30 seconds and feature an excerpt from the 2012 song "Harlem Shake" by American EDM producer Baauer. Baauer's song starts with a 15-second intro, a bass drop, then 15 seconds with the bass, and a lion roar at the end of the first 30 seconds.
Usually, a video begins with one person (often helmeted or masked) dancing to the song alone for 15 seconds, surrounded by other people not paying attention or seemingly unaware of the dancing individual. When the bass drops, the video cuts to the entire group dancing for the rest of the video. The dancing style should not be confused with the original Harlem Shake dance. Additionally, in the second half of the video, people often wear either a minimum of clothes or outlandish outfits or costumes while wielding strange props. Typically, but not always, the video will end by converting to a slow motion on the feline growl.
==Notable YouTubers participated in the Harlem Shake==
*DoubleSwee
*EDP445
*IDubbbzTV
*KSI
*PewDiePie
*TheArchfiend
*TVFilthyFrank (DizastaMusic)
Category:History of YouTube