Every ten had its dance moves , from the Charleston in theRoaring TwentiestoMichael Jackson ’s moonwalkin the1980s(though moonwalk - like moves aremuch older than that ) .
The1990swere no unlike . And thanks to YouTube channelMsMojo , you could watch — or even learn , if you ’re so inclined — more than a twelve of the decade ’s best steps in one place . The television above counts down the top 10 and covers a handful of honorable honorable mention along the way .
It complain off with the Humpty Dance , which is also the name of theDigital Underground songthat originated it . During the song , rapper Shock G ( in character as his alter egotism , Humpty Hump ) , describes his eponymous saltation with lyrics like “ It ’s supposed to reckon like a fit or a convulsion ” and “ You cause it down when you appear to be in pain . ” If those directions do n’t seem all that clear , do n’t care : The MsMojo telecasting features a brief how - to segment — or you could just watch “ The Humpty Dance ” music video . Plus , as Humpty says , “ No two people will do it the same , ” anyway .
The ten ’s top dance move , on the other hand , is one that everyone does almost on the dot the same fashion . In fact , it ’s less of a move than an entire line dance : TheMacarena , from “ The Macarena ” by Los del Río , one of the most iconicone - strike wondersin medicine account . The terpsichore so infective that it ’s easygoing to overlookwhat the song is actually about(not to cite that the lyric poem are in Spanish ) .
Other memorable move that made the list include the Butterfly , the Creep , and the Cabbage Patch . Many of the instructional cartridge clip boast in MsMojo ’s video are fromHowcast , which has a playlist of how - to videos for even more articulatio coxae - hops footfall , teach by dancer Charlene “ Chi - Chi ” Smith , here .
