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Standing with legs slightly apart and knees slightly bent, the dancer then bends their left elbow to enable them to place their left hand behind the their head. They then outstretch their right arm inline with their right shoulder. The dancer then rotates around the waist in a |
Standing with legs slightly apart and knees slightly bent, the dancer then bends their left elbow to enable them to place their left hand behind the their head. They then outstretch their right arm inline with their right shoulder, hand flat in a vertical position. The dancer then rotates around the waist in a 180 degree sweep, pulling back three times as you move your arm to the left, and then in one motion swing right arm back to the right. The move is then repeated. The dancer may then swap arms and reverse the move.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inthe80s.com/80sdance.shtml|title=Eighties Dances: Sprinkler dance|publisher=inthe80s.com|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:07, 7 January 2011
The Sprinkler dance is a form of dance move involving a person placing one hand on the back of the neck, and waving the other arm back and forth while spinning in a circle. This simulates the motion of a garden irrigation sprinkler.
Originating in the late disco era of the 1970s around the time of The Bump in either the southern United States or Australia, was revived by the England cricket team during their winning 2010-11 Ashes series competition, and resutantly went viral on the internet.
Origins
In 1975, German producer Frank Farian licensed the 1967 Prince Buster record Al Capone, (UK #18, 1967) from Blue Beat Records, and reworked it as Baby Do You Wanna Bump. It was initially released under the pseudonym Zambi on Creole Records, with Farian himself doing the entire vocal lead and accompaniment. The track was then released on the first Boney M. album Take The Heat Off Me, with Farian creating an extended album version with overdubbed vocals by then back sigers Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett. However, the track was not included on the United Kingdom, United States, Brazilian and Japanese versions, as they were not covered by the Creole Records license. The track became a minor hit in the Netherlands.
After Boney M. topped the UK charts in 1978 with Rivers of Babylon followed by Brown Girl In The Ring, Creole Records re-issued Baby Do You Wanna Bump as a 12" single in the UK. As many British people were emigrating to Australia at the time, or had releatives there, the track made its way to Australia were water sprinklers were far more common due to the arid climate.
Listening to Prince Busters original version, where he uses an original and water-sprinkler like rhythmic vocal accompaniment;[1] and also trying to imitate Boney M. lead singer Bobby Farrell dance moves;[2] led to the invention of the Sprinkler dance, in part now associated with the Australina BBQ culture.
The dance later made apperances in films House Party and A Night at the Roxbury (performed by Lochlyn Munro as Craig).
England cricket team
As part of the build up and coverage of the 2010-11 Ashe series, the England and Wales Cricket Board gave cricketer Graeme Swann a video camera, through which he recorded and relased a video diary on the ECB webiste.
In episode three, Swan claimed that the team had begun a dance that was introduced by colleague Paul Collingwood, which the whole team had now copied as a bonding exercise, called the Sprinkler dance. The video diary then continued to show the rest of the England team doing the dance move at an indoor "meet the press" media event in Tasmania, with video footage showing Tim Bresnan, Monty Panesar, Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Collingwood doing the dance move.
After the dance went viral, England captain Andrew Strauss described the Sprinkler dance as their version of the "Haka", a version of the Māori traditional dance performed immediately prior to sport matches, primarily associated with New Zealand national rugby union team. [3]
Dance steps
The movement of the dancers body is meant to replicate the movements of a water sprinkler.
Standing with legs slightly apart and knees slightly bent, the dancer then bends their left elbow to enable them to place their left hand behind the their head. They then outstretch their right arm inline with their right shoulder, hand flat in a vertical position. The dancer then rotates around the waist in a 180 degree sweep, pulling back three times as you move your arm to the left, and then in one motion swing right arm back to the right. The move is then repeated. The dancer may then swap arms and reverse the move.[4]
Viral expansion
The Sprinkler dance made its first public appearance on the cricket field, when Tim Bresnan used it in the field against Australia A in England's last warm-up match.
After its clear popularity, Swann then appealed via his video diary for fan-shown versions of the dance, resulting in thousands of clips being posted on the web. As well as versions from England's travelling fans, the Barmy Army, there were routines from choirboys, schoolchildren, office workers,[5] and various British personalisties, including footballer and pundit Robbie Savage.[6]
Injured bowler Stuart Broad then had to deny that his injury was as a result of an over enthusiastic version of the dance.[7]
It became so popular that when England secured victory in the fourth test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, that the crowd demanded a rendition, and the team led by Strauss duly obliged.[8] BBC Radio commentator Jonathan Agnew then promised to perform the Sprinkler dance,[9] with him eventually fulfilling the promise after the final test win in Sydney.[10]
References
- ^ Prince Buster. "Al Capone". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "Baby Do You Wanna Bump". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "The Sprinkler Dance – from locker room to dance floor". Daily Telegraph. 29 Dec 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "Eighties Dances: Sprinkler dance". inthe80s.com. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "Ashes Sprinkler Dance-off". Brit Insurance. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ http://www.boxofficefootball.com/nuts-robbie-savage-busts-the-sprinkler-dance-to-honour-england-ashes-team/
- ^ "Ashes: Stuart Broad talks sprinkler dancing to TMS". BBC Sport. 7 December, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Ashes 2010: The Sprinkler Dance? It really isn't cricket..." Daily Telegraph. 1 Jan 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Jonathan Agnew (7 December, 2011). "Ashes: Jonathan Agnew column". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Ashes: Jonathan Agnew fulfils sprinkler dance promise". BBC Sport. 7 December, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
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