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March 21, 2008
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It's appeared at weddings and clubs. It's been imitated by 5-year-olds, moms, celebrities and virtually everyone with a YouTube account.

It's "the Soulja Boy dance," also known as the "Superman," performed by rap star Soulja Boy Tellem in the music video for his song, Crank That.

Soulja Boy himself will bring the dance to the area in concert at 8 p.m. today at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.

"It's exciting to have him," Northern Illinois Campus Activity Board President Colleen Murphy said. "Any time we have a DJ, if the song comes on, everybody has to do the dance."

Born DeAndre Way in Chicago, Soulja Boy moved to Atlanta with his ...

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