|
|
Article: Soulja Boy's hit sweeping students with 'Macarena'-like proportions
- Article from:
- University Wire
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Jessica Sidman
University Wire
11-01-2007
(Daily Pennsylvanian) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- The dance floor at Smokey Joe's is packed on a recent Saturday night when the song comes on.
"YOOOOOOUUUUU!"
As soon as the crowd recognizes it, hoots and squeals rise throughout the bar.
"Ayy, I got this new dance fo y'all called the Soulja Boy. You gotta punch den crank back three times from left to right."
Suddenly, the dance floor is overtaken with strangers dancing in unison.
As the song, "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)" by 17-year-old rapper Soulja Boy, continues to top the Billboard charts, the accompanying dance is booming in popularity across the country -- and the University of Pennsylvania is no ...