DANCE!!

Reggae dance also known as dance hall can be expressed by many various dances. This includes call and response, freestyle and "riddim" dancing. Call and response is when the dances are called out either in or outside the song. Dances called in the song are dances already written in the song. An example of this is “Merital dance” or more commonly known as “Everybody Dance” written by the Merital family. This song involves at least ten dances all mixed in with each other, such as Raging Bull, Tek Weh Yuself, Ever Fresh and So Clean and Stookie. The other form of call and response is when the dances are called out while a song is playing and made to go to the beat of the song. An example of this is the Elephant Man song called “Willie Bounce”. In this song, dances such as the rocky dip, bogle dip and the willie bounce are called out by elephant man in the song, a hype man, or the DJ. The second style of dancing is freestyle dancing. It’s when any type of song can be played and people can do a number of dances all to the same beat. An example is a girl winding to the beat of any song whether it has a fast or a slow beat. The last type of dancing is called “riddim” dancing. A riddim is a beat or rhythm that can be the exact same for various songs. A certain dance is done to one specific riddim but that riddim could be played to various songs. Examples of certain riddims are the Orgasm Riddim and the Villian Medley Riddim. To the Villian Medley Riddim, there are over fifteen songs all with the same riddim but used for many different songs. Dancing is just something fun to do and many people just go crazy when they dance and put a different spin to the dance to make it their own.