the Melbourne Shuffle
Posted 22.9.2007 at 4:35 am by liquid
The Melbourne Shuffle was one of several dances that emerged during the acid house era.
Some have described the main dance styles in that period as jacking, stepping, and shuffling. However, as the acid house genre became more diverse, two different but not mutually exclusive, dance philosophies evolved: the back-step and the shuffle. The Shuffle has continued to evolve in Melbourne nightclubs and events over the years, and has adopted moves from established dance styles such as hat tricks, spins, and running on the spot.
The style is notable for its fancy footwork in a small area, usually a few paces to the left, then right. Sort of a sideways shuffle. But it wasn't limited to that. It is a free style form which encourages experimentation, individual moves and most importantly, freedom of expression.
A number of elements contributed to the development of the Melbourne Shuffle, many related to the main environment it took place in, which locally we called 'dance parties'. These were also called raves and warehouse parties, but in Melbourne there was an emphasis on dance, whether they happened in underground warehouse parties, or mainstream clubs.
Some have described the main dance styles in that period as jacking, stepping, and shuffling. However, as the acid house genre became more diverse, two different but not mutually exclusive, dance philosophies evolved: the back-step and the shuffle. The Shuffle has continued to evolve in Melbourne nightclubs and events over the years, and has adopted moves from established dance styles such as hat tricks, spins, and running on the spot.
The style is notable for its fancy footwork in a small area, usually a few paces to the left, then right. Sort of a sideways shuffle. But it wasn't limited to that. It is a free style form which encourages experimentation, individual moves and most importantly, freedom of expression.
A number of elements contributed to the development of the Melbourne Shuffle, many related to the main environment it took place in, which locally we called 'dance parties'. These were also called raves and warehouse parties, but in Melbourne there was an emphasis on dance, whether they happened in underground warehouse parties, or mainstream clubs.
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rad stuff man!
since i discovered the melbourne shuffle about a year and a half ago, i've been practicing and incorporating the style into my own styles
i love shuffling, you can easily go in and out of it and other styles, when you're shuffling it's much easier to go into spins than when you're steppin' or jackin' or whatnot, the sideways momentum makes it super easy to toss in spins all over the place while you're dancing
i've only seen a couple people shuffling here and there in southern california, nothing at all like the videos i've seen of australia and asia, i'm so jealous!
thanks for droppin' some more knowledge about this great dance style =)Posted 22.9.2007 at 11:36 am by natefrogg
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I live in australia.
and i have been studying the melbourn shuffle as they say.
and i have incorperated it into my own style of dance.
i also have a thing for the brisbane stomp.
and underground stomp invented in brisbane.
it looks awsome and my style is tripped out.
i love the australian rave culture.
i am even undergoing making my own buisness selling rave supplies for the much needed raver boom.
comes with free paracetamole and a sleeping bag. and also a bottle of water hehehehe...
my humor for you
Posted 7.10.2007 at 1:15 pm by projektangel 
