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We all heard of the phrase, "Dance like there's no tomorrow". That phrase was used backed in the 80s where disco was the so-called in-thing. Till today, people are still using this phrase to describe almost anything. For example, "Eat like there's no tomorrow" or "Laugh like there's no tomorrow". The next internet meme, like the phrase itself, was an old hit that regained its fame in the new century. The Dancing Baby or also known as Baby Cha Cha was an internet phenomenon back in the 90s. It is an animated 3D baby, wearing only white diapers, dancing and also break-dancing.
We all heard of the phrase, "Dance like there's no tomorrow". That phrase was used backed in the 80s where disco was the so-called in-thing. Till today, people are still using this phrase to describe almost anything. For example, "Eat like there's no tomorrow" or "Laugh like there's no tomorrow". The next internet meme, like the phrase itself, was an old hit that regained its fame in the new century. The Dancing Baby or also known as Baby Cha Cha was an internet phenomenon back in the 90s. It is an animated 3D baby, wearing only white diapers, dancing and also break-dancing.
"...is a short 3D animation of a baby dancing..."
(Know Your Meme, 2009)
Download 3D Disco Baby, Brothersoft [Image Online], Retrieved 28th January 2010.
URL: http://www.brothersoft.com/3d-disco-baby-68361.html
Like other internet meme, Dancing Baby became a popular short video with the help of e-mail chains. Some people find it offensive while some find it hilarious. It even made a television debut on "Ally McBeal" as part of Ally's hallucination.
Forward to 2010, after more than a decade, Dancing Baby is back and this time, it is not in 3D but instead, real-life. However, this time, Dancing Baby is not spread through e-mails; it is spread through YouTube videos.
Beyonce's famous hit song, Single Ladies topped charts across the world but these babies took over the YouTube charts instead. What the babies were doing was dancing to the song Single Ladies and somehow, their parents' video recorded them. From a funny home video to an internet phenomenon, parents after parents posted up videos of their child dancing to Beyonce's Single Ladies. It has now become like a competition. YouTube users would comment on the video whether critisizing or praising. The baby would actually try to mimic the exact dance moves from the original Single Ladies music video. It sounds quite adorable and to actually watch the baby dancing is very hilarious. We guess that is one way to gain fame at an early age.
Forward to 2010, after more than a decade, Dancing Baby is back and this time, it is not in 3D but instead, real-life. However, this time, Dancing Baby is not spread through e-mails; it is spread through YouTube videos.
Beyonce's famous hit song, Single Ladies topped charts across the world but these babies took over the YouTube charts instead. What the babies were doing was dancing to the song Single Ladies and somehow, their parents' video recorded them. From a funny home video to an internet phenomenon, parents after parents posted up videos of their child dancing to Beyonce's Single Ladies. It has now become like a competition. YouTube users would comment on the video whether critisizing or praising. The baby would actually try to mimic the exact dance moves from the original Single Ladies music video. It sounds quite adorable and to actually watch the baby dancing is very hilarious. We guess that is one way to gain fame at an early age.
201Karin, Baby Dancing to Beyonce, YouTube [Online], Retrieved 27th January 2010.
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXMy8_26c3U
23sevak23, Baby Dancing - Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Official, YouTube [Online], Retrieved 27th January 2010.
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk42wSXXGq8
Approximately 4,000 videos were uploaded on YouTube, almost all featuring a baby and Single Ladies song. If you were to search "Baby dancing to Beyonce", you may see videos of grown men doing the same thing as the babies - white diapers and Single Ladies being played in the background. It may be something like a parody of this internet meme. Imagine an ordinary home video, becoming so famous that people actually feel worth making a parody out of it?
Is it a natural talent by the young infants? Or was it a fake where the parents taught them in advance? And is it even an ethical thing for the kids to watch a leotard-dressed female dancing?
Is it a natural talent by the young infants? Or was it a fake where the parents taught them in advance? And is it even an ethical thing for the kids to watch a leotard-dressed female dancing?
References:
1. I Awesome, Dancing Baby, Know Your Meme [Online] Retrieved on 27th January 2010.
URL: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dancing-baby
2. Barb Dybwad, Baby Dancing to Single Ladies:No Really, The Greatest Video of All Time!, Mashable [Online] Retrieved on 27th January 2010.
URL: http://mashable.com/2009/09/24/baby-dancing-to-single-ladies/
Cheers!
Vivienne
