Talk:Running man (dance)

Michael Jackson
I remember Michael Jackson was the first to perform it. :) --Waglione (talk) 17:54, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Dubious.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼  05:24, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Where did the dance come from?
I am pretty sure it didn't come from Paula Abdul, though, I'm not disputing that, just as to what says she invented this dance. The Running Man is practiced by street dancers, melbourne shufflers, etc, want I want to know is how this dance made a jump from R&B New Style colloborations to Funk and Hip Hop dancing. It just seems odd this may have been invented in a studio and then practiced on the streets and declared as a street dance by so many (both rappers and dancers). It was post-funk, it's not funk style, either, no doubt (although I distinctly remember Michael Jackson performing it). I think unless the citation is found this should be removed from mention as it is disputing credit between two different parties. The only time I've heard Paula Abdul with the very words 'Running Man' was with an old article when she was apart of The Running Man movie. Unless this can be cited, shouldn't the mention of Paula Abdul be removed until future notice and knowledge of either way (if ever)? I'm pretty sure Paula Abdul might have choreographed the move before, but just did not invent it. I thought it used to be called 'The Vanilla Ice' dance during its time and existed at least two years prior to that film with Paula Abdul's colloboration (I won't dispute re-invention, however). Citation please! FireWolf Flux (talk) 04:54, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

PS3 HOME
I like how there's a verification citation for that remark. Who DOESN'T know that?! Seriously come on. *rolls eyes* --ThePhantasos (talk) 03:13, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Example video
I'm pretty sure the dance portrayed in the video could be understood just fine without the ridiculous music and alternate camera angles. It's not done in encyclopedic style (such as being a diagram), and should be replaced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.51.205.186 (talk) 00:15, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * The music also appears to be a WP:COPYVIO.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼  07:38, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

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Requested move 25 December 2016

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The result of the move request was: Moved - there is general consensus to move all of these articles. I'm also moving The Chicken (dance), as it will require another RM to decide which disambiguation to use. This move will not address the disambiguation issue. Fuortu (talk) 22:39, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

– Per WP:THE and (where applicable) MOS:CAPS and WP:NCCAPS. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼  05:24, 25 December 2016 (UTC) --Relisting. — UY Scuti Talk  17:42, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * The Running Man (dance) → Running man (dance)
 * The worm (dance move) → Worm (dance move)
 * The Chicken (dance) → Chicken (dance)
 * The Freddie → Freddie (dance)
 * The Frug → Frug (dance)
 * The Mule (dance) → Mule (dance)
 * The Nutbush → Nutbush (dance)
 * The Watusi → Watusi (dance)


 * Support—I've been waiting for this to happen. In my view, it's a no-brainer. WP's house style and its application already throughout the project requires it. Thank you, SMcCandlish. Tony   (talk)  07:14, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose sorry, those (dance) redirects should all exist and redirect to current titles which include "The....", if there was divided usage WP:THE would apply, but WP:RS show these dances as consistently being used with "The", this is a case where "The.." is part of the name. In ictu oculi (talk) 08:40, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Not really true; these, for example, mention "a frug" and "a watusi". Dicklyon (talk) 04:10, 30 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Support except for Oppose The Freddie (the stupid "dance"'s real name). The others seem to be, on their pages, often referred to as one word. As for the chicken dance, I've always heard it as the entire term "The chicken dance" so 'Chicken (dance)' fits although it could be easily named 'Chicken dance' without the parenthesis. Will keep an eye and two flapping arms on this page to see if I'm Swayed (dance) by further information. Randy Kryn 14:53, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Huh? Why was this relisted after 2 days? Nohomersryan (talk) 23:05, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Support after checking sources and finding that In ictu oculi is not correct about "The" being an invariable part of the names; it's just the usual article. See for example this thesaurus. Dicklyon (talk) 04:10, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Support almost all per WP:THE and the other guidelines. However, I'm concerned that "Chicken (dance)" will be confused for Chicken Dance, though that problem already exists in the current setup. Perhaps Chicken (R&B dance) with hat notes.--Cúchullain t/ c 15:00, 3 January 2017 (UTC)


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Origin and first performance
How can something be first performed nearly a decade BEFORE its origin?

That's what is stated in the intro paragraph to this entry/article.

First performed in 1978 yet originated in 1986/87?

There's an error there that needs more research & documentation to clarify. 2600:8800:787:F500:C23F:D5FF:FEC5:89B6 (talk) 08:08, 11 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Not only is the above still an issue, it also states it originates with traditional African dance. The Charlie Brown Christmas 🎄 Special from 1965 has an animated kid (in green) doing a running man shuffle holding his arms out zombie style instead of jogging style. The basic foot movement clearly predates anything (un)documented here. 131.191.60.228 (talk) 05:35, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Ted Lasso
No mention of the use of the running man in the Ted Lasso TV show? 2603:8001:FF3F:FFDD:B829:4442:4972:1975 (talk) 06:11, 23 February 2024 (UTC)