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The Gary Dance, is a dancing technique that evolved at the turn of the 21st Century. It is normally danced to music with rhythm such as Hip Hop, Electronica, and genres with a constant beat. The dance is performed by incorporating an invisible prop such as a baseball bat in the form of a rhythmically inclined motion. Because of its improvised derivation, it does not require a person to be rhythmically coordinated. It is comparable to popularized techniques such as the cabbage patch, shopping cart, lawnmower, and sprinkler dance.

Origin
It is said that The Gary Dance was first publicly introduced by a college student named Frankie Smith at a night club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Although the dance has the appearance of a baseball player in the batter's box prepared to swing, it has been scrutinized for its sexual implication. The appearance of gripping the baseball bat is often translated into a gesture of male masturbation. The alleged masturbation implication seemed to increase its popularity and has been surprisingly incorporated by the Millennial Generationfor its provocative humor.

The Dance
Executing the dance requires the knowledge of a baseball batter's stance. The knees are to be slightly bent as if in a defensive position while still allowing mobility. Unlike the adversity of batting styles in baseball, The Gary Dance requires both hands to remain mid-torso with vertical reciprocating motion. Gripping the bat is one way of simulating the hand gesture but it's the "wringing the wet towel" effect that formulates its motion. The music's rhythm plays a major role in the repetition of the gripping (or "wringing out"). It is not uncommon to incorporate other body movements such as swaying side to side and/or repetitive "spring-like" motions commonly known as squats.

Category:Dances Category:Novelty and fad dances