What is Macarena?

The song and dance of "Macarena" was an incredibly popular phenomenon in the mid -90s. The Macarena trend, created by the natives of Seville Los Del Rio, spread like a fire before it quickly dropped out of fashion. The song and dance remain a frequently referenced piece of pop culture, mentioned in television shows, films, books and even the presidential candidate of the United States.

At the beginning of the 90s, the Spanish band Los Del Rio released the first of the many versions of the song to establish its rhythm on fast streaming and rhyming lines of their texts. The name comes from the neighborhood in Spain and is also a popular name for girls in Andalusia. The initial version of the song has become popular throughout Spain and Latin America, even used as part of the gubernatorial campaign in Puerto Rico.

In 1996, a version with most English lyrics was released as a remix of The Bayside Boys, which caused a catchy song and its accompanying video to race with the music of Charts in several countries. By the end of the year "Macarena" DIt has taken the number one place on graphs in at least nine countries, including Australia, Belgium and the United States.

Depending on the version, the texts change somewhat. The song initially told the story of a woman named Macaren, who responds to her friend who joined the army by going out into the city. Later versions make a woman significantly more promiscuous and American remix changes texts from the perspective of Macarena. Despite various versions, rhythms and melodies are remarkably catchy and quickly led to one of the greatest dance madness in the recorded history.

Dance for the song is a number of movements of hands and hips that were to be made by unison, somewhat similar to line dance. Each dance cycle ends with a 90 degree rotation and then the dance is repeated. In 1996, many believe that a world -class record was set for a group dance when 50,000 people danced Macaren at the Yankee stadium in New York. Dance became the basis of weddings, on with withThree school and sports events.

You want to do dance, there are eight basic steps to learn. Dance is done in time with a part of the Song Corps and is as follows:

Unload the right hand straight, palm down. Repeat with your left hand.

Turn the right palm, repeat on the left.

Place the right hand on the left shoulder or arm, repeat with the left hand to the right.

Place the right hand behind the right ear, follow the left hand behind the left ear.

Move the right hand into the left hip and then the left hand to the right side.

Move the right hand on the right side, repeat on the left side.

Make three roles of hip, should be in the rhythm with the line "Hey, Macarena!"

Either jump or turn 90 degrees to the left and repeat the entire sequence.

in popular culture, Macarena created dozens of references in most media areas. In 1996, at the peak of dance madness, the United States Vice President of Al Gore “version of Al Gore "During the democratic National Congress, which consisted of standing completely while the music played, and then asked the audience if they would like to see it again.

Despite the Spanish origin of the song, dance madness is often recognized as a clear piece of culture. Photographs exist by American armed forces that teach dance to Iraqi soldiers. Although the song for Los Del Rio is a miracle for Los Rio, it has created an indelible impact on world culture.