SSU Seawolf Does the Harlem Shake

If you haven't heard of the Harlem Shake, chances are you've haven't been logging onto Facebook, Twitter or the internet this year.

The Harlem Shake is all the rage and over at Sonoma State University, the school's mascot get in on the fun.

Take a look at how the users of Urban Dictionary define the Harlem Shake:

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An eccentric upper body dance move that involves the shaking of the upper torso and shoulders. The Harlem Shake originated on 125th and Lexington where gang bangers would shoot unsuspecting cripples with crutches. The staggering fall of these cripples created a signature move, adapted by gang-affiliates and introduced at local parties. Upon witnessing the newly created “Harlem Shake,” a corporate thug under the Bad Boy Entertainment payroll reenacted and sold this dance to famous choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson who introduced this dance with the video premier “Let’s Get It” by P. Diddy featuring G-Dep and Black Rob. The phenomenon sweeping white neighborhoods and Italian nightclubs across the country was born… the Harlem Shake.Daddy, Sarah and I want to go to Abyss and do the Harlem Shake.