Dab (dance figure)

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A group of teenagers dabbing .

The dab [ dæb ] is a dance figure in which the dancer's head falls down and one arm is raised at the same time. The elbow of the other arm is held in a position as if you were sneezing into the crook of your arm.

There are three different meanings for the term dabbing or dabbin ' , with this article mainly focusing on the dance figure. The dab has its origins in the hip-hop or rap scene in Atlanta and was shaped by American rappers , including Migos , OG Maco , Skippa Da Flippa and Rich the Kid .

What started on social media in 2015 with video tutorials and music videos became an internet phenomenon within a few months, becoming popular first in US sports and later in US politics. The dab later developed into a global phenomenon. In June 2016, the dab was declared obsolete .

In Saudi Arabia , the dab was banned because of its allusion to marijuana and other illegal substances.

Disambiguation

Dabbing (vaporizing oily cannabis extract)

According to the online dictionary Merriam-Webster , the term dabbing or dabbin 'has three different meanings:

  • the process of heating sticky oil or wax from concentrated THC extracted from cannabis and then inhaling the vapors (since 2012 at the latest)
  • Name of a dance figure that probably came from the rap scene in Atlanta, Georgia (also called dab )
  • generic term to express that someone confident is

The word meanings as a dance figure and as an expression for a self-confident person emerged around the same time. The theory that the dance figure was given the name dab because you cough into the crook of your arm like when inhaling concentrated THC vapors has not been adequately substantiated. Merriam-Webster draws the conclusion, however, that in comparison to the adjectival form of the term dope (generalized term for recognition) one could postulate a connection with drugs. The origin of the meaning of the term, that dabbing or dabbin 'can also express “self-confidence” (self-confidence), can also be traced back to drug use from a lexical point of view.

origin

The dab has its origins in the hip-hop scene in Atlanta , the capital of the US state Georgia . There was controversy as to which person (s) had "invented" the dab. For the most part, the pioneers of this dance figure were those signed to the U.S. independent label Quality Control Music (including Migos, OG Maco, Skippa Da Flippa, and Rich the Kid) as well as Peewee Longway .

The American rapper Quavo , a member of the hip-hop trio Migos , explained that the dab was already known in the local hip-hop scene in Atlanta in 2013, but only through the release of songs and music videos mostly in the summer 2015, during which the dab was performed or lyrically suggested, gained its popularity. The most influential videos that contributed to the dab's popularity included the music videos How Fast by Skippa Da Flippa (released on YouTube in July 2014) and Look At My Dab (Bitch Dab) by Migos (released on YouTube in December 2015 ).

  • Dab pioneers

  • Skippa Da Flippa

  • Migos

  • 1st floor Maco

  • Rich the Kid

popularity

Social media

In 2015, the dab was spread via social media and became an internet phenomenon. For example, on May 22nd, 2015, one of the earliest video tutorials on how to perform the dab ( Dabbin Dance Official Video ) was posted on YouTube and reached over 2.3 million views in one year. Another video tutorial on dabbing ( Jay Pe $ os - Watch Me Dab ) was released on July 30, 2015 . On August 31, 2015, Rich the Kid published a video tutorial on how to properly perform the dab, referring to the alleged sneeze in the crook of the arm.

Sports

A football player of a high school leads to dab off after he scored a goal.

The dab also gained popularity in US sports. One of the earliest Dabs in US sports was born on 13 September 2015 by the American Footballer Jeremy Hill from the Cincinnati Bengals for a touchdown in the game against the Oakland Raiders running. On October 4th, Carlos Dunlap, also from the Cincinnati Bengals, celebrated with a dab. In basketball, the players LeBron James performed the dance figure with a simple dab and D'Angelo Russell with a double dab in October .

One of the most famous dabs was that of American football player Cam Newton , who used to play for the Carolina Panthers . He performed the dab after a touchdown in a game against the Tennessee Titans on November 15, 2015 . On November 13, 2016, Newton dab again after a touchdown in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs .

Even Emmanuel Macron had after defeating France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup along with the French football internationals Benjamin Mendy and Paul Pogba run the Dab.

politics

Andrew Scheer , party leader of the Conservative Party of Canada , performs the dab with a student.

The dab also became known in US national politics when Hillary Clinton performed the dance figure on the US show Ellen on January 11, 2016 . Loretta Sanchez dabbed on October 5, 2016 at the end of a Senate debate with Kamala Harris .

On January 3, 2017, the then 17-year-old son of American politician Roger Marshall , Cal Marshall, performed the half dab during his father's oath . In February 2017, the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta started a campaign to motivate young people to register. A picture of the Kenyan President went viral on social media, in which he dab in front of the parliament building in Kenya. This campaign was met with incomprehension among the Kenyan population as the country was going through severe social and political problems at the time, such as hunger, drought, cattle theft and university professors and doctors striking nationwide.

In May 2017, the Norwegian Prince Sverre Magnus, son of Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby , also showed the dab at the 80th birthday party for his grandparents Harald V of Norway and Sonja of Norway on the balcony of the Royal Oslo Castle . In October 2017, at the end of a battle rape , Australian politician Bill Shorten dabbed with radio host Ray Hadley.

Social consequences

Obsolescence

Clark Senger, publisher of hiphop.de explained that as soon as a new trend arrives at politicians, this trend has been mainstream for some time and can therefore no longer be "cool". This is a natural process. In June 2016, Migos member Quavo, in agreement with Cam Newton, declared the dab “dead”: “Everyone has copied it and now it is time to change lanes.” Whether this declaration is directly valid worldwide is a question hiphop.de in question.

Ban in Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, the dab was banned by the National Committee for Narcotics Control because of "allusions to marijuana and other illegal substances". In August 2017, the Saudi actor and singer Abdallah Al Shaharani was arrested for performing the dab at a music festival in Ta'if . Abdul-Ella Al-Sharif, general secretary of the committee, told the Saudi Arabian daily Okaz ( Arabic عكاظ) that the singer's dance figure was "contrary to the national strategy to combat drugs" and is therefore arrested like anyone else who "incites or advocates the abuse of drugs".

Web links

Commons : Dab (dance figure)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dope. noun. In: Merriam-Webster. Retrieved on August 19, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ What is 'dabbing'? Three new uses of one old word. In: Merriam-Webster. Retrieved on August 19, 2020 (English).
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  8. ↑ Micah Peters: Titans linebacker takes offense to Cam Newton's dancing, Newton keeps dancing in his face. In: ftw.usatoday.com. November 15, 2015, accessed on August 19, 2020 .
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  19. ↑ Josh Butler: Bill Shorten Just Had A Radio Rap Battle With Ray Hadley, And Oh God. In: Huffpost . October 6, 2017, accessed on August 19, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Victoria Craw: Bill Shorten reveals children 'humiliated' by rap battle dab in radio stunt. In: news.com.au. February 28, 2018, accessed on August 19, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Clark Senger: The "Dab" has now been declared dead in a highly material way. June 20, 2016, accessed August 1, 2020 .
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