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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a dance performed by dancers in a line, or several lines, consisting mainly of hand and arm movements; also, the name of the song to which the dance is usually performed. It became popular in 1996.
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- noun Alternative form of
Macarena .
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Examples
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Bill Clinton throws temper tantrums and chases women ... and the macarena is the latest dance craze sweeping the nation.
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There was a brief moment of humour when marchers started dancing to the tune of the "macarena" blasting from loudspeakers near the Westbury police station.
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His taunt is “the time of man has come to an end”, while attacking he scream “exterminate, exterminate”, looks like the Iron Giant from Disney and his dance move is the macarena: p
Critical Hit #22: How the other half live - Part 3 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Even leaving aside the politics of race and gender, Feedback reckoned: It's the equivalent of seeing your granny doing the macarena on the dancefloor.
Readers' reviews 2012
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Dansdansdans da macarena furr da BOARINK howm moovies
*sigh* - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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I no longer vomit before every talk although I used to but my stomach does try to do the macarena.
apophenia » Blog Archive » spectacle at Web2.0 Expo… from my perspective 2009
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I will not bake, quilt or crochet you anything, and I will not visit your home and dance the macarena because I'm a man of a certain age and friendship only goes so far, you know.
January 25th, 2009 2009
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She's in the trash with video cassettes, the macarena, and the rest of the antiques from the 90s.
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January 9, 2008 at 7:01 am dus I do teh macarena or teh hokey pokey?
invisible volleyball serve - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
treeseed commented on the word macarena
"Macarena" is a song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name, or any woman from the La Macarena neighbourhood of Seville. It was very successful between 1995 and 1997.
The song became the second longest running #1 and best selling debut single of all time in the US. It was ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of all Time" by VH1 in 2002. The song was associated with a distinctive fast dance. The song originally had no dance, and it eventually caught on with the rest of the world. The Macarena dance is performed in time with the refrain of the song. To perform the dance,
One places his/her arms forward, palm down, right arm, then left arm.
Then the dancer turns his arms over so that his palms are up, right, then left.
The dancer puts his hands on his shoulders, first right hand on left shoulder, then left on right.
Then the dancer puts his hands on the back of his head, again right, then left.
The dancer then places his arms on his hips, right hand on left hip, then left on right
Then the dancer's hands go on their respective hips or rear end, right then left
The routine finishes with a pelvic rotation in time with the line "Ehhhh Macarena!"
Then the dancer turns 90 degrees counter clockwise and repeats the same motions throughout the whole song.
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February 25, 2008