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The Harlem Shake: What’s all the buzz about?

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Auburn chapter.

With origins dating back to the early 2000s, the Harlem Shake is a phenomenon that is overtaking college campuses everywhere. We don’t know why it disappeared originally and we don’t know why it has decided to come back, but weĀ doĀ know one thing: it is amazing and it has, thankfully, already made its appearance at Auburn. Shot on the ground floor of the Student Center, the video is around 30 seconds long and… Um… Interesting, to say the least.

The Miss Auburn candidate Tara Jones and her campaign staff also came up with a creative Harlem Shake, incorporating her platform “Tara for Water.”Ā 

Auburn isn’t the first and they definitely won’t be the last. Personally, I’m a big fan of the Unviersity of Texas’s rendition:

However, I think we can all agree that the University of Toronto seriously takes the Harlem Shake cake:

What do guys think about the Harlem Shake? Let us know what your favorite videos are below!