You've watched your kids "whip." You watched them "nae nae." Then you watched them whip, whip, you watched them nae nae.
It didn't seem possible, but then: They did it again.
Teens and tweens can't get enough of one of the songs of the summer, "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae), by Silento. When a video surfaced of 3-year-old Riley Curry, daughter of NBC player Stephen Curry, doing the dance (and garnering more than 330,000 likes on Instagram), well, you know it's big.
Trouble is, most of us over a certain age don't get it. We feel silly trying to whip; our nae nae is a no-no. So here's a list of the group dances that those of us over the age of 18 might remember instead:
The Hokey Pokey
Forget about all those booty-shaking moves, "The Hokey Pokey" requires the right foot in, right foot out. (How you choose to "shake it all about" is up to you.) According to some shaky history, "The Hokey Pokey" started as "The Hokey Cokey" and became popular in London in the 1940s.
The Electric Slide
Hellooo middle-school dances, backyard barbecues and church picnics in the '90s. The Electric Slide pairs perfectly with 1989's "Electric Boogie," but this is America, y'all. We've all seen it done to nearly any country song, too.
The Macarena
Still tongue tied over the words to "Macarena"? You certainly know the moves to this '90s tune. It's hands out, hands on your shoulders, hands on your head, hands on your hips, hands on your booty, then swirl your hips -- with feeling now! -- and jump and clap. Ay!
Cha-Cha Slide
Pretend you're playing a big game of Simon Says, except Simon is DJ Casper, who'll teach even the unfunkiest folks to get down. We won't tell you how to do this mid-2000s dance; DJ Casper has that covered.
The Cupid Shuffle
There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who flood the dance floor for the "Cupid Shuffle," and those who run from it. For the go-getters in the group, the song points you "to the right, to the right, to the right, to the right, to the left, to the left, to the left, to the left" (you getting this?). Now kick, four times, then offer up a little freestyle before you start all over again. Like it or not, the "Cupid Shuffle" changed 2007.
The Wobble
Here is the only instance where being wobbly on the dance floor has its benefits. The video above will show you how to wobble, baby, wobble, baby, wobble, baby, wobble. Your 5-year-old likely started wobbling before she could ride a bike. Be warned that if you get caught up in the "Wobble" at a party, this dance lasts more than 5 minutes. No judgments if you start cramping up around minute three.
The Dougie
Questionably hip people all over the world learned to Dougie via Justin Bieber on the Ellen show. Cali Swag District might be better teachers. We're still, um, working on the moves.
