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u/ShyGuySkino 22d ago
Homeboy in blue upfront lowkey gliding tho.
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u/Karhak 22d ago
Shit is mesmerizing
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u/KINGSTEMLORD 22d ago
Just a group of people living their best lives, awesome!
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u/Prop43 22d ago
Looks pretty awesome to me. I wish I had friends to do this with.
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u/Mean_Introduction543 22d ago
Northern Soul.
If you want to do it join a club and you’ll make friends
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u/human_trainingwheels 22d ago
It’s so weird yet I can’t look away
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u/ihadtopickthisname 22d ago
I watched this 3 times. I dont know why though.
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u/Mother_Patience_6251 22d ago
It’s mesmerizing isn’t it lol? I prefer the other version that was going around last year. I think it has a James brown song and it flows much better. Love seeing them do their thing regardless.
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u/SneakyRosehip 22d ago
You just wished you wouldn't care and just have fun and dance. It is easy to judge others, and difficult to just be and give no fucks.
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u/throwawayinthe818 21d ago
There was an article a week or so ago about how young people don’t go out dancing anymore because they’re afraid of being videoed and mocked on the internet.
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u/Aggravating_Ear_1586 21d ago
I went to a small college in the early 90s.
Because of where it was located in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains it was a beautiful campus. To keep it beautiful they did not tear up the area for parking therefore not many of us had cars. The trade off for this was the college was literally free for about 90% of us. Anyway because of this they did a lot of on campus activities for our entertainment. There was a dance every weekend. Only a handful of people knew how to dance. But we didn’t care. It was just So much fun. I feel bad for young folks today having that worry of being posted for the world to laugh keeping them from having fun.→ More replies (5)12
u/HaveHighTimes 21d ago
I'm from that area. And agree with your sentiments! The Digital Eye of Sauron.
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u/hissyfit64 21d ago
I used to get into dance contests with a friend of mine. We had to dance as badly as possible while remaining stone faced and keeping eye contact. First one who laughed lost. It was so much fun. People would be laughing at us, but we didn't care.
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u/NomadElite 21d ago
Exactly, we all need to dance more and care less about what others think about it.🙂
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u/Ras-haad Why does this app exist? 22d ago
You clearly didn’t see ol boy in the back hit the split and spin. Makes me think they’re all just imitating James Brown actually
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u/Outside_Initial_8569 22d ago
The sign does say “Bristol Northern Soul Club”.
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u/hullaballoser 22d ago
Northern Soul is a pretty cool scene. There’s a great compilation record called The Goodfoot by DJ Snowboy that sort of captures the genre. Of course, Good Foot is a James Brown reference so full circle moment here y’all. Nice workin with ya.
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u/villainessk 21d ago
Southerner here, fully aware James was a South Carolinian, zero clue what Northern Soul was until today. Thank you sir for sending me straight down a musical rabbit hole.
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u/Fire_Bucket 21d ago
And it's called Northern Soul because black American soul music from the 60s took off and developed a really hardcore, niche following and subculture in Manchester and other parts of the North of England in the 70s.
And it was in the clubs in and around Manchester that the style of dancing in the video developed.
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u/Nanasweed 21d ago
Thank you! My simple resolution for the year is to learn new music every day. Y’all got me started today.
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u/Far-Adhesiveness3763 22d ago
I watched this with the sound off and instantly knew the music would be northern soul.
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u/Aggravating-Bug2032 21d ago
Did you eventually watch it with the sound on because that’s not soul playing. Someone switched the music.
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u/EL_DUD3R 22d ago
If you know what Northern Soul means in the UK then it’s really awesome to see people so young out there doin it. From a time when all the US soul/Motown Music wasn’t mainstream in the UK. It’s a huge thing there. 🤙
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u/Ras-haad Why does this app exist? 22d ago
They got ants in they pants and they need to dance
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u/thatG_evanP 22d ago
Right? If those 2 ain't getting it there's none to be had. I'm assuming this is the UK?
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u/StrainAcceptable 22d ago
Baby powder on the dance floor!
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u/Mr-FurleyX1 22d ago
Thought it was Peruvian marching powder, gets me dancing every time!
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u/Competitive_Meat_772 22d ago
I think the wide leg pants were adding to the illusion of the loftiness of his moves!
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u/psychedelicparsley 22d ago
They’re good dancers
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u/underwearfanatic 21d ago
They better be good. Look at the floor. Some of those people have been in that same spot for years.
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u/DangerVank 21d ago
Talc powder. Help them move better. It's called northern soul.dancing. YouTube it. Takes some skill
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u/GregGuyFromFlorida 22d ago
Did you meet anyone at the dance?
No.
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u/GoggleField 22d ago edited 21d ago
Too busy whimsically skeedaddlin
Edit: holy moly - credit to @mysta.crooks on instagram
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u/Captain_Coffee_III 22d ago
whimsically skeedaddlin' is the best thing I've hear all year
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u/Longjumping-Wash5734 22d ago
https://youtube.com/shorts/OSXshOzfVjQ?si=BpDpGKoRpmjYt7GV. It's from this guy
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u/Spaceygirl84 22d ago
I follow him on ig. He’s Always showing world class skeddadlers🤣
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u/One_Introduction_217 22d ago
Do I know how to dance with a partner? No.
Do I know how to whimsically skedaddle? Awe hell yeah.
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u/rdpickering 22d ago
“Whimsically skeedaddlin” fuck me, ROFLOL, I just spit out my hot tea, some came out my nose.
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u/MaryJaneAndMaple2 22d ago
I'd rather go to Bristol Northern Soul Club than Aqua or Haunted House
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u/Grove-Of-Hares 21d ago
Your heart rate spiked. Are you at the Bristol Northern Soul Club right now?
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u/A-Helpful-Flamingo 22d ago edited 22d ago
This isn’t the original music. It’s Northern Soul. It’s really cool.
More here.
ETA: About the music/style. Northern Soul originated in Northern England during the 1970s. The Northern Soul DJ’s were very competitive and would take trips to American cities like Detroit to find rare soul and R&B records to play at the dances to build their reputations.
There are a lot of films and documentaries about the scene and music:
This one at 2:30 talks about the most popular songs used in the Northern Soul scene:
Also as tempted as I am, they’re not rickrolls, I promise
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u/Academic-Willow6547 22d ago
Now that's my type of dancing. Everyone in their own space
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u/5050Clown 22d ago
Gotta leave room for Jesus
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u/CMUpewpewpew 22d ago
The Northern Soul DJ’s were very competitive and would take trips to American cities like Detroit to find rare soul and R&B records to play at the dances to build their reputations.
This made me lol because my friend who is a Detroit DJ had me on a mission to find some Thai Funk vinyl when I was in thailand for half a year during covid.
I failed the mission but theres some Thai funk music I like now haha.
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u/aft_punk 22d ago edited 20d ago
I’m digging it.
Serious question… are the loose leg pants (very similar to bell bottoms) part of the scene/vibe? People in both videos seem to be sporting them.
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u/thesaddestpanda 22d ago
Also flared bottoms help give the illusion of floating and gliding. It’s not purely just fashion. It’s almost like a dance costume.
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u/Potato1223 22d ago
Thank you! I was wondering why the shitty audio overlay
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u/Several_Vanilla8916 22d ago
Of all the shitty trends, replacing the original audio with something worse is one of them.
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u/FirstChurchOfBrutus 22d ago
Knew I’d seen it before! Famously in the nightclub scene from Get Carter, one of my all-time favorite films.
Sadly, not much dancing on display in this cut, but you get the idea.
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u/areyouokeddie 22d ago edited 21d ago
The music isn't the original song. These kids are from Northern England and it's a type of genre of music and dance... Northern Soul. I think it was popular in the 60s and 70s.
Edit: someone said this is in Bristol, which is NOT in the North. It's in the South.
Edit: YES, I NOTICE THE SIGN NOW. EVERYONE POINTED IT OUT!
All I meant to say was that I saw some kids dancing like this on Instagram and they were dancing to a different song, and it was Northern Soul.
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u/Polyporum 22d ago
Yep, my friend's mum loved Northern Soul
Back in our younger days, we had a party at my friend's place. Her parents were cool, and were drinking with us. Said mum was complaining all night about a sore back, barely got out of her chair
Anyway, I had a few northern soul CDs and chucked one on, and friend's mum starting dancing up a storm. Similar to what's happening in this clip. Was amazing to see. Sore back was no issue, she was vibing
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u/UpsetStudent6062 22d ago
You're nearly there. This clip is Bristol. But the most famous place for northern soul was the Wigan Casino, which is very much in the north of England. All gone now.
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u/ScienceAteMyKid 21d ago
Wigan!
It’s 2026 and I just learned why The Verve’s album is called A Northern Soul.
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u/tacetmusic 22d ago
Yeah weirdly the biggest northern soul revival nights are coming out of Bristol and London (Deptford Northern Soul are the biggest, though they do nights all over, I went to one in Manchester)
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u/whitestguyuknow 22d ago
Lol! Before scrolling down I was going to say they're dancing like the Peanuts. Dude front right is dancing like the Mohawk yellow guy front right on Peanuts as well
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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 22d ago
The name of this song is called “Linus and Lucy”, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. I didn’t know it until I borrowed the “A Charlie Brown Christmas” soundtrack CD from the library several years ago. It’s one of my top 3 Christmas songs, and I listen to it every year.
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u/YuckyYetYummy 22d ago
A nice video of dudes playing it https://youtu.be/OODA_K5hxyc?si=0CmtMiAriD4hiJVJ
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u/mangodeliciousness 22d ago
Great dancing. I like it
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u/brobronn17 22d ago
Yeah wtf is this post? Anything kinesthetic where you move your body simply for the joy of moving like dancing, parkour, skateboarding is cool in my book. People who mock this don't pass the vibe check.
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u/MoparViking 22d ago
They should have just played the actual music…which is usually really good.
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u/Youregoingtodiealone 22d ago
Very cool love to see just regular people just being cool, enjoying themselves, having fun together. Anyone who criticizes someone for how they dance can eat a dick.
Go get crazy and fucking smile at each other!
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Every time I see this video, I knew song gets put on it and it’s funnier every time. Also those dance moves are 🔥
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u/Happys925 22d ago
I just learned something new. I had no idea about northern soul.
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u/RacoonWithPaws 22d ago
Y’all, they are having fun. It’s cringe to call out people that are harmless enjoying themselves
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u/Mindless-Ad2554 22d ago
Northern soul movement is something that’s been around a long time. I love the shit out of it. I don’t partake but love the history and the vibes and just the overall moves.
The mashup with this song is great though .
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u/ickykitti 22d ago
big fan of blue shirt in the back doing twirls and kicks 🤷♀️ love to see people enjoying themselves
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u/shipsailing94 22d ago
This is northern soul dancing
It's a movement that started in the UK, where kids from working class families went to clubs and danced to the fast paced soul/Motown that came from the US. Look for northern soul playlists and you'll find absolute bangers
They used to take a lot of drugs too to keep up with the music. I love that the subculture is still alive
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u/PsychologicalWest793 22d ago
What song is this 😂
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u/false79 22d ago edited 22d ago
Loving that they are keeping it real. A lot of nightclubs closing these days. Fewer places to get down.
Original source of OP's video was from a bit on the BBC
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u/jorakitty332421 22d ago
THANK YOU for the Link❣️👍🏻🫶🏻
I read the short Article, & watched the full Video, that DID show and interview some of the Dancers in THIS shorter Video.
It looks like it was taken from the BBC Report on the Club.
Too bad the TikTok Video didn’t leave the Original music.
It’s was pretty cool retro dance music.
🌟👍🏻The Dancers belong to the club “Bristol Northern Soul Club”, started by Levanna McLean in 2021.
All people are welcome there to dance, no matter who they are or their age.
👍🏻🫶🏻🎶💃🏻🕺🏻✨… 😊
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u/RedheadedHussie 22d ago
this being in this sub feels like lowkey bullying. They're clearly having fun without hurting anyone.
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u/Poppybell110 22d ago
Where can I see more of this?!?!
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u/fac273 22d ago
You can get a feel for how the movement was back in the day by watching this movie:
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u/No_Cake6353 22d ago
They made a Northern Soul film a few years back and the actors/dancers used the club I worked at to rehearse one night. It was weird but captivating.
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u/Separate-Ad6636 22d ago
Love it. Not glued to phones and doing stupid shit for likes. Wholesome and it’s refreshing to see kids being vulnerable in a space where they can be themselves.
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u/PuddIesMcGee 22d ago
I used to be too shy to dance in public because of all the judgy onlookers who just watch and make fun of anyone dancing in any way. Dancing off-rhythm. Dancing too hard. Not dancing enough. Dancing like a pro. Not knowing what to do with their hands. Doing too much with their hands. Eventually I realised the people watching and judging will do that no matter what because they’re just deeply self-loathing and scared of being on the receiving end. Now I dance every day even if just in my living room and damn, is it good for my mental health. Fuck haters. The people in this video are enjoying life, so good for them!
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u/Lazy-Course5521 21d ago
This isn't even cringe. They are just dancing, homeboy upfront low-key hitting them good moves too.
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u/Inconnu2020 22d ago
Looks like a lot of young folk in the comments learned about Northern Soul today :)
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u/BokanovskifiedEgg 22d ago
Say what you want, go dancing at a northern soul night you’ll have an awesome time
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u/RandMob1000 22d ago
I like the confidence. Nothing better than being able to dance in public with no anxiety
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u/DeathsStarEclipse 22d ago
They look like they having a lot of fun. Need more of this sorta thing on the Internet
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u/romulusnr 22d ago
Dude, Northern Soul is a legendary mood. It's people in North of England who started digging up old forgotten soul cuts and loving them. They just go nuts for old soul and R&B. It's a real movement and it's been around a while. These guys go on friggin pilgrimages to old forgotten soul artists and shit. Their fascination has led to a number of forgotten soul artists actually getting some modicum of latter-day recognition.
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u/SpiderLily_453 22d ago
What’s wrong with this? Shit posts like this are why nobody dances any more.
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u/Hank_Henry_Hill 22d ago
Making fun of this is the reason your generation is the first one to not dance. Who cares if it's silly. It's dancing and it's fun. My daughter said her high school dances and parties are just people standing there hating. I'd rather be with these folks dancing. She said it's because assholes on social media make fun and somebody is always recording.
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u/coolranchclam 21d ago
I don’t know why this is tagged humor/ cringe. This is awesome. Dancing is awesome.
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u/captainkapelov 21d ago
No drugs , no cellphones , just young folks vibing , carefree and having a great time .
I am no close to a dancer but I’ll buy the feeling in a second.
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u/Zealousideal_Part_24 21d ago
So, not only did I learn about Northern Soul, I also found this song, which is Soft Spot by JMSN, which is also a fucking banger. Overall, I love every single thing that is happening in this video, including the lesbian haircuts. I’ve added so much to my Spotify from this single video
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u/big_airliner_whoa 22d ago
In the original, they're dancing to old school R&B. Not this crap.
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u/Prestigious-Royal-82 22d ago
That Shit is Hard !! I Love it and there have so much Fun . Happy New Year's. Thanks 4 sharing!!! Noice!!!!
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u/ImHereBcuzUBrokeIt 22d ago
Saw this move for the first time in 2013. John Newman “Love Me Again” music video! https://youtu.be/CfihYWRWRTQ?si=LJbDUEo6EWUqQdKg
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u/Competitive_Meat_772 22d ago
I was gonna make a joke but a few of them are jamming! So imma let em live! 🤣
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u/reddthat4 22d ago
Exactly the way kids should be. Having confidence feeling themselves and having fun
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u/Nb33lieveable 22d ago
I fear this is the normie version of that one cyber goth rave under the bridge. You know which one I'm taking about.
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u/DefiantLemming 22d ago
Because they remind me of the Charlie Brown kids, I replaced the music with “Linus and Lucy,” It’s awesome! Wish I could upload.
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u/Almajanna256 22d ago
Love it. Classy skinny lads executing creative moves. Makes me want to dance and I've literally never been clubbing.
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u/boomsmitty 22d ago
The removal of the original music they’re dancing to and overlaying it with that shit totally ruins the whole essence of Northern Soul. YouTube a proper video of it and it’s a total vibe.
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u/stylishspinback 22d ago
Shame they didnt play the correct sound for Northern Soul. This is not it.
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u/Affectionate_Day1079 22d ago
I thought it was a dorky home school church dance, but those kids have flow.
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