How to Do the MC Hammer Dance

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MC Hammer did the Hammer Dance in back the early '90s, but the dance lives on. Follow these steps to learn Hammer's moves.
Step 1: Play music
Play lively dance music to get in the mood for Hammer dancing.
Tip
To feel the spirit of the dance, put on baggy, genie-like pants, also known as Hammer pants.
Step 2: Keep legs wide
Take a wide stance and wait for a good place in the music to start moving.
Step 3: Bend your knees
Bend your knees so you are in a squat with your knees pointed out.
Step 4: Shuffle
Shuffle quickly to the right and then quickly back to the left. Repeat as often as you want.
Step 5: Move your arms
Stretch your arms out or hold them at your sides, alternately raising and lowering either shoulder as you move from side to side.
Step 6: Add style
Jump and cross your feet quickly in the front and then in back to give the dance more visual interest
Step 7: Integrate other moves
Integrate other late '80s and early '90s dance moves and tear it up at the club.
Did You Know?
MC Hammer was given the name "Hammer" by members of the Oakland A's baseball team, for whom he worked as a batboy. They thought he looked like baseball great "Hammerin" Hank Aaron.

[@turdferguson5092]

This has to be a joke.

[@keosamithsanmesomebou283]

Great! Shaggy and Scooby doo does hammer time. What's next? George Bush does moon walk ?

[@nugo14]

Love the guys in the back looking like "what the f...?"

[@x50music]

Excellent, thank you, I shall use this trick in the club tonight to impress my girl

[@therealAkito]

This video killed me...Im a ghost now

[@MariAdkins]

i was pregnant with my first child when this song was popular. i knew all the steps. thanks for having this tutorial up - i'm going to try again. :)

[@gabriellebuckley4132]

this was a joke ................right?

[@TBTnightcore]

73 people still cant touch this

[@pallavmishra]

this was just one step in his repertoire..you didn't show the main Hammer step: legs crossing and jumping...its high intensity dance and beyond you guys..

[@naturallysweetkandi]

That's called the typewriter

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

Omfg I would've loved to have been an innocent bystander in that park while they filmed this :')

[@emremokoko]

That was very instructional. Thank you. 👍👍

[@ruruandbennydoo]

OR you could watch MC Hammer videos OVER9000 times and memorize every single step he does!

[@shawnchester6761]

This is awesome!!

[@OrangeeUK]

Brilliant, thanks for this video :D

[@LadyLetheSiren]

What perfection! I haz learned. O.O" Thanks very much for uploading! :)

[@Tecktonicsam]

so cool!!!!! great!!!!!!

[@AmorKeks]

u make it lok so easy

[@AndonisMarcus]

Nice vid, that was fun

[@ricHarder]

lol the girl look enjoying herself sooooooooo much looooooooooooool ,nice videoooo