The origin
Videos followed a fixed structure — a single masked dancer ignored by everyone, then a hard cut to a room in chaos.
How it spread
Thousands were uploaded daily at the peak in February 2013, by offices, teams and schools.
What it means
A participation format with a strict template. It is unrelated to the actual Harlem dance of the same name.
Follow the source
Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.
