How to do the urkel dance
What Hilarious Request Did ‘Golden Girls’ Bea Arthur Make Before Doing the ‘Urkel Dance’?
Picture it. 1991. Bea Arthur of The Golden Girls shares the American Comedy Awards stage with a young Jaleel White – a.k.a. Steve Urkel from Family Matters. In signature Urkel voice and glasses, White says to Arthur, “Hi, Bea! Wanna dance?”
But she first has a simple and amusing request to make before accepting his offer to boogie. What courtesy did she ask for before doing the “Urkel dance” with Urkel?
Bea Arthur | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content /Getty ImagesBea Arthur on ‘The Golden Girls’
Arthur became a television icon in the ‘70s with Maude, but her role as Dorothy Zbornack on The Golden Girls has made her a common face in some modern households — even long after her death in 2009.
And her humor was seemingly crucial to the success of The Golden Girls. When she decided to leave the show and a spin-off called The Golden Palace went on with the three other girls, it only aired for one season.
Arguably, it was Arthur’s ability to hilariously self-deprecate that made her humor stand out. She seemingly didn’t mind being the butt of jokes about Dorothy’s looks, which she could have taken personally. And she injected the character with charm, appeal, and a confident ferocity, despite the running joke being that Dorothy – conventionally speaking – was unattractive.
Thanks to Arthur, Dorothy perfectly embraced being a bitterly divorced, taller-than-average substitute teacher who could land an insult as well as she could take one.
Bea Arthur was an ‘aging white woman’ doing the ‘Urkel dance’
On the stage of the ’91 American Comedy Awards, White requested that Arthur “get down” with him and he received some of her famous sarcastic humor in return.
She, being somewhere around 70, amusingly replied, “I never get down because I might never get up.”
Of course, she didn’t actually turn down his offer to “get funky” with him. But she did have one last thing to ask of him and the audience. “Remember you’re dealing with an aging white woman here.”
But don’t let her comment fool you! Her moves stood out – even with five teenagers surrounding her. She hitched up her pants and she snorted excessively.
After the performance, she threw her hands in the air to massive applause from the audience – including co-star Betty White — who seemed genuinely impressed. When the camera was on her, she appeared to say, “Bea, that was wonderful.”
The video of Arthur and Jaleel White’s performance is available on YouTube but — fair warning — it’s a little grainy. Still, it’s worth a view for some instant ‘90s nostalgia. And it’s a must-see for fans of The Golden Girls, who will likely find no other occasion of Arthur making a song by snorting.
Do the ‘Urkel dance’
Jaleel White as Steve Urkel on ‘Family Matters’Related
Because many Family Matters fans may have forgotten, it’s time to review how exactly one does the “Urkel dance.” Luckily, there’s a song to help remember the easy-to-do moves.
“Now if you wanna do the Steve Urkel dance, all you have to do is hitch up your pants.
Bend your knees and stick out your pelvis. I’m telling you baby, it’s better than Elvis.
Now point your fingers up to the sky and talk through your nose, way up high.
Spin and dip and jump and cavort. And finish it off with a laugh and snort.”
Jaleel White as Steve Urkel
And as Arthur proved in her golden years, almost anyone can do it.
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At Maxine's rooftop party, Urkel shows everyone how to "Do the Urkel." But it may be his last hurrah; Willie Fuffner, his pride still stung from losing to him during a boxing match several w... Read allAt Maxine's rooftop party, Urkel shows everyone how to "Do the Urkel." But it may be his last hurrah; Willie Fuffner, his pride still stung from losing to him during a boxing match several weeks earlier, offers Urkel a peace offering - a glass of punch.
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This episode is an honorable mention in my book, yeah it's one of those preachy episodes but I don't mind as it's funny but it's kind of serious at the same time as it deals with the issue of underage drinking and alcoholism's deadly consequences, which is still a relevant issue today as alcoholism has gotten much worse now in all ages.
The episode starts out as your typical party setting, and of course Willy and Waldo unfortunately rear their ugly heads. It's a little strange seeing Maxine being excited having party crashers in her party, I thought "wow, you're really desperate for excitement".
This is also one of the first episodes we see the character Waldo, I'll admit his character really had a strange start where he was kind of just a flunky for the so called cool guy; though despite this I honestly didn't think Waldo was a bad guy just someone playing for the wrong team, influenced by the wrong people. I'll admit I really dislike Willy; he's clearly crashed the party to make it his own self-indulgent fest. Smuggling alcohol, passing himself automatically as the cool guy to all the guys at the party which of course he creates this mob mentality as we most of the guys can't walk away. Word of advice, alcoholism underage, and peer pressure doesn't equal cool.
Steve of course comes to the rescue and this of course results in a music and dance sequence "The Urkel Dance" which was a big thing at the time much as "The Bart Man" was for "The Simpsons" though funny thing is "The Urkel Dance" actually turned out to be the most remembered while "The Bart Man" has become forgotten; which personally I'm fine with as I actually like "The Urkel Dance" more.
It's just a fun song and sequence, I sometimes wonder if anyone else that has had certain parties like at a dance at Comic Con ever played this song and did this dance. I also love the fact he's the one that has most to all of the girls in the party dancing with him, which is exactly what the guys should have been doing in the first place so kudos to Steve.
But of course afterwards things slowly but surely turn serious, as we see Willy retaliate toward Urkel as he states for humiliating him, I thought "you're doing a good job of that yourself"; Wily spikes Steve's punch and Steve gets unintentionally sloshed. It's kind of funny seeing Steve getting sloshed but at the same time I can't help but exercise concern. As Laura and we easily see Steve's electrodes are clearly not firing at the right circuits.
Some of what happens in the final minutes might seem a tad exaggerated, but then again people under the influence have done some crazy crap so it's not far off. We then see Laura's and even my own fear finally comes to pass as Steve's drunken state sends him over the edge literally.
It then results in a suspenseful situation where Steve is hanging over an edge and Rachel comes to the rescue. I'll admit Rachel being able to tightrope walk kind of came out of the blue but hey it's a sitcom I'll roll with it. Will Rachel be able to save Steve on time you'll just have to wait and find out.
The life of the party is in the people not the booze and remember do the Urkel.
Rating: 3 and a half stars
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16 fun songs with dance steps in lyrics
If you need to spice up a party or just need to blow off some steam after a long day at work, just make a few songs with dance steps. Spanning from the 50s to the 21st century, these 16 options will have your legs slipping and your hips twisting.
1. Watch me
Hip hop dance song Watch me by Silento became a huge success in 2015 when people from all over the world started uploading videos of them performing the dance steps in the song. Silento instructs listeners to hit him, nae nae, do a stinky leg, break legs, bop, yule, do Superman, and yap (roughly in that order). nine0003
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Boot Scootin' Boogy Brooks & Boots' Boot Scootin' Country Anthem with Blues Blues Elements Dunn has great lyric lines that are perfect for dancing. Although this 1992 hit doesn't describe every dance step, it was written as a line dance and gives instructions for the biggest steps: ``heel, toe, dumb doe'' and ``down, turn around'', which reminds the dancers what to do during the most active part of the dance during the chorus. No wonder this song has become a legendary country dance. nine0003
3. Hokey Pokey
No such list would be complete without Hokey Pokey, a novelty song recorded in 1949 by Larry Laprise. Most people learn this fun and catchy dance song as kids on roller skates, but still love it as adults.
4. Raise the Roof
Luke's popular hip hop song Raise the Roof was released in 1998. The song's dance instructions allow free dancing during the verses (with several cues including sliding left and sliding right), but in each chorus, specific instructions are given by the singer to raise their hands and "hand up". roof.' The end of each verse turns into a dance movement, where the audience is invited to pump their fists. nine0003
5. Cha Cha Slide
Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper was released in 1998 as a hip hop aerobics funk song (with great dance cues) that became popular in 2000- X. After a brief introduction, the rapper leads the audience through a specific series of moves that include clapping, jumping, stepping in certain directions, and stomping.
6. Juju On That Beat
The 2016 rap song Juju On Dat Beat by Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall was created to emulate other popular instructive hip hop dance songs from the past. He has his own dance step called "Juju", but listeners are also asked to do other moves at different times, such as diving, dropping, and performing "Running Man" - an homage to retro hip hop songs.
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7. Cupid's Shuffle
Hip Hop Dance Song Cupid's Shuffle by Cupid was released in 2007 and became such a popular dance song that it can be compared to Cha-Cha Slide. It even inspired some NFL players to adopt the song as their end zone dance, for which they were fined. It includes instructions such as moving right, left, kicking, "walking" and dropping down.
8. Movement
Movement Little Eve's golden vintage pop song. This is another classic dance song that became one of the earliest dance songs when it was released in 1958. Little Eva instructs the dancers to pump their hips, bounce, bounce, create a chain with other dancers, and move around the dance floor like a train.
9. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop
Shimmy 'Little Anthony and The Imperials' was released in 1959 and became a gold vintage song due to its vintage pop chorus sound.
This is one of the earliest dance songs with its specific dance steps explained in the third verse which involve moving the left foot up, right foot back, joining them together and then sliding. nine0003
10. Tootsee Roll
Tootsee Roll by 69 Boyz is another dance song from the 90s that was played in almost every school in the country. Its pop-flavored hip hop sound gave it a wide appeal, resulting in the song becoming popular. mainstream hit in 1995. The song features the familiar calls "Left, left!" and 'I feel like I'm going cry!'
11. U-turn
In 2001, hip-hop artist Usher released a dance song called U-turn. Although it wasn't his biggest hit, he is known for his dance instructions and beautiful groove. The song begins with a nostalgic reflection on how hip-hop songs have always had dancing. Asher then solves the problem by introducing a dance that involves raising the arms, bending the knees, and turning to "turn around" by bouncing around in circles.
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12. Do Bartman
Bartman's is an R&B pop song with dance steps performed by cartoon character Bart Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) written by Brian Lauren and pop icon Michael Jackson. It includes forward and backward movement, shaking, sliding and other movements. The successful song spent significant time on the charts in 1991 and inspired another 90s hit show Family Values make your own song (see below).
13. Dance Urkel
In the 90s TV show Family Values , Steve Urkel created a dance and recorded a song called Urkel to accompany it. It's a goofy hip hop song that has instructions on how to bend your knees, stick out your pelvis, raise your finger in the air, drop down, and other comical urkel-like moves. The dance was created in response to the popular Make Bartman .
14. Time warp
1973 Rock Song Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show became a popular dance song as the non-family cult film became a trend in its own right. The steps include stepping to the right, jumping to the left, lowering the hand to the hips, and other movements.
15. Harlem Shuffle
Bob and Earl's 1963 old pop song Harlem Shuffle was another great dance song from the early '60s that became a hit due to its shuffling that went along with the song. The steps include stepping right and left, moving slowly, doing the monkey gleam, hitchhiking on the floor, riding the pony, and shaking the "tail feathers". nine0003
16. Peppermint twist.
Another gold vintage pop song, Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee & The Starliters, was released in 1961. He created a dance phenomenon with his instructions, which include moving in circles, up and down, kicking and jumping. The song is somewhat similar to Chubby Checkers' Twist which was released in 1960, but Peppermint Twist provided the dancers with more specific instructions.
Dance with your feet
With decades of dance step songs, you can easily spend most of your day learning the steps, push ups, jumps and turns included in these tunes. They provide a great way to work out or have a party. It's also interesting to hear the variety of genres that have popular songs with dance steps in the lyrics.
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