Hakken

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Hakken (sometimes Hakkûh) is a form of dancing originating from the Dutch Hardcore and Gabber scene. The term is mostly associated with the Gabber subculture.

In Australia, the dance it is mainly referred to as gabber (noun) or gabbering (verb), named after the music it is performed with it.

The dance consists of small steps that quickly follow to each other to the rhythm of the bass drum. The lower body (down from the pelvis) is the most important part, though it is not unusual to move the arms and torso too.

The dance is mainly performed to Hardcore house and more specifically Gabber music. Because one is supposed to keep up to the beat of the song, the dance is usually done fairly quick, since the BPM of this music style can easily reach 260 BPM.