The Running Man (dance)
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The Running Man is a dance that originated in the 1980s but achieved renewed popularity in the 2000s. It consists of a hopping or sliding step done in such a way at speed to simulate a runner. The Running Man achieved celebrity focus in 2007 with Britney Spears doing an homage to it during her M+M's: Concerts From The HOB Tour 2007[1] and Scarlett Johansson stating of her dancing in an interview with Seventeen that, "I do a great Running Man."[2] First Lady Laura Bush even did a bit of Running Man during a March 2007 event in São Paulo, Brazil.[3] 2008 saw the re-release of Something Good, the video is highly based in the 80's during the running man craze and features many people getting up and dancing to the song doing the running man.
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- ^ Reagan Alexander, "Britney's Comeback Rolls on with Second Show", People magazine, May 3, 2007.
- ^ Seventeen, "Interview: Scarlett Johansson", May 2007.
- ^ The Austin Chronicle: Newsdesk: Politics, opinion, and other news staples
