Harlem Shake Craze: From Lebron James And Miami Heat To Commerical Jets [Video]

The “Harlem Shake” craze began with the song by Harry Rodrigues, a 23-year-old DJ who goes by the name Baauer. The song has nothing to do with Harlem or the original Harlem shake dance – but it inspired a dance video format that’s gone viral. Rodrigues actually got the title of the song from a line in Philadelphia rapper Plastic Little’s “Miller Time."

“A friend had shown me that track where he says, then do the Harlem shake, and it just got stuck in my head for a while, so I used it,” Rodrigues told the Daily Beast. The first to make a music video of the song was comedian Filthy Frank who made the first upload of the “Harlem Shake” on Feb. 2. However, it was TheSunnyCoastSkate group from Australia that are credited with shaping the format.

The University of Georgia men’s swim team decided to give the concept a go underwater:

Then the English National Ballet gave the dance credibility with their performance:

Lebron James led the Miami Heat in the “Harlem Shake" in their locker room:

However, The Fulham Football club version might be the superior locker room edition:

And of course there’s the Colorado College’s ultimate Frisbee team, which instigated an FAA investigation with their “shake” in the skies: