DAB Dances

About DAB Dances

Dabbing, or the dab, is a gesture in which a person drops their head into the bent crook of a slanted, upward angled arm, while raising the opposite arm out straight in a parallel direction. It appears to be similar to someone sneezing into the crook of their elbow.[1][2] Since 2015, dabbing has been used as a gesture of triumph or playfulness, becoming a youthful fad and Internet meme.[1Before the term "dab" was coined, the move had been a feature of Japanese popular culture for decades. A popular example is the 1990s anime series Dragon Ball Z, where the character Gohan (as The Great Saiyaman) occasionally performs the dab move.[3] It is known as a "Sentai move" in Japan, from its popular use in the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider tokusatsu superhero series since the 1970s (localised as Power Rangers and Masked Rider in the 1990s). It resurfaced again in 1993, seen in one of Janet Jackson's dance videos for the song "If", which also had strong Asian influences. In the 1990s show Detective Conan's 2000 opening theme "Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense", the main character was shown dancing while occasionally dabbing. This opening was then remade 20 years later in Opening 51 with the same character doing a few dabs when the music starts. Other anime series where the dab move appears include the early 2010s show Love Live!, among others.[4] The K-pop group Crayon Pop also appear to have performed the dab dance in the early 2010s, and so does the American dance crew Poreotics in 2010.[