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The Electric (better known as The Electric Slide) is a four wall line dance set to Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer's song "Electric Boogie". Choreographer, pianist and Broadway performer Richard L. "Ric" Silver created the dance in 1976 from a demo of the Bunny Wailer recording. There are several variations of the dance.
The Electric slide dance is one of the most popular line dances – used at weddings, parties and other social dance events. Below you will learn how to dance the Electric slide with our step by step video. * Song: Electric Boogie By Marcia Griffiths. The Electric Slide Dance Steps – Breakdown. * Start with right leg. Part 1 – Travel to the right.
Back in 1976, Neville "Bunny Wailer" Livingston wrote a catchy song called "Electric Boogie" for his childhood buddy, singer Marcia Griffiths. Then choreographer Silver created the electric slide, a 22-step dance to the song that incorporated grapevines and a series of forward and backward steps.
Feb 26, 2024 · Last Updated: February 26, 2024 Fact Checked. The Electric Slide is a four wall line dance set to Marcia Griffiths' hit song, "Electric Boogie," which hit the States in 1976 when it was created by Ric Silver at a New York Dance Club called VAMPS.
Apr 25, 2022 · April 25, 2022 Music. The story and the true meaning of the Electric Slide song. Posted by Carlo Affatigato. The Electric Slide is one of the most popular party dance moves, often played on weddings and clubs. The original song is a disco hit called Electric Boogie, and specifically the version released by Martha Griffith in 1990.
Marcia Griffiths recording of the Bunny Wailer song "Electric Boogie", released in 1976 and re-released in 1989, made the Electric Slide, a line dance, an international dance craze. It reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 making it her most successful single.
" Electric Boogie " (also known as the " Electric Slide ") is a dance song written [1] and originally recorded in 1976 with Bunny Wailer. [2] History. It is strongly associated with the "Electric Slide" line dance and has since become a celebratory staple.
