MSO (Melbourne Shuffle Oldskool): August 2008

Saturday, August 30, 2008

World's Craziest Shuffler

Serk a games hacker from China did this fantastic shuffle anim, ya gotta check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/user/serk1sniper

Worlds craziest shuffler

Monday, August 25, 2008

Brunei - Melbourne Shuffle Forum

Great to see our shuffle friends in Brunei have got their own site and forum up and running. Drop by and say hi at >>>

http://bruneishuffle.ning.com/

Monday, August 18, 2008

Girls Shuffling in Brazil

Some excellent shuffle by our shuffle friends in Brazil. Great vid by Neon and Elphynk.

Some nice shuffling from camiieFTW as well. If you'd like to chat with camiieFTW and some shufflers from Brasil, check out the MSO forum >>>

http://mso1.cultureforum.net/brazil-f8/chat-dos-shufflers-brasileiros-d-t72.htm

Girls shuffling in Brazil.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Chile Shuffle

Here a new vid from our Chile Shuffle friend Banderiano X. He's only been practicing for 2 months and doing great.

It's really nice to see some of his home town in the Coquimbo region, and even some Shuffling on SAND ! at the beach, very well done.

Banderiano X - Melbourne Shuffle Rocker Made in Chile.!

> I'm very grateful to my friends Tato and Carmen make it possible for this, my first video as Chilean Shuffle. From the Coquimbo Region of Chile

> Este es mi primer video bailando Melbourne Shuffle. Un estilo de baile fascinante salido de Australia para todo el Mundo.

Yo tan sòlo llevo 2 meses practicàndola, por ello es que en èste video se nota un poco mi falta de pràctica. Perdon por mi inexperiencia, pero fuè un esfuerzo grande que valiò mucho la pena.

Muy agradecido estoy de mis amigos Tato y Carmen por hacer posible èste, mi primer video como Shuffle Rocker Chileno.
Desde la Region de Coquimbo para todo el Mundo.!
Màs adelante otro video shuffleando, pero con los movimientos mejor patentados...se los aseguro.!

ABOUT: The origins, history, culture of the underground dance style called the Melbourne Shuffle, commonly called 'shuffling'.

> The Shuffle mission : To really give a damn (Scooter. J'adore hardcore)

> This is a Melbourne Australia based blog by Melbourne born and based artist Garry Shepherd

> The Melbourne Shuffle was created in the underground arts community of Melbourne (Australia) in the early 1990's.

> The Melbourne Shuffle has 3 main genre's: Party, Rock and Goth. Each genre has it's own distinctive moves, fashion, art and lifestyles.

> There are no fixed steps in shuffling. It is largely a free form dance tradition. Each shuffler has a set of moves they shuffle around to suit their mood and setting.

> Shuffling skill is judged on the choice, sequence and presentation of the moves. Individual shufflers are encouraged to create their own moves to mix in with established moves.

> Shuffling can be done anywhere at anytime, alone or with others. Original oldskool shufflers broadcast their moves on underground TV in the 1990's. Today, Youtube is the favored medium.

> The Melbourne Shuffle has it's own unique dance pants called, PHATS.

In the time of the ancients, the Melbourne Shuffle was originally called STOMPING

Locals pronounce Melbourne - Mel-BeN

ERA's
Oldskool: 1990-96.
Commercial: 1997-2003
Global: 2006-today

DANCE CONCEPT
The Melbourne Shuffle is a dance concept. It uses all sorts of moves like building blocks, and you shuffle these moves around to suit your mood. The basic moves are easy to learn, but will take years of regular practice to reach pro level.

SHUFFLE MOVES
Stomps, turns, spins, shuffles, back steps, hand moves, lifts, jumps, hops, arm moves, elbow moves, hi-kicks, lo-kicks, glides, running man, kick behind, ...and always adding ;)

SHUFFLE GENRE'S
Oldskool, Hardstyle, Rock, Competition, Freestyle, Group Formation

SHUFFLE TERMS
Style: A collection of shuffle moves.
Sequence: A fixed order of shuffle moves.
Routine: A choreographed combination of shuffle moves.
Meet-Up: A casual gathering of Shufflers usually free in a public place, mall, carpark etc, to meet other shufflers and Shuffle.

Shuffle Vid: A youtube video of someone shuffling.

Shuffle Comp: A shuffle competition for individuals and crews.

Shuffle Crew: A group of friends who are interested in Shuffling.

Shuffle Team: A shuffle crew who perform or compete in Shuffle competitions.

Pro: An experienced and talented Shuffler.

> SHUFFLE CULTURE
Shuffle is 'All about the DANCE'. It's a dance culture, the Shufflers are the focal point. Where as RAVE culture is 'All about the music' it's a DJ culture, where the DJ's are the focal point.

> SHUFFLE RULES
The Shuffle saying 'There are no rules' came from the reality nobody in the oldskool would bother obeying them ;) But here's some general principles we're happy with.

> The Shuffle is based on freedom and mutual respect. Violence, hate, aggression, racism and sexism are not tolerated. The real world has plenty of that, and Shufflers are not interested in them.

> There is no restriction to creative freedom in shuffling. You can Shuffle to Express and Impress.

> The Shuffle can be danced solo or in a group. Both male and female can Shuffle.

> Group Shuffling can be unstructured like at a meet-up or structured in a Crew.

> The Shuffle can be spontaneous freeform or a choreographed style.

> You can Shuffle for fun, fitness, art or comps, or all the above. There are no restrictions.

> There is no limit to where you can Shuffle. In the street, carpark, mall, dance party, at home, outdoors in a forest, a city, a suburb, where ever you want to.

> Individual Shufflers are encouraged to add moves to the artform. Saying the Melbourne Shuffle is just one set of steps, is like saying spinning on your head is the only dance move in hip-hop.

> And who decides which new moves are part of the Melbourne Shuffle? Anybody! It's an inclusive artform. The Shufflers make it what it is.