Haha! This really sums up my summer of '09. *BUST INTO A MIGRAINE SKANK* For those who aren't aware of SKANKING. Allow me to introduce you to what it is.
Skanking is a form of dancing practiced in the ska, ska punk, hardcore punk, reggae, grime, dub, dubstep, DnB and other music scenes.via WIKIPEDIA
The dance style originated in the 1950s or 1960s at Jamaican dance halls, where ska music was played. British mods and skinheads of the 1960s adopted these types of dances and altered them. The dancing style was revived during the 1970s/1980s 2 Tone era, and has been adopted by some individuals in the hardcore punk subculture, and more recently in the grime and dubstep subcultures.
Originally, skanking consisted of a “running man” motion of the legs to the beat while alternating bent-elbow fist-punches, left and right. Over time, however, variations have emerged across the musical world. The punk version features a sharp striking out look with the arms, and is sometimes used in moshing to knock around others doing the same.
Skanking is the very common amongst Grime, UK Funky and Dubstep. UK skanking can be moving in a box step whilst moving your arms or another popular skank is the 'move and pause' skank. Some artists create songs with their own unique skanks for example: Dotstar - Stick Up Skank.Gracious K - Migraine Skank and the Tribal Skank. The unique skanks tend to be fads and are only used whilst the song is popular.
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I remember when skanking was big and I hated it at first and ended up skanking at the end of my vacation. Boy! People would do the meanest face while skanking such as:
1. The I just smelled some shit
2. I'm too into my skank to chat
3. I'm just plain skanking
