| Every now and then a dance bursts unto the | | | | been know to countless different styles from |
| American landscape making it a cultural phenomenon. | | | | incorporating gyrating hip movements, spinning around |
| Do you remember the Macarena? Well the Dutty | | | | and even going on their hands and other such |
| Wine is poised as being the next big thing to burst | | | | acrobatics, All while doing the basic dance. |
| unto the pop culture lexicon of America. | | | | The "Dutty Wine" song by Tony Matterhorn is also a |
| Curious minds may ask what the Dutty Wineis. The | | | | popular aspect of the dance. Once the song is played |
| dutty wine originated in Kingston, Jamaica and its | | | | all hell lets loose, the women dance according to the |
| popularity grew at such an amazing rate that the | | | | descriptive lyrics. The popularity of the song has |
| world had to catch on. It was done mainly by | | | | boosted the spotlight on the dutty wine dance itself. |
| women during at various dancehalls and venues. The | | | | The Dutty Winedance however is not free from |
| dance was made more popular when a song called | | | | controversy. There are many people who feel that |
| "dutty wine" was released. The combination of song | | | | the song and dance is inappropriate and the overly |
| and dance pushed the dance to dizzying heights, | | | | sexual suggestiveness and popularity is picked up by |
| making it the popular dance for 2006. | | | | innocent children. The children mimic what they see |
| The Dutty Winedance can be done in many different | | | | without realizing what they are doing. The second |
| variations. This is due to the fact that each dancer | | | | controversy is a result of the injuries and death that |
| adds their own distinctive style to the dance. To | | | | have occurred from women doing the dance. The |
| start, the main dance is rather simple. The main move | | | | rapid movement of the neck has the potential to |
| is the swinging of the neck round and round in a | | | | cause bodily harm. This occurred in late 2006 when a |
| circular motion. This is done in a repetitive fashion and | | | | woman apparently died from injuries sustained from |
| enhanced if the dancer has long hair. This completes | | | | dutty wining. |
| the upper section of the dance. Many people | | | | The dutty wine has the potential to be bigger in |
| incorporate their legs into the dance. This is done in a | | | | 2007. With the popularity increasing month by month |
| butterfly motion (butterfly: a popular urban dance | | | | it could become the next big thing in American pop |
| from the earl 1990's). The combination of leg | | | | culture. The suburbs have caught on and once the |
| movements and neck spinning results in the dance | | | | spark is there, it could become a blazing wildfire. Only |
| the dutty wine. As mentioned earlier personal style is | | | | time can tell if your soccer mom is caught doing the |
| an essential in the dutty wine dance. Dancers have | | | | dutty wine. |