Top Ten Twerking, Harlem Shake-ing Ravers at Ultra 2013 in Animated GIF!

Getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha freak on! We all know that there are lots of ways to become immortalized at a massive outdoor music gathering like Ultra Music Festival. Say, humping a tree. Or dancing naked while getting arrested. But yo' momma would probably prefer if you lived forever among...

By Jacob Katel

March 25, 2013

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Getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha freak on!

We all know that there are lots of ways to become immortalized at a massive outdoor music gathering like Ultra Music Festival. Say, humping a tree. Or dancing naked while getting arrested.

But yo' momma would probably prefer if you lived forever among these top ten twerking, Harlem Shake-ing ravers at Ultra 2013 in animated GIF!

10. Twerk Au Natural
Dancing to: Major Lazer
Now that's what you call air conditioning.

9. Harlem (Belly) Shake
Dancing to: Major Lazer
No joke -- this dude literally had the 10,000-strong amphitheater audience screaming for him.

8. Balla' Rina
Dancing to: Benny Benassi
And if anybody ever talks shit about tutus again, just show them this picture on the Wikipedia page for "actually, fucking awesome"

7. Global Village People
Dancing to: Laidback Luke
In the Native Ultrarian culture, this make-it-rain dance calls down perfect storms of bass, bodies, and blunts.

6. O Face
Dancing to: 12th Planet
Physiological signs of aural orgasm include rapid hip convulsion, arching of the back, and muscular constriction, followed by massive feeling of release

5. I See Wet People
Dancing to: Laidback Luke
And if you would have answered the Craigslist ad for "Aquatic Festival Engineer Miami," this job could have been yours.

4. Burqueños
Dancing to: Benny Benassi
This crew hails from the city of the Breaking Bad, and they party harder than a fresh batch of Heisenberg. One time for the Lobos landed up in the MIA.

3. EDM Fitness
Dancing to: Magda
With only ten reps of "soul house," five sets of "trance lifts," and 30 intense minutes of "air keys" a day, you too can achieve your ideal party body.

2. Hoop There It Is
Dancing to: Bingo Players
Ring dancing goes back thousands of years. But Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin, inventors of the modern plastic hula hoop: thanks dudes.

1. The First Lady Of Twerkistan
Dancing to: Major Lazer
And as for the terms ay ay ay, oooooowwwwweeee, and wubba wubba wubba, here's why they were invented.

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