How does one "do the frug"?

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I've tried Googling for info, but all I've found out is that the frug apparently involves swinging one's hips from side to side without moving the feet. No pictures, unfortunately. Can anyone out there satisfy my B-52's inspired curiosity? What exactly does frugging look like? Is that description accurate? Is swaying from side to side really all there is to doing the frug?

― Chris F. (servoret), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 03:05 (twenty-two years ago)

If you have to ask, you'll never kno........ nah, I'm just kiddin'.

I'm sure you'd know it if you saw it.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 03:31 (twenty-two years ago)

The Frug was born from a dance called the Chicken which had a lateral body movement and was used as a change of pace during the twist. So as the kids grew lazier they decided to do less work, and started moving only their hips while standing still. As the hips swing from side to side they started making up arm movements for the dance. From this came the Swim, the Monkey, the Dog, the Watusi, the Waddle or Wabble and the Jerk. Some of these dances are named with localities. What we call the Frug is often called the Surf, Big Bea and Thunderbird, with the Swim being born out of it. What we call the Watusi is also known as Wabble and Waddle. The Monkey, Dog, Bump and Jerk fall roughly into the same category.

...or so says:
http://www.webref.org/dance/f/frug.htm

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 03:32 (twenty-two years ago)

In my humble opinion, (big generalization here)It was the girls who mastered any of these dances. We guys shlocked and looked at the floor or something.

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 04:15 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.shoppingtelly.com/forum/images/avatars/spider.gif

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 04:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Best animated gif upskirt ever.

― maypang (maypang), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 04:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm at a loss as to how to copy it onto this page, but go to

http://www.revengeismydestiny.com/

and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

― Dr Benway (dr benway), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 08:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I love that gif soooooo much. The only person it's missing is Jesus.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.art-ificial.com/images/ladydance2.gif http://www.art-ificial.com/images/dance.gif

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm pretty sure that second one is exactly how the frug is done

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

JaXon, do you know the name of the robot dancing on the right? I used to have a giant toy of it, but forgot what it was called...

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

You have no idea how happy the timing of Spencer's post makes me.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

on the right? that's spidey, mang!

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

on the left? looks like voltron?

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

there's also the fred, which i think came from a song by freddie & the dreamers: lift up your right arm/leg, then repeat with the left side of your body. never struck me as a particularly dynamic move.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

JaXon, do you know the name of the robot dancing on the right? I used to have a giant toy of it, but forgot what it was called...

-- Spencer Chow (spencercho...), March 17th, 2004. (later)

You novices, that's MAZINGA!

http://spazioinwind.libero.it/aletto/images/principale/mazinga.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

According to one dance site:

The FRUG

1. Put your left hand on your hip, elbow out.
2. put your other arm in the air, bend your wrist and kind of point or something, and shake your finger like "naughty naughty".
3. Wiggle your ass, bob up and down up and down and shake your finger in time with the music. That's it.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

MANGINA!?

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

xpost

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Rilo Kiley's first single, which was from the soundtrack to a movie called "Desert Blue," was called "The Frug," incidentally.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Why does Spidey keep getting roped into these fruity dance gifs?

― boldbury, Wednesday, 17 March 2004 22:14 (twenty-two years ago)

by the way he dances, you can tell spidey is obviously a black homosexual

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

that post will mean nothing without the techno in 7/4 thread

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 23:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"mazinga"? that's Mazinger Z ]:

― Belgian Rofflez (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 18 March 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

he said, adjusting spectacles

― Belgian Rofflez (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 18 March 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I've always wondered how to do the Freddy.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 18 March 2004 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The Freddy is my father's favorite dance.
He does it all the time.

― Mitchell (Mitchell), Thursday, 18 March 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"mazinga"? that's Mazinger Z ]:

Depends on the translation, I suppose.

http://www.hotgames.it/cgi-bin/Images/mazinga.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 18 March 2004 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

When I watched the program on weekday mornings, he was called "Tranzor" Z, so that's what I think of him as. I don't think the Japanese really make a huge distinction between "ger" and "gah" anyway, though I could be wrong.

Incidentally, thanks everyone for the explanation and examples!

― Chris F. (servoret), Thursday, 18 March 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

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