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The Dance of Too-Hot Summer? Melt Into the Pinegrove Shuffle.
08/02/2023
The dancer, filmed on a residential street on a cloudy day, is an unassuming swan. Stepping forward on one foot, he lunges while his arms, as loose as cooked spaghetti, fling behind his rib cage. He rocks back and forth, brushing his other foot with a low kick to the front, his arms crossing at his chest. His wingspan — its billowy effect — is completely hypnotic.
The Pinegrove Shuffle, originated by Garrett Lee on TikTok in June, involves a particular weaving of rhythm and coordination, of accuracy and full-body fluency. But as Lee demonstrates, it comes down to the wrists. Stretched to either side, there is a subtle, quick flick that expands the swinging reach of his arms. It’s soft, almost lazy, as if he were floating in water.
“Some people don’t really get that fluidity,” Lee, 19, said of his wrists, which “flop down a little bit as my arms go down. It’s kind of like a bird.” And it’s that wingspan in action.
Watching Lee perform his viral Pinegrove Shuffle, set to “Need 2,” by the band Pinegrove, is both strangely soothing and tinged with sadness. Almost two months on, it hasn’t faded into TikTok obscurity, and that points to its power: As it passes from one person or group (or animated pink beagle) to another, it is filling a cultural hole.
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