By Mike Casey
If you're an uncoordinated white guy like myself, you cringe every time one of the scripted dance songs like DJ Casper's "Cha Cha Slide" comes on at a wedding, graduation party, bar mitzvah, or baseball game.
The meteroic rise of new artist Soulja Boy's hit "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" would seem to be just another addition to the horrifying list of songs that spell disaster for dance-challenged individuals everywhere.
But fear not, oh, Manglers of the Macarena: Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, you too can, in the privacy of your own living room, learn the dance moves to the Soulja Boy dance.
Once you've practiced this a couple hundred/thousand times, feel free to bust it out the next time your friend's girlfriend drags you onto the dance floor (admit it: the "I have a bad ankle" excuse is getting old, and no one's buying it anyway.) It's your chance to shine. Just make sure not to Superman your grandma right off the dance floor.
YouTube bonus: I have to give credit to fellow Newsday.com blogger Adam Abramson, who previously posted this video in his Campus Confidential blog -- if you like college football, check it out.
The humor of this video defies explanation. It's Soulja Boy-related, so enjoy: