ENTITY · EVENT / DANCE

Electric Slide

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A line dance choreographed by Ric Silver and globally associated with Marcia Griffiths's "Electric Boogie".

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At a glance

Type: Event / dance →
Era: Streaming and the living archive →
Confidence: Well supported
Sources: official Marcia Griffiths YouTube upload; MusicBrainz release data for Carousel; press histories of the dance.

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Footage

Marcia Griffiths — Electric Boogie (The Electric Slide) (Official Video)

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Official YouTube upload (channel: MarciaGriffiths); embedded as reference.

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In stories

Story · ProbableFrom ska's first pop hit to dancehall's sample afterlife

A path from Millie Small's 1964 crossover to Sister Nancy and Marcia Griffiths in global dance memory.

Debate & reception

What people argued about this record — two documented positions each time, kept apart from verified fact. Browse every argument in the archive →

Commentary

When Jamaican records become global standards

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Celebration of influence

The other

Concern over credit and context

Reception often celebrates Jamaican recordings as global standards while also debating credit, royalties, sampling and context.

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