The latest dance craze called The Harlem Shake has taken over the internet and people are doing it all over the world. Videos are now being uploaded at exponential rates and the trend has become viral.

This internet meme (a series of similar videos re-created according to a similar concept) was started by a video of five teenagers known as The Sunny Coast Skate from Queensland, Australia. After people saw the original video, which now has over 12 million views, they got the idea to create their own versions and upload them online to spread the idea further.

At Lewis-Palmer High School’s snowball dance, the DJ played the Harlem Shake song and asked for one person to come on stage and do the dance. Being the outgoing and fun-loving dancer she is, senior Holly Pinar volunteered to go up on stage and bust a move.

“Well I had been obsessed with the Harlem Shake before and when the guy said it was going down I just knew I had to do it,” Pinar said.

For those who haven’t caught on to this fad, the Harlem Shake is where one person starts dancing alone in a public setting, while the surrounding people pretend to not notice the lone dancer. Then as soon as the bass drops, everyone joins and starts dancing in crazy random positions, usually dressed in outrageous costumes or holding props.

“It’s pretty weird because it starts out just you looking like an idiot but then when everyone does it with you, we all look like idiots and it’s fun,” Pinar said.

Now over 4,000 Harlem Shake videos are uploaded daily, adding to over 40,000 videos posted, and totaling to 175 million views. Due to the growing popularity, the song titled Harlem Shake by Baauer reached #2 on the iTunes UK and Australia charts and #1 on the iTunes America chart.

To watch the video of Holly Pinar doing the Harlem Shake at snowball, go to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXfTOsoE2E8