The Dutty Wine is a Jamaican dance, typically performed by young women.
[Marcia A. Forbes ''Music, Media and Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica'' Kingston: Arawak, 2010] The dance originated in Jamaica as with many other dances like "Log on" and "Screechie". There are several dancers in
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
who claim they were its creator, among them a
dancehall queen named
Mad Michelle who refers to a video recording from 2003.
The Dutty Wine was popularized in 2006 via a #1 song of the same name by
dancehall artist
Tony Matterhorn
Tony Matterhorn (born Dufton Taylor on 13 March 1972) is a dancehall reggae deejay and sound system selector from Kingston, Jamaica.
Matterhorn got his start in the sound system arena in the early 1990s, on Inner City Sound System first, then ...
recorded on the Smash riddim. The name was created in Jamaica.
Dutty Wine culture
Although Mad Michelle is a possible creator of the Dutty Wine, the packaged concept of the Dutty Wine came from a trio in
Montego Bay named The Attitude Girls. Dancehall Queen Shalara Gayle of The Attitude Girls is most famous for doing the fastest and longest Dutty Wine Dance.
The dance
The dance involves a rotating movement of the neck
("wine" refers to winding, or gyration.)
The dancer can also move their legs like a bird, while simultaneously rotating their wrists, neck, and posterior. Sometimes more advanced dancers will include
splits
A split (commonly referred to as splits or the splits) is a physical position in which the legs are in line with each other and extended in opposite directions. Splits are commonly performed in various athletic activities, including dance, figu ...
in their Dutty Wine.
The dance experienced a surge of popularity around the world, especially in communities in parts of the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
and
North America. Some even have gone so far as to label it as "the dance craze" of 2006.
Health risks
Some doctors have warned against performing the Dutty Wine, claiming it may cause serious muscle trauma, and ligament damage;
it has the reputation of causing neck injury.
See also
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Headbanging
Headbanging is the action of violently shaking one's head in rhythm with music. It is common in the contemporary rock, punk and heavy metal music genres, where headbanging is often used by musicians on stage. Headbanging is also common in tradi ...
References
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External links
BBC 1Xtra Dutty Wine Dancing Move Videos
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Dutty Wine autopsy results inconclusive
20th-century dance
2006 singles
Dances of the Caribbean
Novelty and fad dances
Dancehall dances