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How the Electric Slide became the Black Lives Matter protest dance

by Sanjoy Roy

This is a moment of movement: as people gather to push for change, collective dancing has become activism in motion The protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd have spread across the world and as many have said: this is not a moment, it's a movement. But it is also a moment of movement, as the protests have been accompanied by outbreaks of dancing. A common sight on social media and light news spots are the E…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18am on June 11, 2020