Cupid Shuffle: The Hybrid Dance for White People

I’m an embarrassment to humanity when the Cupid Shuffle comes on.

I love that shit.

Conversations end immediately, beer drops to priority #2 and I enter “bar on fire” sprint mode upon hearing the first few beats.

Let me tell you.

When Cupid shuffles through my iPod buds during evening runs, my body is thrown into an all out struggle.

For years, this left me confused. How could just one girl have so much love for just one dance?

And then, during a recent e-convo (what up Facebook chat) with a friend, the reason for my infatuation with moving around in this particular choreographed circle was revealed.

The Cupid Shuffle is the hybrid dance for white people.

It’s no secret that white folks are a little challenged when it comes to pairing sound and body motion.

But like all stereotypes; there are exceptions.

Fortunately though, Cupid was kind enough to give white folks a dance that keeps the rhythm-less gleefully kicking and moving side-to-side (See Exhibit A), while offering the more superior dance floor occupant with a stage to showcase his/her best moves every 30 seconds (See Exhibit B).

Exhibit A

To da leffft, to da leffft, to da left da left da left



Exhibit B

Now walk it by yaself, now walk it by yaself



Exhibit C

Irresistible Cupid Shuffle Venn Diagram