The university's students proved that Saturday night during the UAB-Rice basketball game at Bartow Arena. Not only did UAB's men's team hand Rice a considerable loss, beating them 80-57, UAB students also managed to film a "Harlem Shake" video during the game's eight-minute media timeout in the second half.
For those who don't know, the "Harlem Shake" is an internet meme in which a group of people dance to roughly 30 seconds of a song by electronic musician Baauer called "Harlem Shake." The meme became popular earlier this month.
Generally, videos in the "Harlem Shake" style begin with one person dancing, usually with a mask or helmet on, for the first 15 seconds of the video, while others around him go about their business. After the first 15 seconds, the bass drops and a voice growls, "Do they Harlem Shake!" Then, all the other people join the dance, dancing in strange and provocative ways for the final 15 seconds of the video.
One of the more popular examples of the meme, the office edition, can be seen here:
The popular meme has inspired thousands of copycat videos in just the last month. You can learn more about the meme here.