Sometimes I Feel Old and Ill-Informed

Already a better dancer than Beyonce.

I first saw the above video on i discovered ne-yo. I then chatted with my sister about it, and she informed me that it was posted in response to an ongoing YouTubes "feud" between the ACDC, a dance crew run by that Asian guy who makes hip-hop dance movies and his teenage dance friend with shitty hair, and the M&M Cru, which, from what I can tell, is a bunch of less-talented assholes who are friends with Miley Cyrus and some loser dance associate of hers. You can see the whole "battle" unfold by watching videos here. Samples are posted below:





This is all invites a few questions:

1) What the fuck?! Seriously. Who knew this was going on? Who is the audience? Or am I just that far removed from the tween mainstream?

2) When did this dance crew phenomenon become an accepted part of everyday life? I don't know any dance crews. Nor do I know anyone who's in a dance crew. I don't think most of my friends even have very good rhythm. I am aware of the MTV program that showcases some inferior wannabes, but is this stylish, attitude-loaded dancing what middle-school and high-school kids are doing these days? Shouldn't the people in these videos have jobs? No wonder our economy stinks.

3) On a scale from 1 to Makes Me Want to Kill Myself, how embarrassing and cringe-inducing are Miley Cyrus and her band of doofuses? That person is one of America's best-known stars? Her shit looks bushleague.

4) Miley Cyrus is 15. Her also-ran hanger-on friend is 20. Shouldn't this woman, like, get some friends her own age? Those are five pretty significant years.

5) How much money has been pumped into these things? A helicopter?!

And for the record: the ACDC people can really dance. Odd trend aside, they're impressive.