How to Skank

[BrassLiner]

you played celtic music to learn how to skank. ska and celtic sound completely different. btw, @elpaco92, im from the US, but i know what you mean. i actually did research on legit ska music. i even did a project on it for school and aced it. so i feel what ur sayin. me and my band found a good sayin once, " life is music, live a fun one, listen to ska" i live off that saying.

[jamesvolpe]

The real music to this video was silenced. I used ska. Check out the remix:

Cool. Glad you did your research. I did as well.

[SouthOHevan]

@BrassLiner my band found a good saying too "Punk rock is good music, played by bad, drunk musicians"

[elpaco92]

Such a shame for ska spirit ! This is not skanking but this is fag dance ! Guess u are from US with no knowledge about ska culture !

[jamesvolpe]

Thanks again to all of you negative feedbackers. Smashing work. With your vast knowledge of ska culture, I would love to see "how it's really done."

[charzymon]

This is how im dancing to celtic music from now on!

[BrassLiner]

if u saw me at my ska shows, i can skank better than any of these guys with a marching tuba. they r huge.

[jamesvolpe]

Thanks!

[jamesvolpe]

thanks for your positive and uplifting comment. i really appreciate it. thanks for your generous support. those who are professional youtube comment readers know that the professional ska music that originally accompanied this video was pulled and i had to substitute it with something that was free. i used to be a professional skanker but then i went free agent. i found the perks and pay were much better that way. hope you continue to leave such loving comments for all to see. job well done. :)

[BrassLiner]

u all suck dick. thats not even ska u were playing. none of u really know the 5 ways of skanking. especially the fat guy. wtf ere u doing. i hate people who pose they can skank. i've listened to ska almost my whole life and i learned how to skank when i was 6. u all need to learn from profesionalls. and im speaking for all my ska bro's who are also in ska bands and anyone out there who isnt a poser like u fags.

[redbarronpictures]

@BrassLiner Why don't you upload a video then mr professional.

[THEEDKDANZIG]

Watz The Name Of This Track N Artist???

[jamesvolpe]

Not sure. It was supplied by YouTube when the video was silenced.

[THEEDKDANZIG]

@jamesvolpe Oh Alright Thanx



[abyucougar]

I'm confused with the scottish music while skanking....

[jamesvolpe]

The video was silenced due to copyright issues so this music was royalty free. I made the How to Skank Remix with ska music. (Also on my channel).

[gabrielapossiede]

great video =D

[jamesvolpe]

Thanks!

[GardianV3v]

i noticed that the first wave is smooth like original ska while the third wave is more hyped up like ska-punk. prob just to fit in with the music as it evolved as well...

[metalerox666]

0:38 debe mover menos el cuerpo :B

[Mr76RedDevil]

ska is sick but so many douchebags listen to it that its annoying as shit

[jamesvolpe]

Cool man. Just don't be a douchebag and represent.

[oguretsagressive]

@jamesvolpe "Cool man. Just don't be a douchebag and represent." - Damn, I'm trying, just like that guy you've replied to! But (no personal insults, just describing the feeling) ska style is irritating like birds, taking a dump on your car, and disgusting like a necro-porn. Worst of all, many ska fans are trying to spread this culture, enthusiastically, as a cryptic sectarian teaching, which shall bring peace and orgasm to everyone.

[druminggood]

trully hardcore

[jamesvolpe]

Thanks!

[turkeypantz]

this is how to dance at the warped tour. Don't do this at a real ska show.

[jamesvolpe]

Been to warped tour and plenty of "real ska" shows. This is how you dance at both.

[turkeypantz]

@jamesvolpe Search skanking, lesson by Tony Verity on you tube. watch the black and white video, that is probably at the top of the results. That is the real way to dance to ska. I will grant that its antiquated and nobody really does the 1st and 4th moves. You can also search the specials skinhead moonstomp 1979 and watch a british skinhead girl do the moonstomp (before the stage gets over crowded). Your dance is for punk with ska influence.

[morte9]

Really nice, Thats how people skank here in Mexico jajaja but thanks for sharing the video with everyone is really nice. Tokyo Ska paradise its coming next week to here so I´m planing to do some of those steps!! but there is probably going to be a slam.

[Bhitch92]

Haha, that was AWESOME! And Thanks for the list of bands at the end, The Aquabats have been my favorite band for about 2 or 3 years, and I've been listening to Mustard Plug off and on for about a year, Actually saw them both live in STL last year, check my channel for vids ; ) But I've been wanting to get more into Ska lately, so now I have some bands to start with : ) Oh, and I've been listening to Gold Finger off and on since I was a little kid : )

[jamesvolpe]

Thanks! I watched your Aquabats stuff. Sweet! Haven't seen them since 2000. Glad I could help. Skank on!

[Bhitch92]

@jamesvolpe Haha, thanks man! The video is a little shaky, But I'm 6'2"ish and about 250+ at the time of the concert, and I was getting tossed around. So I'm ok with how it came out : )

And I will indeed Skank on! I'm planning on working on my moves tonight, haha

[jamesvolpe]

Did you watch the Remix version as well?

[Bhitch92]

@jamesvolpe Yup, that was some great music, and a great video to boot!

p.s. I meant my videos of the Aquabats concert were shaky because I was getting tossed around. Not that your videos were shaky. I realized that I somehow missed a few words in my last post that made it kind of sound like I was saying your video was shaky. It is not, it was extremely well done.

[azsummer2003]

Reminds me of my son skanking in Phoenix. You guys are great!

Google TaylorBurgstahler

[tacobellking01]

i think all that fatness went up to the fat guys head that he was trying to ski instead of skank.... did you get "special" kid's to skank for you?????... just saying

[riotloserface19]

I know they don't but I was just looking for ideas (:

[riotloserface19]

awesome dude, i'm actually goin' to my first ska show today, and needed something to help me out on how to skank, seems pretty simple, we'll see how i do tonight haha.

[jamesvolpe]

Good luck and have fun!

[riotloserface19]

@jamesvolpe thanks dude (:

[ethanizabunny]

@riotloserface19 nahhh this is 2 tone nobody skanks like this anymore... I WISH THEY DID THOUGH!

[chonazombie]

ah i love the smiths!

[skankinxgirl]

skanking is the best way to be YOURSELF!!

[urajokeass]

Damn...I really needed help on this subject.

[rudefoxx]

Skanking is good for mental and body :)

[omygodiducthat]

I'm actually crying with laughter! Love it!

[NikiBabyDoll]

sooo.... gym and james have great shoes... just thought i'd point that out. =]

[jamesvolpe]

Thanks! Got married in them.

[javiman1234]

skankiing is basically the carlton dance from the fresh prince of bel air xD

[RuthieGeminiMandy]

so funny & fun to watch...thanks

[saucissonetbeurre]

Do not change the soundtrack! This is so hilarious, I can barely stand it (and I say that as a huge fan of both second-wave ska and Cape Breton fiddle!)

[pigofthehouse]

Sean's the skankin' master.

[missbullet]

this is hilarious...is the irish violin/folk music supposed to be over the top? i love this people x

[jamesvolpe]

See How to Skank: Remix for real music. Vid was silenced.

[Anjeon]

LOL...that is so funny!!!

[lopkiis]

the first wave wasnt skanked like that

[bingobino]

thats sooo messeed up.. skank should come out of your heart when you hear it. then just feel it.. not learn it. thats exactly the wrong way to do it!!

[jamesvolpe]

It's a fun, stupid video! Don't take things so literally people! I don't think I am better than anyone. I can't skank better than anyone else. Have fun watching it.

[audriesaysboo]

when i skank its like a mix of all of those...minus the irish jig music behind it..usually its like rancid or something like that.

[kmaclp]

I think this is kind of funny. I'm sure they are out for a good time. The music fits in a warped kind of way. I'd like to meet them on a dance floor. See who lasts.

[mezmerize25]

you all look like you are worn out int his vid...lmao.

[demoniable]

the second skank is hilariousxD

[khalifdove]

my englis is not good but could you tel me the name of th song?

[khalifdove]

ná labhairt faoi ireland tá tú leathcheann ciníocha, mo cheol bródúil

[anttinaama2]

yes very teachful and fun! these videos are good for those who have never been in ska concert :D

[Christine1369]

i like the first guys smiths shirt xD

[hissykittie68]

Dear sirs: WTF with the Irish music? Are you SERIOUS? The dancing is great guys, but please get the right music...this is painful at best

[jamesvolpe]

Got silenced for using a Madness song. Picked royalty free music for now. Will try to replace audio soon.

[bradless04]

@jamesvolpe

okay thank god for that answer... i was about to say, WTF as well

[lastplacechamp]

fail audio

[MansourtheAmazing]

no actual ska music lol

[abouquetofblackroses]

Hey James - I've got a pair of wingtip creepers, too!

[xXnippsXx]

fuckin sweeet

[silent90037]

skanking has no rythm its your own way of movements

[jamesvolpe]

Dancing, i.e., skanking, is usually done to the rhythm of the music.

[rocker816]

@jamesvolpe lmao. hahahahahahaha. funniest ever.

[rLadyoftheBlowtorch]

Epiiiic wiiiiiiin. And twenty five cents says this is Cape Breton fiddling, not Irish.

[globalgourmand]

Who decided to put all this skanking to a Irish country jig?! :P

[isrealsong]

i smoked the joiny,LOL....and laghed my arse off to the riverdancing music !!! HA!

[nonnyk]

lmao @8hr concert tired..... lord knows ive been there!

[Dekai08]

Does somebody know the title of the irish folk song?

[SabbyGuy09]

5:26 that was me after seeing Oreska Band at the Warped Tour

[Shiftyvickers]

If you want to see some badass skank go to Red Hot Moon(the Rancid song.) The black dude in the suit is the fucking man.

[MsMikkiK]

Lol. nice. I love the music too. Plus, the guy at the end is hot.

[guatonx1]

really sad

[310inglewood]

better than that gay jerkin shit

[cVlman]

same shit. This isn't any better. You all are fucking gay

[droppinBOMBS310]

video done by nerds n shit

[LukasIce]

hahaa irish folk and skank xD good combination :P

[patriciaketchup]

haha ok the first guy is pretty awesome

[helle1983]

FUCKING GREAT BOI!

Let´s get Ready to Skank!

nice greetz from Germany!

Cheers & Oi!

[mrsxmime]

jajaja FUCKING AWSOMEEEEEE!!!

yeah dudeee

ska 4 lifee

[brenev816]

u cant fukin skank 4 ur life oh yeah u dont have 1

[miglegtr]

oh yeaa ohhh yea... oh.... yea

[kanani7654]

could've at least played ska music

[THExxxMEANxxxCRITIC]

@kanani7654

yea i know.

[curryblowjob]

this is awesome!!!!!!!!! thankyou SO MUCH

[AlwaysOutgunned]

Very original. For the haters, notice its made in 1998, ska has grown alot int he past 12 years, and so has the concept of skanking. Different styles have come and gone. Also there's no room for people taking interest in fights in ska. You must leave this genre if you feel you need to hate on people for the way they dance, it's un-neccesary. Stay rude my friends

[trippownz]

Loved the beast at :50

[theforsakenpiggies]

Great video.

I just wish there was some ska playing LOL

[MrMrToke]

lol guys the point of ska is unity stop fighting

[AngryMusicalSloths94]

so......skanking is just dancing anyway you feel like to the music (Ska)

[CaliDreamer21]

LOL. this is awesome.

[DeusEbrius]

For future reference to all dipshits, there is no point in telling anyone that they suck at skanking or that they are doing it wrong. It is not about correct dancing posture or proper skanking movements, it is just about fun and music. If you look around, there is not a single video on youtube about skanking that is not littered with "you suck!" types of comments. So, if you think you're better, make a video, post it, and let it get bashed too. Or, smoke a joint, enjoy the music, and have fun.

[erscout]

I like the last choice :D

[missbravo91]

lmao, that's what I do when I go to shows

[SaivNosevi]

I agree to a certain extent. When there's kids who don't even know about Ska (I could tollerate out of Ska skanking to a degree), but still post their god awful skanking videos that don't even RESEMBLE skanking is where I would have to draw the line, sir. ;)

[13Avian13]

Exactly. Put it this way, if everyone did the 'exact' proper movements, everyone would look generic while doing it because we would all be doing the exact same thing. I love how people personalize how they dance, makes it so much fun.

[jeffkeeper01]

@DeusEbrius words of a wise man

[goat2332]

@DeusEbrius Yeaaa! good talk

[tacobellking01]

@DeusEbrius but do you want to look like a retard like them doing it?? see how people react to this....now imagine this would be real life how would they talk to you??? they would sick talk shit to you....just say

[dctecnico]

THE NAME OF THE SUNDTRACK PLEASE

[1baldmonkey]

thats not even ska dumbasses nor is that skanking, find a better "hobby"

[CookehFreaxxx]

Eh, Its alittle wierd. But they might have just been board.

[skinheadal]

wow you guys truly are awful. You guys don't know the first thing about first wave second and third wave ska let alone the dance moves. lol

[barricade021644]

@skinheadal but thier isnt any right way to shank or so i heard?

[jennyroxx31]

?

that's not usually what i skank to,

but okay

the best was Gym<3

uhm, half of you guys were bad :/

[tufkane]

wankers, die.

[wollyjumper9]

Bunch of really, Really sad yank twats ( no offense american that aren't twats) desperately trying to emulate a very British (and I'm Irish, so work that one out) scene & sub-culture, and failing miserably as usual. These guys really look like a bunch of pricks at a whore's wedding (Irish saying), and the fiddley-dee "oirish" music was the final coup de grace on a truly awful video. Congratulations for being so shite!

[InlandQuarter]

nice haha"oirish" hahaha

[flamytheguy]

its all about having fun man, dont be mean.

[welcomebackbond]

Wats dat? Skanking is only limited to the UK? Guess I can't drink Tea either. Oh shucks.

[DroogMonkey]

your also not allowed to miss dentist appointments now

[wollyjumper9]

No dick, just saying that the whole rude-boy thing was a British sub-culture back in the 60s and that this video doesn't do a lot for international relationships in terms of you lot looking like twats. You really hurt my feelings with the caustic (look it up) remark about tea drinking btw, gonna go to bed and cry my Irish eyes out!

[wtfwthftw]

i love gym laurant :l

[99nirvanafan99]

3:04-3:15 is how i skank whts wrong with that?

hahahhahahahhahahhahahhahahhah­ahah

[lazik213]

lol da fat guy with the flanal shirt dances fukin hilarious xDDDD its koo doo skank on!!!

[corvetteeagleverizon]

wow you guys are assholes skanking isn't about doing ANYTHING perfect or right it's about about expressing yourself

[yeseniacruz818]

u guys skank like shit

its more down in L.A. pits are fuckin down not this white pussy ska shit hahaha

[TheGatitabonita321]

ahha seriously huh they skank f-in gay. u stay in LA? i sta next to el monte

[Deev0ur]

shut up you tool i live in L.A. and ive gone to the ska shows there and its all a bunch of posers trying to be hardcore. Losers just following trends and next thing you know their into something else.

[sodomy101]

yeah ummm i live in LA too and its all pushing. the point of going to ska show is to skank not push and be agressive. yes the bands that play do have some very good stuff to just go crazy and mosh to but not all the time and thats all they do. thats y fights break out and then its no fun period!

[marvincerritos]

Yeah your right, but fuck it thug life, ill still get in the pit and fuck it up, peaple in la are down like that. and peaple who fight are idoits they gotta learn to forgive and forget, because when it comes down to it, it is all about having fun

[Rudebhoy32]

you's are all crap...

[CollieLover23]

Lol Randy Witte! So funny :P he can't get his feet off the ground

[PONER378]

sean swish sucks tights

[TwistedTheoryFilms]

what's the song?

[mls729]

this movie made me happy on the inside

[stoopkidone]

dude the guy with his shirt tucked in is the best i wanna marry him lol,hes so funny

[nicthekid220]

this music sucjks

[stoopkidone]

screw you this music is awsome, its how i get my jam on, you gotta respect the classics homie

[MrPythie]

nice video. I didnt know that you can skank to irish-folk but it works great.

I saw 2 guys skankin to mad caddies (ska-punk) on a concert and it looked very funny so i want to learn a little bit about this dance. Thanks for the little "history lesson"

[Punka1992]

marry me¿? I´ll show you better ska moves! xD

[jamesvolpe]

I am already taken.

[Punka1992]

Ooooh :(

[SkinheadSean]

Second Wave Skanking For The Win

[8535138]

grate vid mate fucking loved kinda wish the original audio was with it but still sick good work

[jamesvolpe]

Thanks. Me too. Working on it!

[pezzypie]

Uhh.. Yea.. that was not the way i know how to skank. But power to ya for making this video.

[slccarrillo]

fucking idiots..piece of shits...fucking posers

[Dekai08]

does somebody know the title of the music in the background?

[SKIT88]

to answer your question it's Celtic Folk.

[Oblivion232]

thats the worst skank i have ever seen... but u made it for fun and the entire part of being a rude boy is to not give a shit about wat other think so nice job...

[Traductus5972]

what wave of skanking is normally seen at punk shows

[whos0your0penguin]

Pretty much the beatdown style...but it is a little different

[jojocopperhead]

This video has taught me how to skank...definetly one of the best ones on youtube. Got to love the Fedoras.

[vagelbite]

sorry i guess, thank you for still staying true. now let ride the next and hope there's more,

[vagelbite]

If you want to make a vid on the stages of ska at least enlist those who were there. You are fourth wave, embrace it, and love it and live it. I'll see you in the circle. rude boys.

[jamesvolpe]

Actually, I would technically be third wave. I am now 31 years old. Guess I caught the end of 2Tone as well? Thanks!

[BigKahunasurfpunk]

You know what.. If you had fun making this video with your friends.. if you laughed your ass off the whole time... Then who gives a shit what others think. Albeit this video is really confusing to the general public, but if you had fun make this, thats what its all about.

[jamesvolpe]

You are correct sir! I had a great time and have great memories from that time. Seems a lot of people have something to say about this video.

[TheUndeadJWF]

leaves me confused

[jamesvolpe]

Huh?!? WTFrig?

[Rustyrunaway]

wow fuckin weird

[LucysShadow77]

This was even embarrassing to watch.

[jamesvolpe]

Thank you. Thank you.

[chitozo]

quemen a esos bastardos

[jamesvolpe]

Thanks! Gracias!?

[palowtf]

why did u have to play celtic music 4 this vid?

[judofighter10]

yea i was wondering about the Celtic thing too lol