PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1. WITH less than a week before the start of the NCAA Division II swimming and diving championships, the last thing swimmers from Grand Canyon University want — or need — to do is expend excess energy. That's why they've created a video that turns the popular “Harlem Shake” on its ear with “The Taper Shake.”<\/p>\n
If you haven't seen any of the “Harlem Shake” videos permeating the Internet … congratulations on avoiding pop culture. In those videos, one person is seen dancing to music while others onscreen are going about normal duties (with the exception of those who filmed underwater). Then, about halfway through the video, the screen fills with people dancing wildly with bizarre props.<\/p>\n
Grand Canyon, however, didn't want to ruin their taper. Head coach Steve Schaffer is the “protagonist” in this video, sitting in a chair and taking sips from a cup while 18 swimmers lounge on the grass in the Arizona sun. At the halfway point, instead of going crazy, the swimmers just change positions.<\/p>\n