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  • It's the viral dance everyone is talking about.

  • It's not the whip nah-nah.

  • It's not the dab.

  • It's called the running man challenge.

  • Take a look.

  • >> All I want's some respect for making this dance.

  • Can I get some cred?

  • Come on, Ellen.

  • I wanna be on Ellen.

  • [MUSIC]

  • >> [APPLAUSE]

  • >> And it all started with two young men from Hillside, New Jersey.

  • Please welcome Kevin Vincent and Jeremiah Hall.

  • There's so many dances out there, and you made this dance up,

  • and how did you start this.

  • >> Well, one day, in my teacher Ms. Graham's class,

  • we were just sitting there, bored.

  • Just sitting there.

  • >> Hi, Ms. Graham.

  • >> Yeah, hi, Ms. Graham.

  • >> [LAUGH] >> Yeah, and

  • we were sitting there and the song >> My boo just started playing in my head.

  • So I was like I was just like going sing it.

  • So I started singing and yea.

  • >> I started dancing it, and so we just decided to make a video.

  • >> What does Ms. Graham teach?

  • >> Finance >> Finance.

  • Yea.

  • >> How was Ms. Graham during this portion of the.

  • >> Talking on the phone >> So no, but it was to the office.

  • >> So it was to the office.

  • >> [LAUGHTER] >> She is a great teacher.

  • But we decided to be ourselves and be silly.

  • >> So we had free time.

  • >> And so did the people in the class like the dance and start trying?

  • >> Honestly, they just sat there and watched us.

  • They didn't, I don't know why, but they just sat there

  • and stared at us like we were crazy.

  • >> All right, so, you sent the video and then you asked me for help, you said,

  • you called me out so of course I'm going to have you on,

  • and then these two basketball players actually made it go viral, right?

  • >> Yes. >> How did that happen?

  • >> I honestly don't know.

  • One day I was doing the dance and I posted a lot of videos on my Instagram and

  • then I woke up and these guys, the Maryland basketball players,

  • they did it and- >> We were like, what?

  • We made this.

  • >> Yeah, everyone is doing it now.

  • It was just it was crazy.

  • >> I know everyones doing.

  • So lets bring them right from the University of Maryland please welcome

  • Jayland and Jared.

  • Congratulations on making these men very very popular,

  • I mean, how did that happen, when did you see it?

  • >> I first saw it from Jared.

  • Jared showed me the instagram, and I was just like we dance every day for

  • our teammates in the locker room.

  • So we're the goofballs, and

  • we were just hey lets make a video to make everybody laugh, so.

  • >> Right. >> And

  • basketball's such a grind, especially at the college level.

  • So we just try to keep our teammates loose in the locker room.

  • And it's crazy, cuz now half the universities are doing it,

  • professional teams and celebrities.

  • >> By the way, congratulations.

  • You made it to the Sweet 16, right, didn't you?

  • >> Yeah. >> [APPLAUSE]

  • >> Thank you.

  • >> Thank you.

  • >> Congratulations.

  • >> Thank you.

  • >> All right,

  • >> [APPLAUSE]

  • >> So, you're pretty much responsible for

  • making this thing take off and everyone is doing it, so we're gonna take a break, and

  • a little later in the show, we're all gonna do it together, right?

  • Twitch is gonna do it I think everyone is going to do it.

  • All right we're back with the guys who started the Running Man Challenge and

  • because of NCAA rules we can't give you a gift.

  • It's not, we're not allowed.

  • So I, I'm, I made something special for you for the special game days.

  • >> [LAUGHTER] >> [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER]

  • >> [APPLAUSE]

  • >> Thank you I appreciate it.

  • >> Alright.

  • And you two you'll be very happy with them they're very comfortable.

  • And you two I know your parents are both working very very hard to make sure you

  • have an education, you have a college education, so our friends at shutter fly

  • want to give you a $10,000.

  • [APPLAUSE] >> Whoa.

  • >> What?

  • >> Stand up.

  • >> Yeah, I did it.

  • [APPLAUSE] All right and I'll see you tomorrow, be kind to one another, okay, so

  • Twitch, are you going to join them?

  • They're going to do the running man over there.

  • >> Of course, absolutely.

  • >> Alright, head on over there guys,

  • I'll hold your underwear.

  • >> [APPLAUSE]

  • [MUSIC]

It's the viral dance everyone is talking about.

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