24 July 2019
Millions of Jerusalema dance videos on You Tube have brought us joy and hope throughout the global pandemic. Caribbean World picks its favourite beach versions, from Aruba, Jamaica and St Maarten to Bonaire and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Jerusalema challenge is simple but uplifting - a challenge to perform a dance to a catchy gospel-influenced house song by South African producer Master KG and performed by singer-songwriter Nomcebo. Angolan dance troupe Fenómenos do Semba created the viral #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video that showed off their dance moves to the South African hit, using home shot footage of a them eating lunch in a backyard in Luanda, before breaking into dance with plates in their hands.
In the midst of the anxiety and despair of the global pandemic, a ray of bright positivity has offered the world a glimmer of hope and comfort. Most of us - wherever we live on Earth - have probably seen, or at least heard of,the Jerusalema challenge by now.In the age of coronavirus, the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video has generated a counter-contagion and for the last 13 months, millions of feel-good clips have helped to sweepthe world along in a message of spiritual hope and joy amplified through an electronic beat.
Which one is your favourite? Nothing quite like dancing with sand between your toes and a sea breeze in your hair....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=97-wk1CamLQ
Beach fun and frolics in the sunshine with the #JerusalemaChallenge
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VuQlth6NtJU
After a beach clean-up in Haiti the gang bust some bikini-clad moves in the sea
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=agXiJDlLJe0
Few settings are a gorgeous as the flawless sands of St Maarten
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9rQpYhnlA
Tall Tall time? Be wowed by the artistry in the #JerusalemaChallenge in Trinidad & Tobago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=255xvDJKQWc
Beach babes make the most of the beautiful shoreline location in Bonaire
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lMRQIlEmbTw
Cool in Curacao? Try these dance moves out in warm Caribbean sunshine
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm6WmpBXS-g
The #JerusalemaChallenge looks right at ho,e on the powdery sands of Aruba
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SX6_XRpP0uo
The spiritual and the sassy combine at this mesmerising beach #JerusalemaChallenge
