Stop! Hammer Time

DanceJam, the online video hosting site for dance videos is launching a contest in search of the best MC Hammer Dance rendition. The Grand Prize winner gets flown to San Francisco for a personal dance lesson with MC Hammer. To enter, all you have to do is submit a video of you dancing in Hammer style and your video will be evaluated on entertainment value, dance skills, and creativity. Finalists will be announced on February 5th and the winners will be announced February 10th. If you don’t want to display your skills for the world, it’s still fun to go check out the other entries and vote on the best ones!

Contest Homepage /Watch & Rate Entries / Enter now

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Can I do the Hammer Dance to any MC Hammer song? A. Yup. U Can’t Touch This is most common, but you can use any MC Hammer song.

Q. Do I have to do the whole Hammer Dance? A. Nope. Do any part of the Hammer Dance (http://dancejam.com/dances/hammerdance) to qualify. Have fun and make it your own!

Q. Can I dress up? A. Totally.

Q. I’m not a very good dancer, but I still want to enter. Can I win? A. You should definitely enter! Winners will be determined by creativity, skill, entertainment value and popularity. Popular videos will make the weekly leaderboard ( http://dancejam.com/contests/hammerdance/leaderboard), “most skilled” wins the Grand Prize, and “most entertaining” wins the First Prize ($250 cash). See official rules (http://dancejam.com/contests/hammerdance/rules).

Q. What is DanceJam? A. DanceJam is a social media destination founded by MC Hammer, Geoffrey Arone and Anthony Young, where users hang out and watch people dance, learn how to dance, or show off their moves online. DanceJam provides a community where users can watch and rate videos of people dancing, promote their profiles, compete in head-to-head dance-offs and competitions, meet people who share similar interests, and learn about local dance-related events.