Nation enthralled by Hammer pants dancers

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So, A&E has gotten well over 1 million views on YouTube for this "Hammer Pants Dance" video promoting its upcoming Hammertime reality series. Maybe Web 2.0 isn't so much "social media" as "Internet for dummies." Sure, I watched the clip of amateur dancers in M.C. Hammer-style baggy gold pants busting their awkward, Hammer-style moves four times, but in a purely professional capacity. Next up, of course, A&E plans to recreate the antics at New York's Grand Central Station.

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