Scrunchie socks, MC Hammer pants and grungy hairstyles might not be the most important contributions to the last decade, but these retro icons were revived proudly Friday night at WXYC's fourth-annual Early '90s Dance.
Six different DJs played rotating sets of early '90s hip hop, pop and cheese metal at Wetlands Dance Hall, the venue formerly known as Treehouse, for more than four hours. Favorite songs include Ace of Base's "The Sign," Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In the Heart," Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice," and Arrested Development's "Tennessee."
The club was packed by midnight with a mix of rugby players, indie rockers and general hooligans who performed such slick '90s dance moves as the Roger Rabbit and Kid 'N Play, while others jumped into splits and whirled in break dancing spins to an enthusiastic crowd.
An air-guitar contest was held later in the evening, to the accompaniment of Guns N' Roses' "Paradise City."
"It's really fun to be at a dance where you know all the songs," says junior Susie Simpson, who wore a short floral baby-doll dress a lA
