He looked a bit like an unoiled crane trying to manoeuvre in high winds, but Peter Crouch's unusual goal celebration in England's FIFA World Cup™ warm-up game has apparently sparked a dance craze.


The 6ft 7in (2.04 metre) Liverpool striker embarked on the jerky blend of body-popping, robotic dancing and moonwalking after scoring England's second in the 3-1 win against Hungary on Tuesday, to the bemusement of everybody watching.

But the 25-year-old may just have sparked the latest novelty dance like the Macarena, YMCA or the Time Warp.

"Clubs reported punters mimicking the routine within minutes of the Old Trafford game," The Sun said Thursday in a double-page spread with a pictorial guide on how to "Do the Crouch" in five easy steps.

Sky News television played the celebration on a loop, while The Guardian got 12 members of the public, from window cleaners to park rangers, to copy the footballer's moves, marking them out of 10.

The newspaper attempted to shed some serious light on the origins of Crouch's stiff-legged shuffle, sourcing it to gangs in Los Angeles and New York in the 1970s, even getting a street dancer and teacher to give his assessment.

"If he wants to do it properly he's got to be a lot harder when he hits the moves and he's got to stop faster," Howard Tam was quoted as saying.

But the lofty sportsman himself had a simpler explanation.

Crouch told The Sun it came from him "throwing a few shapes" at a glitzy charity party hosted by teammate David Beckham and his pop star wife, Victoria, last week.

"There has been some great banter this week because of it and I thought it was the best way to celebrate the goal," he said.

"The rest of the lads just fell about laughing. Let's hope the country gets to see more of it during the World Cup."

perhaps it should be elevated to the status of national dance

XxAxX said:

MJ did The Crotch ages ago

PANDURITO said:

After England goes out in the QF's he can put time in as a straw, he's so tall and skinny. Every time he's downed in the field I feel like there's gonna be bones sticking out everywhere

Teacher said:

Go on Crouchy me ol' son Just don't do that when you have the Liver Bird on your chest (the 'dance', I don't mean the goals. Yeah, keep banging the goals in, mate. Let's see if you can get double figures in the league next season ).


Ladies and gentlemen... 'The Crouch'

http://england.worldcupbl...-geek.html













By the way, he ain't that tall The poor lad can barely peer his head over the stadium rafters.

senik said:

what the?
[Edited 6/4/06 4:00am]

LleeLlee said:

Yeah, what? What? I know you were slagging me off before that "edit". So come on then, what did ya say!? Let's 'ave it then gov'ner! I'll take you down, son

senik said:

I think it looks stupid and will wear off very soon.....

senik said:

yeah yeah...I was saying how you wish you could get some trouser action with my man up there. thats right son, he :boffed: your salma. read it and weep.

LleeLlee said:

who -ed Salma? Salma Hayek???

abierman said:

It's just a bit of fun.

No matter how tired it gets, the more we get to see it, the better.

I thought this was going to be another sex question

ZombieKitten said:

Mach said:

because if it was, yeah I can do the crouch!

ZombieKitten said:

Sleeze



J/K

Mach said:

sex mad hippy!

ZombieKitten said:

Fauxie said:

too bad England isn't playing against Jamaica during the championships, huh?

senik said:

Althom!... .....Playing for England?...

abierman said:

Laugh it up. You could do worse than bring Van Basten on. Wouldn't do 'The Crouch' though.


By that I don't mean try to take a penalty kick in a manner well beyond him and strike the ball with all the subtlety of a ReturnofDOOK thread.

Steadwood said:

Oh, I thought the tittle said "Can you do the Couch".

LleeLlee said:

I've no real response to that, LleeLlee. I can't believe you played my weak point like that.





It's like being poked in the eye and kicked in the Jacobs at the same time

~Sheds three tears (one for the eye, two for the bollocks) and walks away to violin music~

abierman said:

At least holland made it this time huh?


Having said that, England failed to qualify in USA 94, because of holland

thesexofit said:

good you remember.....in 2002 we didn't qualify because of Ireland.....same friggin' kingdom, right?

thesexofit said:

I still remember those words at that free kick on the edge of the box, "...and Koeman's gonna hit one you know... he's gonna hit one!..." Dude should've have been on the field to hit that as well

Do you also remember Taylor calmly telling the linesman from the touchline, "Thank your colleague for me will you, he's just lost me my job"