What is "dougie"

Dougie is a pet form of the given names Dougal and Douglas.

People:

• Dougie Brown (born 1969), former Scottish cricketer
• Dougie Donnelly (born 1953), Scottish television broadcaster
• Dougie Freedman (born 1974), former Scottish professional football player
• Dougie Hall (born 1980), Rugby union footballer
• Dougie Lampkin (born 1976), English motorcycle trials rider
• Dougie Lockhart (born 1976), Scottish cricketer
• Dougie MacLean (born 1954), singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Dougie McDonald (born 1965), Scottish football referee
• Dougie Payne (born 1972), bassist and backing vocalist
• Dougie Poynter (born 1987), English musician
• Dougie Thomson (born 1951), bass guitarist
• Dougie Walker (born 1973), Scottish sprinter
• Dougie Vipond (born 1966), Scottish musician and television personality

Fictional characters:

• Dougie Slade, in the TV series EastEnders
• Dougie (South Park), from the TV series South Park

The Dougie is a hip-hop dance generally performed by moving one's body in a shimmy style and passing a hand through or near the hair on one's own head.

The dance originated in Los Angeles, California where it took its name from similar moves performed by 1980s rapper Doug E. Fresh.Then, a person called C-Smoove in Southern California taught the future members of Cali Swag District the dance. Cali Swag District recorded the song " Teach Me How to Dougie" and filmed the music video in Inglewood, California during the summer of 2009. Subsequently, the video along with the dance went viral on YouTube.

Montae Ray Talbert, known as "M-Bone" of Cali Swag District, was killed in his car by an unidentified gunman. According to the Cali Swag District spokesman, Greg Miller, "He was the best at doing the dance, and on tour he was always the one in the forefront … He helped bring it to the masses." At the funeral, mourners did the dance for a tribute video, and Talbert's grandmother did it as part of her eulogy.

In late 2010 and throughout 2011, the Dougie was performed by a number of athletes and celebrities, including Chris Brown, Henri Lansbury, Reggie Bush, Dez Bryant, DeMarcus Cousins and Hassan Whiteside, Glen "Big Baby" Davis, Nate Robinson, John Wall, Braylon Edwards, Gaël Monfils Wolf Blitzer, Kate Upton, and Michelle Obama. In 2012, gymnast Gabby Douglas performed the Dougie upon winning the U.S. Olympic trials and 2012 Summer Olympics U.S. gymnastics team gold and vault silver-medalist McKayla Maroney taught Jenna Hager, daughter of former President of the United States George W. Bush, how to do the Dougie while the gymnastics team was touring London on top of a doubledecker bus. Even rugby union players have been seen doing their own version of the Dougie with Juan de Jongh, Julian Savea, Lelia Masaga and other notable players, whose athletic deeds can be watched on YouTube.

The Dougie has evolved into a much more advanced dance, including a bent-knee and a side-to-side swagger.

It is included in Jerkin' and has many moves in itself. Popping is also included in the new Dougie. Notable examples of Dougiers are Marvel Inc's Johnny Kush, D.M.9's LIL SWAGG, NK$'s Knox Murderz,Tazzy, ShowDown of Marvel Inc and First Lady Michelle Obama.