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What is Parapara?
1) The hit series of parapara VHS, DVDs, and VCDs, by Avex Trax Records. The main stars of the ParaPara Paradise series are Richiyo, Satoko, Miho, Ryoko, and Maki. Features hit Eurobeat songs and said women performing the parapara routines to them.
2) The DDR-style video game that came out recently, modeled after the hit Avex Trax series.
3) The superior state of hyper reached by practicing your parapara skills and listening to Eurobeat for hours on end.
All of these are most commonly abbreviated as PPP.
1) Dude, I finally found ParaPara Paradise 1! That means that the collection, 1-7, is COMPLETE!
2) Much to my disappointment, the hand sensors on the ParaPara Paradise game weren't working very well. I got a low score, even though I've been doing this for years.
3) Girl 1: "OMGOMGOMG SQUEE!"
Girl 2: "What's up with you?"
Girl 1: "I JUST GOT DONE PRACTICING THE ROUTINE FOR "DYNAMITE"! I THINK I'VE GOT IT DOWN!!!!"
Girl 2: "Oh, well that explains it..."
Parapara - meme gif
Parapara - video
Parapara - what is it?
ParaPara is a style of dance that originated in Japan. It is speculated that it started in the 1970's, but the birth of what we call ParaPara today was really in the 1990's.
ParaPara is usually danced to a genre of music called Eurobeat, which is manufactured in Italy, and sold in Japan.
Specific songs have their own specific routines. There can be one or more routine for a song, depending on how many clubs have put out a new choreography. ParaPara dancers, or Paralists, can make up their own choreography to songs as well.
ParaPara is usually danced with the arms, and the feet movements are usually simple side steps, however, there are complicated foot routines for some songs.
ParaPara comes in "booms". It gets really popular for a while, but then dies down for a little while, then comes back popular again.
I just learned a new ParaPara routine from Velfarre: Pride by Dave!
Oh man, the US is having a HUGE ParaPara boom!