We started up the forum a year ago; we wanted to get together a community of shufflers in France. Since the summer, there's been loads of interest in the Melbourne Shuffle quite simply because in Australia, where it originated from, it's as big as tecktonik. Loads of videos were posted online and the press started talking about the dance without finding out what it actually is. Tecktonic is a brand, and not a dance, like the media insisted on saying. We're fighting against the Melbourne Shuffle becoming fashionable like that. You have to remember that in the end, it's a rave party dance which values sharing and enjoying. As the purists say: 'dance to express, not to impress'."

I learnt about Melbourne Shuffle through friends last June. The first time I saw someone shuffling, I felt like he was dancing on the moon. I was really impressed by the way he slid across the floor while performing some amazing tricks. I also liked the style that went with it and especially the amazing pants [trousers] that shufflers wear which are called "Phats." I started practicing in September when I got an internet connection and could watch tutorial videos, but I'm still a beginner. In Singapore, we do have a lot of small events like shuffle meetups where local shufflers meet to battle. The Global Shuffle Day, the biggest shuffle event held in a different country every year, took place in Singapore in May. Melbourne shuffle is getting increasingly popular right now, but I think that this dance is limited to teenagers. From 20 onwards, your bones harden and you start loosing flexibility so it gets harder to dance."

The dance appeared in Melbourne and it's still the place to go for organised shuffle events. There are many different clubs there and meetups are regularly organised. As for the rest of Australia, it's still relatively underground. It's only recently been recognised in Brisbane as a dance to go clubbing. I learnt about Melbourne Shuffle nine months ago and have been shuffling ever since. Initially, people didn't feel embarrassed because they were doing the moves wrong, everybody had their own style and could express themselves freely but it's gradually become a constant battle of who is the best at it. The reason why it's so popular today is the incorporation of 'hardstyle' techniques, which I personally despise. Hardstyle is when the steps of the Melbourne Shuffle are done to extremes so that the steps are exaggerated. This makes the aspect of sliding generally impossible and smooth shuffling is out of the question."