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VIDEO: Mineola Rabbi Learns “The Dougie”

Rabbi Anchelle Perl learns hip-hop dance from rapper Doug E. Fresh.

Rabbi Anchelle Perl has a few new dance moves he would like to show off.

The head of recently travelled to the Harlem studio of rapper Doug E. Fresh to learn some of the dance attributed to the 80’s rapping icon, more commonly known as “The Dougie.”

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Dougie "generally consists of shimmying and then gliding one's hand through one's hair"

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Rabbi Perl filmed the session, which was first featured on Youtube, as part of a promotion for his , which is taking place on Dec. 18 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on WLNY-TV channel 55.


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