Dance Dance World Revolution

About

Dance Dance World Revolution is an avatar dance meme featuring anime characters dressed in the color schemes of different country flags. It began as a fan artist’s tribute to the anime series Hetalia: Axis Power on DeviantArt and spread to Youtube, where it reached an international status with contributions from all over the world.

Origin

On August 1st, 2009, DeviantART user Yuumei uploaded a fan flash video of an American-themed character from the anime Hetalia dancing to the looped version of “Positive Vibe” by a Newgrounds member NIGHTkilla. She also uploaded a copy on YouTube:

Dance Dance Nations (in Alphabetical Order)

Dance Dance Australia by Silvercresent11:

Dance Dance Austria by Kirsten7767:

Dance Dance Canada by AmiSRSLY:

Dance Dance China by FortuneWire:

Dance Dance Cuba by LuigiFanGirl:

Dance Dance England by YukiKumori:

Dance Dance European Union by BlueVoyagerKasuka:

Dance Dance Finland by Starshapedfruit:

Dance Dance France by SilverFlameoftheDark:

Dance Dance Germany by Cosplaygrimlyn:

Dance Dance Hong Kong by Cheshirekun:

Dance Dance Hungary by Arataamaya:

Dance Dance Iceland by Klonia:

Dance Dance Italy by SweetMonkey:

Dance Dance Japan by CentricYukinoarima:

Dance Dance Netherlands by Snikkers007:

Dance Dance Poland by XxTaintedRosesxX:

Dance Dance Russia by FreakxWannaxBe:

Dance Dance Switzerland by Nekohonde:

Dance Dance Turkey by DemonDeLoop:

Other Derivatives

Aside from national flag avatars, DeviantArtists have also used other popular anime characters in the same style.

Dance Dance Death the Kid:

Dance Dance Reno:

Original Characters (Why not?)

How to Create Your Own

Upon popular request, Yuumei also created a tutorial on how to make your own dancing nation: