History Main / WalkLikeAnEgyptian

* The British music hall act Wilson, Keppel and Betty. As Wiki/TheOtherWiki puts it "The 'sand dance' that formed the highlight of their act was a parody of postures from Egyptian tomb paintings, combined with references to Arabic costume."

* In the dance break segment of Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/RememberTheTime" video, which is set in Ancient Egypt, Jackson and his dancers incorporate some this move along with some "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popping#Variations tutting]]".

* Demon Lord Ghirahim of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' does this while performing a ritual.
* During the Adventurer's level for ''VideoGame/TheCave'' you can line up your three characters to that of an Egyptian mural in the background and they'll copy it, gaining the achievement "Walk Like an Adventurer".
* The original ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' game has Shantae striking this pose in one of her dance steps. It's memorable enough for Creator/WayForwardTechnologies to open up the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTmoBYgiWXI Shantae 3DS]]'' virtual console trailer and the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNckNbeA4AM Half-Genie Hero]]'' Kickstarter video with an 8-Bit Shantae doing it.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'', one of Ambra's taunt animations has her performing the Egyptian mural inspired stance. The name of said taunt, "Walk Not Unlike an Egyptian".
* This is Menat's default walk cycle in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* In ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'', the final barrier to get back to the sarcophagus room in the Tomb Suites involves Luigi imitating this pose against a graphic of himself which opens up a panel back to the chamber.
* In ''VideoGame/KrustysFunHouse'', Krusty strikes this pose on occasion.

* Music/TheWiggles'': This is Dorothy the Dinosaur's signature move.

* In ''VideoGame/KrustysSuperFunHouse'', Krusty strikes this pose on occasion.

* [[TropeNamers Named for]] the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tuzHUuuk "Walk Like an Egyptian"]] by Music/TheBangles.

Not to be confused with anything related to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. [[note]] To be fair, a good part of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'' does take place in Egypt ''and'' the Bangles song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV_CwCTOOMI was used as its first ending.]][[/note]]

* In the movie ''Recap/AsterixAndCleopatra'' there's a brief song and dance number that includes some of Cleopatra's maids dancing like this. And they actually manage to pull it off without looking out of place, un-serious or clumsy at all. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments When Cleopatra's lion does it, however...]]

* A ChalkOutline gag in ''[[Film/TheNakedGun The Naked Gun 2 1/2]]'' has one of the outlines in the aftermath of a bomb explosion drawn in this style, complete with Egyptian headdress.

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* The WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon "WesternAnimation/AHareGrowsInManhattan" (1947). Bugs tries to hide from a bulldog by becoming part of an animated advertising sign with such images.
* In an Egyptian-themed ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' episode (where Rudy and Penny enter [=ChalkZone=] through an ancient Egyptian artifact that happens to be a chalk surface -- ItMakesSenseInContext), all the Egyptian chalk drawings (and, to fit in, Rudy, Penny, and Snap) walk like this. And we only see the profiles of their faces, like on (stereo)typical carvings in Egyptian temples.

* Bender from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' dances this way after being Pharaoh of an Egypt-themed planet.
* During an ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' ImagineSpot to Ancient Egypt, [[http://youtu.be/-1POYTl3kRo?t=1m15s Arthur's Mom and Dad are walking this way.]] Also, [[MonumentalDamage Arthur knocks off the Sphinx's nose]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' short "The Lonesome Mouse", Jerry does this dance to taunt Tom after he gets thrown out of the house and a mop lands on his head making him look like the Sphinx.
* Bobby occasionally does this in his comedy routines in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. Hank also did it in an old video of his highschool football state championship after scoring a touchdown.
-->'''Bobby:''' I didn't know people [[LampshadeHanging walked like Egyptians]] [[TheSeventies back then!]]
* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'': In the animated Nelvana adaptation of the album ''The Cigars of the Pharaoh'', Professor Sarcophagus is seen ''walking like an Egyptian'' after going crazy. This is an addition of the animation crew, not Creator/{{Herge}}.
* On ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'', in the first part of the "Make It Last" song from the episode "Hope Castle," Peanut, Jelly, Baby Butter, Pinch, Scootch, Flick and Munchy are seen doing this, as this part of the song involves them imagining building a Sphinx in the form of Jelly.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In the episode "Beach Mummy Party", Jimmy and his friends start dancing this way while partying in the desert.

** ''Discworld/{{Pyramids}}'' has a scene where the people are described as walking like this. It's noted that Djellibeybians only do so on special occasions.
** ''The Art of Discworld'' features, of all people, Havelock Vetinari doing this in artwork for ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}''. (Note that the book itself does not describe him doing this, although Gulli, Gulli and Betti are a ShoutOut to Wilson, Keppel and Betty, below.)

* [[TropeNamers Named for]] the song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tuzHUuuk Walk Like an Egyptian]]" by Music/TheBangles.

* During an ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' ImagineSpot to Ancient Egypt, [[http://youtu.be/-1POYTl3kRo?t=1m15s Arthur's Mom and Dad are walking this way]]. Also, [[MonumentalDamage Arthur knocks off the Sphinx's nose]].

Not to be confused with anything related to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. [[note]] To be fair, a good part of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]] does take place in Egypt ''and'' the Bangles song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV_CwCTOOMI was used as its first ending.]][[/note]]

Not to be confused with anything related to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. [[note]] To be fair, a good part of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]] does take place in Egypt ''and'' the Bangles song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV_CwCTOOMI was used as its first ending]].[[/note]]

* "Regyptian Strut" by Music/FrankZappa is an instrumental composition from ''Music/SleepDirt'' (1978) and ''Music/{{Lather}}'' (1996) which re-imagines the Egyptian strut, thus the word"Regyptian".

* The original ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' game has Shantae striking this pose in one of her dance steps. It's memorable enough for Creator/WayForwardTechnologies to open up the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTmoBYgiWXI Shantae 3DS virtual console trailer]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNckNbeA4AM Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter video]] with an 8-Bit Shantae doing it.

* In the movie ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and Cleopatra'' there's a brief song and dance number that includes some of Cleopatra's maids dancing like this. And they actually manage to pull it off without looking out of place, un-serious or clumsy at all. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny When Cleopatra's lion does it, however...]]

* In ''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'', the second ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' live movie, the BigBad loses a fight and ends slammed into a mural in this pose.

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->''Slide your feet up the street, bend your back\\

So strike a pose on a Cadillac''

* The WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hare_Grows_in_Manhattan A Hare Grows in Manhattan]]'' (1947). Bugs tries to hide from a bulldog by becoming part of an animated advertising sign with such images.

* This is Menat's default walk cycle in Street Fighter 5.