Talk about jumping on the bandwagon! Ohio marching band joins the Gangnam craze in hilarious dance video as they stop, drop and roll to the beat

PUBLISHED: 16:10 EST, 24 September 2012 | UPDATED: 02:30 EST, 26 September 2012

This is the moment a group of university musicians proved there's fun to be had at band camp.

Members of Ohio University Marching 110 are the latest to shoot a Gangnam-style video of themselves prancing around mimicking Korean rapper Psy.

Performing ahead of a football game against Norfolk State on Saturday, the 200-strong self-dubbed 'most exciting band in the land' began their performance like any other, bopping happily to the beat of the music.

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Who would have guessed it? The performance starts out conservatively enough

The band suddenly launches into Gangnam-style grooving

After around a minute and a half the band suddenly launch themselves to the ground Mexican-wave style, bouncing back up again and showing off their practiced dance moves.

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They strut their stuff on the pitch in a carefully choreographed routine, parodying the summer's surprise internet sensation.

Skipping on the spot, their instruments abandoned on the grass beside them, the band members kick off their display with a Macarena-type sequence of movements.

Swinging their hips they punch the air, hug their waists and shuffle animatedly from side to side.

Musical instruments lie abandoned on the ground, forgotten about

Not put off by their stiff uniforms, band members roll around on the ground, straddling one another

They gallop around the football field, one arm circling above their heads rodeo-style

Only a small gaggle continue to play the music as their peers pulse from foot to foot, circling one arm above their heads rodeo-style.

With militaristic precision they groove to the beat of the drums, remaining in their ranks as they execute their moves.

They dive to the floor, rolling around, waving instruments in the air.

Straddling one another they thrust their hips energetically, seemingly not held back by their stiff uniforms.

At one point they pause, mid-lunge, chin resting on fist, staring into the crowd which responds with cheers and applause.

They strike a pose mid-lunge, pausing for several seconds before throwing themselves into phase two of the performance

From the looks on their faces the band members are having a fantastic time!

The self-named 'most exciting band in the land' receives a standing ovation from the adoring crowd

They wait, frozen, as they get their breath back before launching into phase two of the hilarious dancing, belting out a chant as they do.

Their jiving lasts a total of three and a half minutes, finishing with them marching up to one of the stands, the crowd demonstrating their deafening appreciation.

It is not the first time Ohio Marching 110 has found internet fame. In October the group played LMFAO's Party Rock Anthum during a halftime performance at a game against Kent State.

Without getting quite so jiggy-with-it as in the Gangnam video, the crew's rendition was still animated and entertaining.

Their efforts have been commended with a staggering 8 million YouTube hits to date and this latest one already has almost 8,000.

Inspired by South Korea: Rapper Psy performs Gangnam Style at the iHeart Radio Music Festival on Friday, September 21

Psy's dancing style has become this summer's unexpected internet sensation

VIDEO: Ohio marching band joins the Gangnam craze in hilarious dance

Courtesy of the Ohio University Marching 110 and Sway the Crowd Productions

Gangnam Style - Ohio University Marching 110

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Heck yeah! Thems my Bobcats! O-h-i-ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

- melissa , ohio, 26/9/2012 23:26

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This is my alma mater!! I was actually one of the mascots at OU during my time there and my fondest memories I will keep with me forever are tailgaiting football games and getting to see the 110 rock out! Now living in the UK, I miss not being close enough to nip down to Athens from Columbus for a Saturday game. The 110 are truly remarkable and anyone who says otherwise knows nothing about them. They have been doing this for the longest time and doing popular songs combined with dancing is their thing. It's part of what makes them so fantastic and why people love to come and watch them. Luckily the football team isn't too shabby lately either so it's win, win! HI-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

- meginuk , West Midlands, United Kingdom, 26/9/2012 21:55

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Cornball copycats. So original.

- myself , on the globe, 26/9/2012 05:35

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Great band, loved the performance, but it looks like they are performing in a high school stadium. The stadium my high school played in was the same size or bigger. I guess football isn't as big up there as it is in the South.

- sskiles , USA, 25/9/2012 20:16

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Dear holy god, would all of you clones, deprived of any sense of individuality, please start finding satiating your desperate need for human connectivity with something that at least, to some minimally degree, includes intelligence and dignity. PLEASE!!!!!

- IMHO , Mississippi, United States, 25/9/2012 19:03

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Great job! Put the fun in my day. Thanks for that DM.

- Mick , Sydney, 25/9/2012 19:02

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Wow, what showmen in the front line drum section! Hats off to all of you, Ohio marching band! Great job!

- Mary Walker , Topeka, United States, 25/9/2012 16:27

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The most exciting Band in the Land! I marched at OU for two years in 88 and 89. The band has been performing like that since well before my time.

- ct2 , Dayton, 25/9/2012 15:53

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Jay Bee, Alba - Lots of us don't think it's nonsense and not all of us are interested in UK news only. I think it's interesting to find out what goes on in other parts of the world and I think this particular article is great. Made me smile.

- Jo , Braintree UK, 25/9/2012 15:40

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The 110 will be in Dublin, Ireland, for St. Patrick's Day in 2013. As for the sound you hear, that's the recording instrument, not the sound you hear when it's live, which is awesome. The amount of practice time these kids put in is amazing. Full disclosure-I was in the 110 back in the 70's.

- Theo , Dublin, United States, 25/9/2012 15:34

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