The Hello Dance begins when someone calls your phone and either you or the caller says "hello?" awkwardly. Since there's not much to say after an awkward hello, you/the person on the other end of the phone repeat "hello?" as though it's hard to tell whether someone is speaking or not.
*RANDOM NUMBER*
DIALING......
*PERSON PICKS UP*
You: Um hello?
Person: Yeah hello?
(Awkward pause, marking the start of the Hello Dance)
You: ....HEllo?
Person: Uhhh hello?
You: Yooo hello?
Person: Err hello?
(Awkward pause)
You: Yeaaaah uh this is -
*Person hangs up*
DIALING......
*PERSON PICKS UP*
You: Um hello?
Person: Yeah hello?
(Awkward pause, marking the start of the Hello Dance)
You: ....HEllo?
Person: Uhhh hello?
You: Yooo hello?
Person: Err hello?
(Awkward pause)
You: Yeaaaah uh this is -
*Person hangs up*
by qilo July 10, 2011