Question for Native New Orleanians: What is the Second Line?

[Kooley_High]

“After the paaaaaiiin”

 

[Alvin]

Second line is a brass band (or brass band music) playing with a trail of people behind them dancing as they walk following the band. Now you see all types of variations of footwork and moves, and props. The jist of it is you walk (bounce to the beat) for 4-6 steps, hit a lil 4 square with your feet, take another 4-6 steps and hit it again. Some folks get fancy with it hitting spins, dips, extravagant footwork. There's props folks bounce an umbrella in the air to the beat. Some folks wave a handkerchief.
But in the tune to one of my favorite second line songs Do Whatcha Wanna

any special reason for it? I know they do it for funerals.

 

[Money Be Green]

 

[CSquare43]

I was born and raised in New Orleans

I grew up on second line and gumbo, red beans

Canal Street, river bargain,

Everybody shot out to the tiznop, huh bruh, that's how they be talkin ...

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[PortCityProphet]

any special reason for it? I know they do it for funerals.

Cause life is about coming together and having fun even during the down times