Editing List of Internet phenomena (section)

==Dance==
[[File:Harlem Shake meme B-Town ASU.jpg|thumb|upright|Two screenshots from before and after the [[Drop (music)|drop]] in a [[Harlem Shake (meme)|Harlem Shake video]]]]
* [[Dancing Pallbearers|Coffin Dance/Dancing Pallbearers]] – A group of Ghanaian pallbearers that respectfully dance during funeral processions were covered by the BBC in 2017 and gained some initial Internet popularity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-40716576/ghana-s-dancing-pallbearers-bring-funeral-joy|title=Ghana's dancing pallbearers bring funeral joy|date=26 July 2017|website=BBC|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=26 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726074039/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-40716576/ghana-s-dancing-pallbearers-bring-funeral-joy|url-status=live}}</ref> In the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], a popular [[TikTok]] video mashed{{Technical inline|date=March 2025}} the BBC footage with the EDM song "[[Astronomia (Vicetone remix)|Astronomia]]" from Russian artist [[Tony Igy]], creating a meme that appeared to spread as a morbidly humorous reminder about the dangers of COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2020/music/news/coffin-dance-meme-music-song-astronomia-origin-russia-1234594523/ | title = Tracing the 'Coffin Dance' Meme Music's Path From Russia to Ghana to the World | first = Charlie | last = Amter | date = 30 April 2020 | access-date = 19 May 2020 | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-date = 3 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200803072430/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/coffin-dance-meme-music-song-astronomia-origin-russia-1234594523/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/the-sudden-rise-of-the-coronavirus-grim-reaper-ghanas-dancing-pallbearers/2020/04/24/1e326d88-8421-11ea-81a3-9690c9881111_story.html | title = The sudden rise of the coronavirus grim reaper: Ghana's dancing pallbearers | first = Danielle | last = Paquette | date = 25 April 2020 | access-date = 19 May 2020 | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] | archive-date = 15 June 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200615174225/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/the-sudden-rise-of-the-coronavirus-grim-reaper-ghanas-dancing-pallbearers/2020/04/24/1e326d88-8421-11ea-81a3-9690c9881111_story.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Dab (dance)|Dab]] – A dance move where a person drops their head into a bent, slanted arm, with the other arm out straight and parallel.
* "[[Dancing Banana]]" – A banana dancing to the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" by the [[Buckwheat Boyz]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ermann|first1=Jeff|title=New Chorus Lines|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2006/05/11/new-chorus-lines-span-classbankheadas-old-time-chatter-disappears-centennial-creates-its-own-span/a88b8e81-cc3e-4af1-9a96-4739017af783/|access-date=12 May 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=11 May 2006|archive-date=14 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114225607/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2006/05/11/new-chorus-lines-span-classbankheadas-old-time-chatter-disappears-centennial-creates-its-own-span/a88b8e81-cc3e-4af1-9a96-4739017af783/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Deutsch|first1=Lindsay|title=National PB&J Day: Dance, sing with banana meme|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/04/02/peanut-butter-jelly-time/7194151/|access-date=11 May 2016|work=USA TODAY|date=2 April 2014|archive-date=19 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519033100/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/04/02/peanut-butter-jelly-time/7194151/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Hampster Dance]] – A page filled with hamsters dancing, linking to other animated pages. It spawned a fictional band complete with its own CD album release.<ref name="webfads">{{cite web | url = https://cnet.com/4520-11136_1-6268155.html | title = Top 10 Web Fads | access-date = 12 March 2007 | author = Wood, Molly | website = CNET | date = 15 July 2005 | archive-date = 17 February 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070217062230/http://www.cnet.com/4520-11136_1-6268155.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Harlem Shake (meme)|Harlem Shake]] – A video based on [[Harlem shake (dance)|Harlem shake dance]], originally created by YouTube personality [[George Miller (entertainer)|Filthy Frank]], and using an electronica version of the song by [[Baauer]]. In such videos, one person is dancing or acting strange among a room full of others going about routine business. After the [[Drop (music)|drop]] in the song and a video cut, everyone starts dancing or acting strangely. The attempts to recreate the dance led to a viral spread on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-harlem-shake-phenomenon-keeps-going-strong-with-grandmas-and-military/ | title = "The Harlem Shake" phenomenon keeps going strong (with grandmas and military) | first = Will | last = Goodman | date = 12 February 2013 | access-date = 13 February 2013 | work = [[CBS News]] | archive-date = 7 January 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160107060751/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-harlem-shake-phenomenon-keeps-going-strong-with-grandmas-and-military/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-harlem-shake-storms-the-internet-nemo-20130208,0,1734486.story | title = Forget Nemo: The Harlem Shake storms the Internet | date = 3 February 2013 | access-date = 13 February 2013 | first = Salvador | last = Rodriguez | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | archive-date = 2 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130702060435/http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-harlem-shake-storms-the-internet-nemo-20130208,0,1734486.story | url-status = live }}</ref>
*"Hit the Quan" – A viral dance challenge to the song "Hit the Quan" by American rapper [[iLoveMemphis]]. [[Rich Homie Quan]] originally performed this dance in his music video for his song "[[Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)]]". [[iLoveMemphis]] produced the "Hit The Quan" based around Rich Homie Quan's dance. iLoveMemphis' song launched the "Hit the Quan" viral dance challenge because of its convenient lyrics to dance to.<ref name="billboard.com">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/6700764/iheart-memphis-rich-homie-quan-hit-the-quan-success|title=iHeart Memphis: I Spent $35 Making Hit Song 'Hit the Quan'|magazine=Billboard|date=21 September 2015|access-date=2019-04-30|archive-date=12 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012032821/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/6700764/iheart-memphis-rich-homie-quan-hit-the-quan-success|url-status=live}}</ref> "Hit the Quan" reached 20 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart because of the popularity of the dance.<ref name="billboard.com"/> The dance challenge was very popular on social media platforms, especially Vine. Many celebrities participated in the popular dance challenge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/news/dwayne-johnson-crushes-hit-quan-dance-challenge|title=Dwayne Johnson Crushes the 'Hit the Quan' Challenge|website=Muscle & Fitness|date=9 October 2015|language=en|access-date=2019-04-30|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101025814/https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/news/dwayne-johnson-crushes-hit-quan-dance-challenge/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* "[[Indian Thriller]]" – A viral scene from the Indian film [[Donga (film)|''Donga'']] with added subtitles [[Mondegreen|phonetically approximating]] the original lyrics as English sentences.<ref name="buffalaxed">{{cite news |url=https://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/news/2007/11/buffalax |title=Buffalax Mines Twisted Translations for YouTube Yuks |access-date=2008-03-26 |magazine= Wired |date=6 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204045619/http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/news/2007/11/buffalax |archive-date=2013-12-04}}</ref>
* [[JK Wedding Entrance Dance]] – The wedding procession for Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]], choreographed to the song "[[Forever (Chris Brown song)|Forever]]" by [[Chris Brown]]. Popularized on YouTube with 1.75&nbsp;million views in less than five days in 2009.<ref name="Kaufman_Sarah">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072403199.html?hpid=topnews|title=Going to the Chapel & We're Gonna Get Jiggy|last=Kaufman|first=Sarah|date=25 July 2009|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=3 February 2010|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063108/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072403199.html?hpid=topnews|url-status=live}}</ref> The video was later imitated in [[Niagara (The Office)|an episode]] of ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' on [[NBC]].<ref name="The_Office_Wedding">{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/09/the-office-wedding-video_n_314916.html|title=The Office Wedding! (VIDEO) Jim & Pam's 'JK' Chris Brown Spoof|date=9 October 2009|work=Huffington Post|access-date=3 February 2010|first=Nico|last=Pitney|archive-date=23 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323163740/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/09/the-office-wedding-video_n_314916.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*"Kiki Challenge" or "#DoThe Shiggy" – A viral dance challenge to the song "In My Feelings" by Drake. This challenge was started by a comedian named Shiggy on the night that Drake released the album [[Scorpion (Drake album)|''Scorpion'']]. Shiggy posted a video of himself on his Instagram account dancing along to part of the lyrics in what looks like in the middle of a neighborhood street.<ref name="Shiggy">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8466047/shiggy-drake-in-my-feelings-challenge-viral-favorites-interview|title=Shiggy on Starting a Viral Dance Challenge For Drake, and His Favorite Celebrity Versions|magazine=Billboard|date=19 July 2018|access-date=2019-04-30|archive-date=19 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719232710/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8466047/shiggy-drake-in-my-feelings-challenge-viral-favorites-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> Shiggy commented #DoTheShiggy.<ref name="Shiggy" /> Drake claims the success of the song was due to Shiggy's popular dance to his song.<ref name="Shiggy" /> The dance challenge is often filmed with a twist of the original. The most popular twist of the dance is filmed from the passenger side of a moving vehicle through the open driver door where the would be driver is dancing moves along with the slowly moving car. This challenge received a lot of controversy due to the fact nobody was in control of the car. Performers have received fines and sometimes suffered injury.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/31/arrests-fines-and-injuries-the-in-my-feelings-challenge-has-gone-global-with-dangerous-results/?noredirect=on|title=Arrests, fines and injuries: The 'In My Feelings' challenge has gone global, with dangerous results|last=Hassan|first=Jennifer|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-29|archive-date=15 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415062840/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/31/arrests-fines-and-injuries-the-in-my-feelings-challenge-has-gone-global-with-dangerous-results/?noredirect=on|url-status=live}}</ref> This viral dance challenge was performed by a number of professional athletes and celebrities.<ref name="Shiggy" /> The dance challenge was performed by people in the U.S. and spread to the rest of the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/10/everybody-get-up-the-dance-crazes-changing-the-world|title=Everybody get up! The dance crazes changing the world|last=Phillips|first=Lior|date=10 August 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-04-30|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617155157/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/10/everybody-get-up-the-dance-crazes-changing-the-world|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Little Superstar]] – A video of Thavakalai, a short [[Cinema of India|Indian actor]], [[Breakdance|break-dancing]] to [[MC Miker G & DJ Sven]]'s remix of the [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] song "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]". The clip comes from a 1990 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''Adhisaya Piravi'', featuring actor [[Rajnikanth]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Keith|last=Olbermann|title='Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Sept. 29|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15106585|work=NBC News|date=2 October 2006|access-date=12 May 2008|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029183608/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15106585|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Tucker|last=Carlson|title='Tucker' for Sept. 28|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15061731|work=NBC News|date=29 September 2006|access-date=12 May 2008|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029183524/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15061731|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Running Man Challenge]] – A dance move where participants in a way resembling running to the 1996 R&B song "[[My Boo (Ghost Town DJ's song)|My Boo]]" by Ghost Town DJ's{{Note|see "Running Man Challenge" in challenges}}. First posted to [[Vine (service)|Vine]] by two teenagers from New Jersey, the dance went viral in 2016 after two [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|University of Maryland basketball]] players posted their rendition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steinberg |first1=Dan |title=How a forgotten '90s dance hit made these Terps Internet famous |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/04/28/my-boo-the-running-man-internet-stardom-for-these-college-basketball-players/ |access-date=27 January 2021 |agency=The Washington Post |date=28 April 2016 |archive-date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415062820/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/04/28/my-boo-the-running-man-internet-stardom-for-these-college-basketball-players/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ducey |first1=Kevin |title=The Running Man Challenge died too soon |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/04/26/video-running-man-challenge-college-basketball-vines-compilation-song |access-date=27 January 2021 |agency=Sports Illustrated |date=26 April 2016 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124170615/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/04/26/video-running-man-challenge-college-basketball-vines-compilation-song |url-status=live }}</ref> The dance gets its name because it is an adaptation of the original [[Running man (dance)|running man]] dance move.
* [[T-pose]] – A [[Surrealism|surrealist]] "dance move" that became popular in April 2018 modelled after the default pose (also known as a bind pose) that many 3D models in games, animations, and more take in their raw file form.<ref>{{Cite news|title=How the 'T-pose' became a meme |work=The Daily Dot|date=15 May 2018}}</ref>
* [[Techno Viking]] – A muscular Nordic [[rave]]r dancing in a [[technoparade]] in Berlin.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=16 June 2008|title=Weezer's "Pork & Beans" Director on the Band's Viral Hit|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-pork-beans-director-on-the-bands-viral-hit-plus-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-video-250728/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=11 July 2021|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526061257/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-pork-beans-director-on-the-bands-viral-hit-plus-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-video-250728/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* "[[Thriller (viral video)|Thriller]]" by the [[CPDRC Dancing Inmates]] – A recreation of [[Michael Jackson]]'s hit performed by prisoners at the [[Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center]] (CPDRC) in the [[Philippines]].<ref name="prison_thriller">{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/55587/Cebu-inmates-going-for-another-YouTube-hit|title=Cebu inmates going for another YouTube hit|date=12 August 2007|publisher=GMA News|access-date=21 January 2010|archive-date=9 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109194908/http://www.gmanews.tv/story/55587/Cebu-inmates-going-for-another-YouTube-hit|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2010, it was among the ten most popular videos on YouTube with over 20 million hits.<ref name="MosquedaMW">{{cite news|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/239275/mj-s-choreographer-trains-dancing-prison-inmates |title=MJ's choreographer trains dancing prison inmates |last=Mosqueda | first=Mars W. Jr. |date=19 January 2010 |newspaper=Manila Bulletin |access-date=21 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129033759/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/239275/mj-s-choreographer-trains-dancing-prison-inmates |archive-date=29 January 2010 }}</ref>
* Triangle Dance Challenge – Three individuals place hands on each other's shoulders and jump to a different point on an invisible triangle. This gained popularity in 2019.<ref name="Time">{{cite magazine | title=The Delightful Triangle Dance Is the New Viral Craze Getting People Working as a Team | magazine=Time | url=https://time.com/5552400/triangle-dance-challenge/ | access-date=2019-07-23 | archive-date=19 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519033105/https://time.com/5552400/triangle-dance-challenge/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="the Guardian 2019">{{cite web | title=Goodbye flossing, the new dance craze is 'the Triangle' – video | website=the Guardian | date=13 March 2019 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2019/mar/13/goodbye-flossing-the-new-dance-craze-is-the-triangle-video | access-date=2019-07-23 | archive-date=25 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625081518/https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2019/mar/13/goodbye-flossing-the-new-dance-craze-is-the-triangle-video | url-status=live }}</ref>