Floss (dance)

Floss dance
Genre Pop music
Year 2010s

The floss or flossing is a dance move in which a person repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side.[1] Media outlets have commented that the dance is harder to perform than it appears.[2]

Origin

The name comes from the moves themselves, which involve "a lot of fast arm and hip swings, as though using a huge, invisible piece of dental floss".[2]

Popularity

Videos of the dance on social media became viral after Russell Horning[3] (later dubbed the "Backpack Kid") performed it during a Saturday Night Live live performance of Katy Perry's song "Swish Swish", in May 2017.[4] It has since become a trend among children and teens, and has been performed by celebrities in videos.[5][6]

Flossing is featured in the 2017 video game, Fortnite, as a dance that can be performed by the characters while playing.[4][6]

References

  1. ↑ "How to floss dance, who created it and why is everyone doing it?". Metro. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  2. 1 2 Whelan, Zara (17 April 2018). "'The Floss' dance craze sweeps the nation – here's how you do it". lincolnshirelive. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ↑ https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/18/floss-dance-created-everyone-7476359/
  4. 1 2 "What Is 'The Floss' And Where Did It Come From?". 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  5. ↑ "Forget fidget spinners, now the craze is The Floss dance". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  6. 1 2 "From Fortnite to the classroom: the 'floss' dance craze sweeping schools | Tes News". www.tes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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