ENTITY · CONCEPT
Viral dance challenge
Well supported
The social-media dance-challenge format - short, replicable routines set to a track - that has become a major engine of dancehall virality and export, from the #BananaChallenge onward. A modern extension of the dance-and-song feedback loop, raising questions of credit for originating dancers.
At a glance
- Type
- concept
- Confidence
- Well supported
- Era
- Open era →
Connections
Debate & reception
How people argued about the music — praise, criticism and public debate. See all debate & reception →
debate
Dance moves without their makers: choreography and credit
Two positions on Jamaican dance creativity going global: some celebrate moves travelling worldwide through dancer exchange and viral challenges as the culture's reach; others note that the originating dancers are rarely credited or paid when their steps become global trends. Sources: LargeUp; DancehallMag; Jamaica Gleaner.
Stance: global spread of the dances vs uncredited, unpaid originators