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The "In My Feelings" Challenge Is Everywhere, but Who Started the Viral Dance Craze?

24/07/2018 - 06:01 PM

Step aside, Mannequin Challenge [1]. This year has brought a new viral sensation to town — the "In My Feelings" Challenge — and it requires a bit more effort than simply standing still while "Black Beatles" plays in the background. This popular dance craze has been sweeping the internet, with thousands of social media users (celebrities included [2]!) sharing videos doing the same exact same moves to the tune of Drake's hit Scorpion song [3] "In My Feelings." So what exactly is the "In My Feelings" Challenge, and where did it originate? Let's break it down real quick, shall we?

In just a few weeks, more than 79,000 posts have populated the #InMyFeelingsChallenge hashtag [4] on Instagram, but it all started with Instagram user theshiggyshow [5]. On June 29, the widely followed comedian shared a video of himself dancing (or "doing the shiggy," as he calls it) in the street and using moves that perfectly synced up to Drake's lyrics. When Drake sang, "Kiki, do you love me?" he made a heart gesture with his hands, and he made a driving motion with his arms for the "Are you riding?" line of the song.

Since that original video was posted, it spread like wildfire, and everyone from Will Smith [6] to Sterling K. Brown [7] started getting in on the dance challenge, mimicking the moves flawlessly. Read on to see where it all began, followed by a handful of on-point interpretations of the challenge.

The Video That Started It All

He Even Got His Mom to Do It With Him!

When Drake Heard About the Challenge, He Did It at a Concert

Will Smith Totally Slayed His Dance

Here's Ciara and Russell Wilson Doing the Challenge

Oh, and the Fab Five!

This Dentist Got In on the Fun

This Cop Broke It Down While in Uniform

These Pregnant Besties Looked Adorable While Doing the Challenge

Even a Freakin' Pug Did It!

People Are Doing It in Hotel Rooms . . .

. . . and on Bridges, Too

Here Are Some of the Twitter Reactions to the Viral Craze


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