Donald Trump Dance Trend

About

Donald Trump Dance Trend, also known as The Trump Dance or Donald Trump Dancing Trend, refers to a dance trend popularized in the 2020s that mimics former President Donald Trump and his October 2020 "Y.M.C.A." dance. The dance move involves people pursing their lips and fist pumping to the beat of a song, oftentimes with their knees and back slightly bent. Since 2020, the dance has become synonymous with Trump, with several Republicans posting videos of themselves doing the moves following his win in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. While some perform Trump's dance as an homage to him, others do it in a more mocking or joking way. In November 2024, a video of MMA fighter Jon Jones doing the Trump Dance notably went viral online.

Origin

On October 12th, 2020, a video of former President Donald Trump dancing at a campaign rally in Florida went viral online. The event marked the earliest known notable instance of Trump doing his signature dance moves, which involve punching the air with his fists and bending his knees. The instance also marked the earliest known recording of Trump dancing to the song "Y.M.C.A." by Village People, which later came to be associated with his 2024 Presidential campaign as well.

X^[1] user @BrianClowdus posted a video of the Trump dance that same day on October 12th, gathering over 15,000 likes in four years.

Y’all!!!! POTUS DANCING!!!! @realDonaldTrump #MAGA2020LandslideVictory pic.twitter.com/F5gqjMk0oC

— Brian Clowdus (@BrianClowdus) October 13, 2020

The Donald Trump "Y.M.C.A." dance became a trend online in the following days and weeks after the rally in Florida as people began posting videos mimicking it. One early example was shared on October 17th, 2020, when TikToker^[5] @julia_keith_ posted a Duet showing herself trying to mimic Trump's dance moves, gathering over 500,000 likes in four years.

Spread

On October 21st, 2020, the official NBC News YouTube^[2] channel posted a compilation of Donald Trump doing his signature dance moves to the tune of "Y.M.C.A." at several campaign stops that month, gathering over 3 million views in four months.

On November 23rd, 2020, TikToker^[6] @nathanlust posted a video tutorial for the Trump Dance, gathering over 40 million views and 8 million likes in four years.

2024 Resurgence

On October 10th, 2024, TikToker^[7] @thesailoracademy posted a tutorial for the Trump Dance, gathering over 21 million views and 1.6 million likes in a month.

On November 6th, 2024, TikToker^[3] @ttuxtrk posted a video of her and her friends taking turns doing the Trump Dance at a Republican Election Day party. The post gathered over 1 million views and 160,000 likes in 10 days.

On November 17th, 2024, X^[4] user @FearedBuck posted a video showing MMA fighter Jon Jones doing the Trump Dance after knocking out his opponent Stipe Miocic. The post gathered over 3 million views and 80,000 likes in a day.

Jon Jones did the Trump dance after knocking down and beating Stipe Miocic 😭 pic.twitter.com/Bv719AjIf0

— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) November 17, 2024

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