“Attention”
Title: “Attention”
General Information about Item:
- Customary Lore, dance routine
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: United States
- Informant: S.M.
- Date Collected: 11-15-20
Informant Data:
- S.M. was born in Virginia on March 15, 1999. She was raised by a single mother who works as a high school arts teacher and administrator in Windsor, Virginia. Her family origins are Puerto-Rican and Western European, primarily Irish and Scottish. She is a senior at Dartmouth College studying Theater, English, and Russian.
Contextual Data:
- S.M. downloaded TikTok in January of 2020 and uses the app for at least twenty minutes everyday. It is a way for her to pass the time.
Item:
- This dance is to the song “Attention” by Todrick Hall. This dance is different from many other TikTok dances because it involves a lot of gymnastics moves, including splits and flips.
Dance Example:RPReplay_Final1605543927
Informant’s Comments:
- Really impressive when people can do it well.
Collector’s Comments:
- This dance is not as popular because of how difficult the choreography is.
Collector’s Name: Savannah Miller
Tags/Keywords:
- Customary Lore
- Dance
- Internet Folklore