Title: “Cannibal”

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:

• There is a choreographed routine that is based on the lyrics of the “Cannibal” audio. It involves moving hands from your shoulders to your waist, serving an invisible platter like a waiter, and then drinking from a tea cup formed by your thumb and pinky fingers.

Dance Example:RPReplay_Final1605542787

Informant’s Comments:

• Really catchy. The main moves she remembers is serving a platter and drinking from a cup formed by your hands.

Collector’s Comments:

• This dance became extremely popular in the beginning of the year 2020.

Collector’s Name: Savannah Miller

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary Lore
• Dance
• Internet Folklore