Title: “Motion Sickness”

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 “Motion Sickness” by alternative artist Phoebe Bridgers. Among other moves, it involves raising your hands to three different levels on the body and throwing your hands down.

Dance Example:RPReplay_Final1605543354

Informant’s Comments:

• Not as popular a song. Independent/alternative.

Collector’s Comments:

• This dance rose to prominence in the summer of 2020. It is extremely popular amongst LGBTQIA+ users of TikTok.

Collector’s Name: Savannah Miller

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary Lore
• Dance
• Internet Folklore