Title: Supalonely

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 “Supalonely” by BENEE. It involves a lot of hip movements, all to the beat of the song. It is quick but not as involved as “Renegade” or “Savage.”

Dance Example:RPReplay_Final1606788970

Informant’s Comments:

• This song was so popular at one point, it was really annoying to open up the app. It was inescapable.

Collector’s Comments:

• This dance rose to prominence in the spring of 2020. The song is still charting on American radios.

Collector’s Name: Savannah Miller

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary Lore
• Dance
• Internet Folklore