What’s Really “Up” With That TikTok Dance

On the latest episode, hosts Rachelle Hampton and Madison Malone
Kircher talk to Mya Johnson and Chris Cotter, two teen TikTok stars
who created a dance challenge set to Cardi B’s No. 1 hit “Up.”
Fellow TikTok creator Addison Rae appeared on The Tonight Show with
Jimmy Fallon to perform their dance, along with seven other popular
TikTok dances, without giving credit to any of the creators. A
Twitter user tweeted a side-by-side video of Chris and Mya’s
original choreography and Addison’s Tonight Show performance,
demonstrating just how watered down the moves had become. Chris and
Mya are here to discuss how the two first linked up, what they
thought about Addison Rae’s performance, and the experience of
watching their moves go viral without them. Podcast production by
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