# Cannibal Dance

> A bedroom dance drew a reported 5 million TikTok reposts and revived Kesha’s song.

- Owner: Briana Hantsch
- Kind: Activity
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2020-01-12
- Peak date: Week of Mar 2, 2020
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 33 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Sound or audio meme, Challenge, Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Briana Hantsch said Spotify recommended Cannibal before she devised its dance. Reporter Sam Franzini followed James Charles’s choreography credit back to her for an interview. Larger creators and Kesha then performed the routine; song-chart outcomes remain separate.

## Timeline

- 2020-01-12 — @ya.girl.bri.bri97 (TikTok) — Briana Hantsch posted her choreography to Kesha’s Cannibal.
- 2020-02-07 — @charlidamelio (TikTok) — Charli D’Amelio performed the dance and credited @ya.girl.bri.bri97.
- 2020-02-22 — r/KESHA users (Reddit) — Fans discussed the TikTok trend and asked Kesha to perform the dance.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/cannibal-dance

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Cannibal Dance.” Case HIS-00912. Spread Score v1.2: 33/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00912