# Dancing Theresa May / Maybot

> May’s dance became remixes and mugs; 5FM’s GIF showed 4.8M live views at research.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Politics & civic
- Seed date: 2018-08-28
- Peak date: 2018-10-03
- Spread Score: 42 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Creator relay, Press loop, Platform jump, Political adoption

## Summary

Government footage prompted Twitter jokes and music remixes. Ozzy Man posted YouTube commentary, and May reprised the dance at conference. BBC dance-caption matches peaked on October 3. Coub mashups, Reddit macros, Facebook edits and mugs extended the format.

## Timeline

- 2018-08-28 — @DIRCO_ZA (X) — DIRCO posted footage of Theresa May dancing with schoolchildren in Cape Town.
- 2018-08-28 — James Felton (@JimMFelton) (X) — James Felton joked that May danced as if her freedom of movement had been surgically removed.
- 2018-08-28 — Olaf Falafel, @MayDancing and Ian Brannan (X) — Olaf Falafel, @MayDancing and Ian Brannan posted music remixes on Twitter.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/dancing-theresa-may

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Dancing Theresa May / Maybot.” Case HIS-00109. Spread Score v1.2: 42/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00109