# Fancy Like Dance

> A father-and-daughter porch dance reached 38.6 million TikTok plays.

- Owner: Walker Hayes and Lela Hayes
- Kind: Activity
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2021-06-13
- Milestone date: Week of Sep 12, 2021
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 43 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Response chain, Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Hayes posted a dance with his daughter. Fans copied it, YouTubers taught it and TODAY hosts joined in. Applebee’s used dancers in TV ads and returned its Oreo shake. The dance later appeared on festival and concert stages.

## Timeline

- 2021-06-13 — Walker Hayes and Lela Hayes (TikTok) — Hayes posted the porch dance he choreographed with his daughter Lela.
- 2021-06-20 — Taste of Country (Press) — Taste of Country reported that Hayes’ father-and-daughter dance had gone viral.
- 2021-06-22 — Billboard / MRC Data (Audio) — Billboard reported 10,300 song downloads for the week ending June 17 after the TikTok dance spread.

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/fancy-like-dance

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Fancy Like Dance.” Case HIS-00927. Spread Score v1.2: 43/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00927