# Give It Up to Me dance challenge

> Dance challenges helped revive a song whose official TikTok sound topped 500,000 posts.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Trend & aesthetic
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2026-01-03
- Peak date: Week of Feb 25, 2026
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 39 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Sound or audio meme, Creator relay, Platform jump, Revival

## Summary

Kate Nita and Lea posted separate dances to Keyshia Cole’s verse. Fan edits and Reels reused the song, and Sean Paul joined later. The revived song reached No. 24 in the UK; Magisys turned the challenge into a Roblox emote.

## Timeline

- 2026-01-03 — @kate.nita.off (TikTok) — Kate Nita posted a dance challenge using Keyshia Cole’s verse.
- 2026-01-16 — @lea._.meep (TikTok) — Lea posted a separate dance challenge and credited her own choreography.
- 2026-02-06 — Jamaica Observer (Press) — The Jamaica Observer reported that a TikTok dance craze had brought the song back to the charts.

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/give-it-up-to-me-dance-challenge

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Give It Up to Me dance challenge.” Case HIS-00180. Spread Score v1.2: 39/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00180