# Triangle Dance

> A TikTok dance spread to classrooms and about 1,000 Instagram hashtag posts.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Activity
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2019-02-01
- Milestone date: 2019-03-13
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 53 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Remixable template, Platform jump, Press loop, Brand pile-on

## Summary

Matthew Jones posted the earliest known recording on TikTok in February. March compilations and press reports followed. Schools, TV presenters and brands filmed versions, while Instagram hashtags accumulated about 1,000 posts.

## Timeline

- 2019-02-01 — @mjtrecer (TikTok) — Matthew Jones posted three friends dancing to Milkshake by Kelis.
- Mar 2019 — Rostrata Primary School (Open web) — Reported practising Triangle Dance in PE and directed children to instructional YouTube videos.
- 2019-03-11 — LADbible (X) — LADbible posted a compilation of Triangle Dance attempts on Twitter.

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

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Triangle Dance.” Case HIS-00991. Spread Score v1.2: 53/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00991