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Grade B21 sourcesHIS-00991

Triangle Dance

Activity · 2019 · Notable

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

Original · Matthew Jones (@mjtrecer)
Clip · Tadhg Fleming on YouTube

LADbible

@ladbible · Mar 11, 2019

The new 'Triangle Dance' craze looks very difficult to master...

6.3K769
Post · @ladbible on X

LEGO

@LEGO_Group · Mar 21, 2019

This is how we do the #TriangleDance 🕺💃 h

70223
Post · @LEGO_Group on X

Amy Handley

@amychandley1985 · Mar 11, 2019

I can't stop laughing at this! #triangledance #twats

2.9K46
Post · @amychandley1985 on X

Take That

@takethat · Mar 12, 2019

Thanks for all of your warm-up suggestions... the #TriangleDance was a winner! What do you reckon @ladbible? 🕺🕺🕺 #OdysseyTour #TT30 ht

7.9K306
Post · @takethat on X

Rambert

@Rambertdance · Mar 13, 2019

#triangledance, but make it Rambert

41318
Post · @Rambertdance on X
Clip · Nickelodeon on YouTube
TikTok video by @mjtrecer
@mjtrecer on TikTok
The new 'Triangle Dance' craze looks very difficult to master...
@ladbible on X
Gary Barlow on Instagram: "Our usual warm-up's taken an usual turn ! We've given the #TriangleDance a go... Did we nail it @ladbible ?🕺 #OdysseyTour #TT30"
Gary Barlow on Instagram
New dance craze taking social media by storm | Fox News Video
Fox News
Triangle dance. Getty
The National
Triangle Dance
Halcombe School / Room 8
Keeping Up With The Fleming’s: The Triangle Dance
Tadhg Fleming on YouTube
This is how we do the #TriangleDance 🕺💃
@LEGO_Group on X
بعيداً عن "كيكي".. تحدي "رقصة المثلث" يغزو مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي | CNN Arabic | CNN
CNN Arabic
Triangle Dance Challenge. Kolejny szalony viral
Dzień Dobry TVN
Triangle Dance Challenge: Henry Danger Cast Edition 🔺 | Henry Danger
Nickelodeon on YouTube
tik-tok-app-what-to-know
TIME
I can't stop laughing at this! #triangledance #twats
@amychandley1985 on X
#triangledance, but make it Rambert
@Rambertdance on X
Thanks for all of your warm-up suggestions... the #TriangleDance was a winner! What do you reckon @ladbible? 🕺🕺🕺 #OdysseyTour #TT30
@takethat on X
Triangle Dance Challenge | Know Your Meme
Know Your Meme
The Triangle Dance Is The Latest Thing To Take Over Your Feed (Thanks Teens)
PEDESTRIAN.TV
Triangle Dance Challenge: Henry Danger Cast Edition 🔺 | Nickelodeon
NickALive!

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How it works
Reach61ContagionNo data yetBreadth40Velocity33Longevity7553

Numbers

TikTok seed only, after three days; approximate Jones claim
7M
As of Feb 4, 2019 · TikTok · Self-reported · PEDESTRIAN.TV
Seed to milestone
6 weeks
Feb 1 ’19 to Mar 13 ’19
Platforms
7
Started on TikTok
Origin
Organic
Culture (no sector)

Mechanics

  • ChallengePrimary
  • Remixable template
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Brand pile-on

How it spread

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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.

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Google searchesJan ’19FebMarAprMayJunJulMilestoneTikTokOpen webXInstagramTVPressYouTube
TikTokOpen webXInstagramTVPressYouTube

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  1. February 2019

    @mjtrecer seed · Feb 1 ’19

    Matthew Jones posted three friends dancing to Milkshake by Kelis.[1][2][12]

    Triangle Dance Challenge | Know Your Meme
    Open the first post ↗

  2. March 2019

    Rostrata Primary School platform jump · Mar 2019

    Reported practising Triangle Dance in PE and directed children to instructional YouTube videos.[21]

    The new 'Triangle Dance' craze looks very difficult to master...

  3. LADbible platform jump · Mar 11 ’19

    LADbible posted a compilation of Triangle Dance attempts on Twitter.[5][2]

    Gary Barlow on Instagram: "Our usual warm-up's taken an usual turn ! We've given the #TriangleDance a go... Did we nail it @ladbible ?🕺 #OdysseyTour #TT30"
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 number
  2. 2026-10-15Added: 14 events, 20 sources · Score 53
Origin
Organic
Sector
Culture (no sector)
Region
Global
TikTok seed only, after three days; approximate Jones claim
7M
As of Feb 4, 2019 · TikTok · Self-reported · PEDESTRIAN.TV
Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesJan ’19FebMarAprMayJunJulMilestoneTikTokOpen webXInstagramTVPressYouTube
TikTokOpen webXInstagramTVPressYouTube

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  1. February 2019

    @mjtrecer seed · Feb 1 ’19

    Matthew Jones posted three friends dancing to Milkshake by Kelis.[1][2][12]

    Triangle Dance Challenge | Know Your Meme
    Open the first post ↗

  2. March 2019

    Rostrata Primary School platform jump · Mar 2019

    Reported practising Triangle Dance in PE and directed children to instructional YouTube videos.[21]

    The new 'Triangle Dance' craze looks very difficult to master...

  3. LADbible platform jump · Mar 11 ’19

    LADbible posted a compilation of Triangle Dance attempts on Twitter.[5][2]

    Gary Barlow on Instagram: "Our usual warm-up's taken an usual turn ! We've given the #TriangleDance a go... Did we nail it @ladbible ?🕺 #OdysseyTour #TT30"

  1. platform jump · Mar 12 ’19

  2. platform jump · Mar 13 ’19

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