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WAP Dance

Activity · 2020 · Notable

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Esperon said his WAP tutorial sound had over 10,000 videos within its first week.

Original · Brian Esperon

Cardi B

@iamcardib · Aug 9, 2020

My back hurt watching it .Let me try it

yariel 💆🏽‍♂️@tsyariel

@iamcardib has to see this they slayeddd this shitt😍😍 #WAP h

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Post · @iamcardib on X
Clip · @roses_are_rosie on TikTok
WAP - Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion (Dance Video) | @besperon Choreography
Brian Esperon on YouTube
My back hurt watching it .Let me try it
@iamcardib on X
Brian Esperon on Instagram: "I’m still trying to process the fact that this tutorial video has over 2M views in less than 24 hours and over 10K videos under this sound 🤯😱😳 Here are some more…
Brian Esperon on Instagram
Cardi B on Instagram: "I guess the gp made this dance a challenge which I love and stress while seeing it cause now I gotta learn it and the kick finna make me fart 😩😂😂I’m loving it thooo .Im…
Cardi B on Instagram
best-tiktok-dance
TIME
Cardi B shared this choreographer’s 'WAP' dance. Then it went viral on TikTok.
NBC News
FILA Has a New Dance Challenge With Your Favorite TikTok Stars
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Janet Jackson, Rhythm Nation. Photograph: A&M Records
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#10M!! Here you go🙄
@roses_are_rosie on TikTok
Espera-se que receita global de profissionais de marketing suba para mais de US$ 14 bilhões em 2023 na plataforma
Bloomberg / Bloomberg Línea
WAP Dance | Know Your Meme
Know Your Meme
Blackpink’s Rosé goes viral with WAP dance on TikTok, and Cardi B loved it - Dexerto
Dexerto
BLACKPINK Rose
NME
TikTok Dance Creators Struggle to Win Credit and Copyrights
Bloomberg Law

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How it works
Reach63Contagion45Breadth40Velocity65Longevity3651

Numbers

Tutorial sound uses, creator claim quoted by Navarra
10K
As of Aug 13, 2020 · TikTok · Self-reported · Diario de Navarra
Peak date
Aug 2020
Aug 7 ’20 to Aug 2020
Platforms
6
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • ChallengePrimary
  • Sound or audio meme
  • Response chain
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Esperon published WAP choreography on YouTube, then TikTok. Cardi B shared it and fans copied the moves. Injury reports brought more coverage; missing credit became a lasting dispute. Rosé revived the challenge the following spring.

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  1. August 2020

    Brian Esperon seed · Aug 7 ’20

    Brian Esperon uploaded his WAP choreography to YouTube on the song's release day.[1][2]

    WAP - Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion (Dance Video) | @besperon Choreography
    Open the first post ↗

  2. @besperon platform jump · Aug 8 ’20

    Esperon posted the high-kick and twerking segment to TikTok.[3][1]

    WAP Dance | Know Your Meme

  3. Cardi B platform jump · Aug 9 ’20

    Cardi B shared the routine and wrote that she would try it.[1]

    My back hurt watching it .Let me try it
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
GU
Tutorial sound uses, creator claim quoted by Navarra
10K
As of Aug 13, 2020 · TikTok · Self-reported · Diario de Navarra
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. August 2020

    Brian Esperon seed · Aug 7 ’20

    Brian Esperon uploaded his WAP choreography to YouTube on the song's release day.[1][2]

    WAP - Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion (Dance Video) | @besperon Choreography
    Open the first post ↗

  2. @besperon platform jump · Aug 8 ’20

    Esperon posted the high-kick and twerking segment to TikTok.[3][1]

    WAP Dance | Know Your Meme

  3. Cardi B platform jump · Aug 9 ’20

    Cardi B shared the routine and wrote that she would try it.[1]

    My back hurt watching it .Let me try it

  1. owner response · Aug 13 ’20

  2. platform jump · Aug 15 ’20

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