Get ready to bust a move! Join us as we count down the dance crazes that had everyone from your grandma to your little cousin trying to nail the choreography. These aren't just songs - they're full-body experiences that transformed dance floors, school gyms, and living rooms into stages for everyone to shine!
00:00If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it. If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the music videos best known for their iconic choreography.
00:18Number 10. Crank That Soulja Boy. Soulja Boy Tell'em.
00:21What was Soulja Boy? What in the heck is that dance?
00:24Soulja Boy, before he dropped the Tell'em, told us all how to crank that with his self-release debut track.
00:29I got a new dance for y'all called Soulja Boy.
00:32You just gotta punch that crank back three times from left to right.
00:36From middle school dances to 106 and Park, this song was absolutely everywhere.
00:40John Jergensen from the Wall Street Journal even called Crank That Soulja Boy, quote,
00:44the biggest dance fad since the Macarena.
00:52The song itself got nominated for a best rap song at the 50th annual Grammy Awards.
00:57While Good Life by Kanye West featuring T-Pain took home the trophy that night,
01:01Crank That Soulja Boy remains a staple on DJ playlists to this day.
01:12Number 9. Hot To Go. Chapel Roan.
01:15After Chapel Roan took us all to the Pink Pony Club, her next big hit gave us a beat anyone can dance to.
01:31The last single from her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,
01:35this infectious track was inspired by her desire to be a cheerleader in high school.
01:46Roan made a dance in the tradition of YMCA by the village people.
01:49It's easy to see its influence. The dance is simple but fun, primarily using your arms and little else to spell out the song's title.
02:10And now you're gonna have it stuck in your head for the rest of today. You are welcome.
02:14H-O-T-C-O-G-O. You can take it hard to go.
02:21Number 8. Rhythm Nation. Janet Jackson.
02:30It is impossible to talk about iconic music video choreography without talking about Janet Jackson.
02:35From Miss You Much to If and Beyond, there's no shortage of tracks we could have put on this list.
02:40However, there's probably none quite as influential as Rhythm Nation.
02:51The choreography was done by Jackson with Anthony Thomas and is performed with what has been described as, quote,
02:56militaristic precision. And we couldn't have said it better ourselves.
03:00Produced by legendary hit-making team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with Jackson,
03:05this track envisions a world united by dance. And Jackson is the fearless leader.
03:15Number 7. Party Rock Anthem. LMFAO.
03:17Ever since that song came out, every day they've been shuffling.
03:22Is it possible to not get up and shuffle when this song comes on?
03:32Acting as the continuation of Sorry for Party Rocking,
03:35the Party Rock Anthem music video showed Red Foo and Sky Blue in a 28 Days Later inspired post-apocalypse.
03:41While they try to resist the zombie-like shufflers, the song is just too infectious.
03:47The iconic choreography from this song references the Melbourne Shuffle,
03:56an Australian rave dance that developed during the late 80s and early 90s.
03:59Every day I'm shuffling.
04:05Fittingly, Party Rock Anthem became a favorite during the flash mob craze of the early 2010s.
04:10Maybe LMFAO were onto something with that music video.
04:13With as much fun as we have with this song, we think we can forgive them for party rocking after all.
04:25Number 6. Watch Me Whip Nay Nay.
04:27Silento.
04:28You just had to be there when this song came out.
04:36At just 17 years old, Silento's debut single, Watch Me Whip Nay Nay, hit number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
04:43While Silento is no Ray Charles, the song recalls the tradition of tracks like Shake a Tail Feather where the singer showcases trending dances of their time.
04:57Here, the title directly features the whip and the nay-nay, but also highlights several other contemporary dances.
05:09If you want to learn how to bop, break your legs, stanky leg or even Soulja Boy, Silento has you covered.
05:15Number 5. Bye Bye Bye.
05:25NSYNC.
05:26Late 90s boy band lovers, please rise for your national anthem.
05:35When NSYNC released the kiss-off anthem of the decade with Bye Bye Bye,
05:39they did so with dance moves you could probably pick up with one watch.
05:47Even if you can't, there's no shortage of tutorials online to help you out,
05:51including by choreographer Darren Henson.
05:53Its staying power was cemented in 2024,
05:57when the creators of Deadpool and Wolverine incorporated the choreography into the opening credits.
06:09While there were several songs in the running,
06:12one of the film's editors, Dean Zimmerman, described NSYNC's hit as, quote,
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