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Milly Rock is a noun but can also be used as a verb: Milly Rocking. The dance was choreographed by rapper 2 Milly and included in his 2014 song “Milly Rock.”

The move was made into a Fortnite emote known as “swipe it.” In 2018, 2 Milly sued Epic Games, Fortnite’s creator, for copyright over the move.

How To Do The Milly Rock

Milly Rocking is mostly based in the upper-body, involving waving and swiping hand movements, as laid out in online tutorials like this one:

#MillyRock On TikTok

Variations of this dance move can be found on TikTok where videos associated with the hashtag #MillyRock have been viewed over 42 million times. It’s also featured as one of the moves in The TikTok Song.

@jaycade_4That feeling when you hop back on #tiktok #foryoupage #foryou #fyp #dancing #kodakblack #millyrock♬ Challenge – pacificsoundz

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@bucksGiannis learns a new dance 👀 #millyrock #slowmotion #dance #challenge #foryou♬ Challenge – pacificsoundz

@lukephilip24I milly rock on any block… or on the way to clock out #worklife #dancechallenge #millyrock #fyp #fy #foryoupage♬ Challenge – pacificsoundz

@kylejay_Did I do this right? #foryou #foryoupage #milly #millyrock #millyrockchallenge♬ Challenge – pacificsoundz