The Brief: The 'Wow You Can Really Dance' Challenge is a video recorded dance series of people showing off their best moves on social media platforms such as Youtube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter.

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The “Wow You Can Really Dance” anthem took social media by storm as many TikTokers and Instagram users created a dance series that would end up influencing many internet surfers to participate in various creative ways. The famous “Wow You Can Really Dance” lyrics are from Handsome Dancer’s Coincidance single. The creator, James Manzello is a New York City performer who released this song on June 30, 2015, but later became wildly popular thanks to the power of TikTok which has accumulated 3.9 billion views as a dance challenge.

Dating back to Winter 2018, the #dancechallenge started as a hashtag and transformed into a viral challenge where many people even dressed up in costumes, created skits, and even wore face paint to participate on social media.

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