The Brief: TikTok's growing trend, the "Then Leave" dance, is marked by the woah, the mop, and twerking.
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There’s a new dance on the rise on TikTok. The “Then Leave” dance is marked by the mop and twerking. The dance is performed to “Then Leave” by Beatking feat. Queendome Come. The audio has been used in over 151,000 videos. The “Then Leave” dance began growing in popularity in mid-June.
Lyrics:
Then leave, peace out
Ayy, Club Godzilla, I ain’t trickin’, I’m just d**kin’ b**ches down
Head down, pop that, pop that, pop that p**sy to the ground
She a freak hoe, I put her on the team
If you keep your p**sy clean, then scream
There are currently two popular variations of the “Then Leave” dance making its way around TikTok and differ by various arm crossing motions. The earliest version was posted by @boujee.tay on May 30. It was viewed over 1.2 million times and received over 152,000 likes.
@boujee.tay do our dance❗️❗️put our hashtag #tayxmiyahthenleave #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #viral
Another popular version is credited to TikToker @myaa_monaa who uploaded her video on June 4. Though, her video has seen repeated comments about her dance belonging to TikToker and Dubsmasher @k.jdr who altered some of @boujee.tay’s moves on June 3. The most noticeable change was twerking in a full squat, which is his signature move on his account.
@k.jdr dc : @boujee.tay 🔥 #foryoupage #foryou #xyzbca
@myaa_monaa
He has since, duetted @myaa_monaa and made a video to explain the debacle.
@k.jdr #greenscreenvideo #greenscreen @boujee.tay Tell The Peeps I Was The One Who Changed It Up . With The Twerking .. #foryoupage #foryou #xyzbca #cbaxyz
Variations of this dance have been performed by popular TikTokers Charli D’Amelio, Ondreaz Lopez, and Cherry of the @Kctwinss.
@charlidamelio THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR 64 MILLION!! also please let me know who made this dance!!! 💕
@ondreazlopez Peace out ✌🏼😳🔥 dc: @myaa_monaa
@cherrychyy Peep the neighbors 😭 the show must go on #cherrychy
Other takes on the trend:
@hallmvp30 Had to get this energy out😂 is it a vibe? #NotOneThing #fyp #foryoupage #dance
@420.justin peace out 😁