The Brief: The #GoobaChallenge on TikTok is a dance consisting of twerking, throwing it back, and crossing arm motions performed to Tekashi 6ix9ine's "Gooba."
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The #GoobaChallenge on TikTok is an incredibly fast dance routine performed to Tekashi 6ix9ine’s “Gooba.” The dance is characterized by throwing it back, twerking, and crossing arm motions. The dance was created by TikTokers @abspauldsss and @deliabazile. At the time of publication, there are over 744,000 videos linked to the sound, many of which feature the Gooba Challenge being performed.
Lyrics featured in Gooba Challenge :
Don’t blick ride
Leave it to the double thick thighs, twin sisters
Drop it down and wobble, wobble up, mami booted up
She get down and gobble
Creators @abspauldsss and @deliabazile both shared the dance on their respective accounts as far back as May 2020.
@deliabazile NEW DANCE!!! tag us #fyp @abspauldssss
@abspauldssss
The dance began rising in popularity in June. It has already been performed by popular creators, like Charli D’Amelio:
@abspauldssss #duet with @charlidamelio THANK YOU SO MUCH💗💗💗💗💗💗
And, Baby Ariel.
@babyariel uh
Creators @diegomartir and @iamlovelypeaches100 video of the quick-paced dance took an unexpected, but amusing turn, leading to over 982,000 likes and 4.7 million views.
@diegomartir this was minutes before @iamlovelypeaches100 got us kicked out 😔
Animated character Miss Nettle of Disney Junior’s Sofia the First also attempted the challenge:
@sofiathefirsthypehouse0 baddie <3- miss nettle🧡💛🧡💛CurlsCheck #WhatIdWear SafeguardSplash #PlantLover #missnettle #sofiathefirst #charlidamelio #6ix9ine #dance #foryou
Other takes on Gooba Challenge:
@thehypehouse larri farted @jack.wright @iamoliviaponton @larrayeeee
@nobodysausage Yes! Why not! 🙃 dc @deliabazile @abspauldssss #fyp #funnydance #crazydance #randomdance #animationdance