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Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, dancing the ‘Pikki Pikki Dance’. Photo captured from TikTok
“Fans around the world are going crazy over the cheerleading dance ‘Pikki Pikki’ performed by the KIA Tigers, a Korean professional baseball team.
According to online communities on the 22nd, a video of three Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, known as the best cheerleader team in the world, dancing the Pikki Pikki dance has gone viral with over 680,000 views in just four days.
The dance, known as ‘Pikki Pikki,’ was first introduced by the KIA Tigers cheerleaders in 2022. When a KIA Tigers pitcher strikes out an opposing team’s batter, the cheerleaders stand up and dance, also known as the ‘Strikeout Song dance.’
The finger-shaking motion to the beat of drum and DJ’s scratch is designed to lift the spirits of the struck-out opponents and fans.
Although the dance has been around for two years, it gained attention recently when KIA Tigers cheerleader Lee Joo-eun casually started dancing to the ‘Pikki Pikki’ song while fixing her makeup.
Even American pop star Olivia Rodrigo posted a video imitating the dance on her social media. Rodrigo recreated Lee Joo-eun’s sudden dance moves with a blank expression while fixing her makeup.
In addition, many famous international influencers have been posting videos of themselves dancing the ‘Pikki Pikki’ dance on social media platforms. Searching for ‘pikki pikki dance’ on TikTok, for example, will lead to numerous videos.
Major foreign media outlets have also highlighted the ‘Pikki Pikki’ dance trend.
On the 27th of last month, The New York Times reported in an article titled ‘Who are these Korean cheerleaders taking over TikTok?’ that the simple dance moves with a finger-shaking motion by the baseball cheerleaders have captivated fans worldwide.
The New York Times stated that videos of baseball cheerleaders performing ‘ultra-chill’ dance moves with finger shaking are dominating social media algorithms and attracting millions of viewers. They further mentioned that the low-key movements have captivated fans worldwide and sparked online trends.
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