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Before Tiktok, there was YouTube. And well before the reals, this is where the delusional choreographies and the cult dance steps have become viral. Whether against a background of techno, hip-hop or pure absurdity, some videos have marked the history of the web, generation after generation. Put on your sneakers, we leave for a dancing flashback on 10 videos that have become legendary.

1. "Numa Numa Dance": incarnated carefree

It all started in 2004, when Gary Brolsma posted a trivial video of him singing in playback on “Dragostea Din Tei” of the O-Zone group. Called "Numa Numa Dance", this uninhibited video becomes viral and will remain one of the first real global phenomena of the Internet.

2. “Body Language” by Liana Blackburn: thanks and power

With her choreography on “Body Language”, Liana Blackburn shows how a contemporary dance can combine sensuality, technique and emotion without sinking into cold performance. A pure moment of body control.

3. “Hot Bachata” by Tanja & Desiree: Connection and intensity

The Latin dances did not say their last word: Tanja & Desiree ignitely YouTube with their perfectly synchronized sensual bachata. A demonstration of alchemy and talent that has become viral, proof that passion crosses the screen.

4. Salif Gueye - The Moonwalk who made Paris dance

Impossible not to mention Salif Gueye, this Parisian dancer who, in 2018, exploded YouTube with a video shot in front of the Louvre. His magical version of the Moonwalk on "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson moved the whole planet, to attract the attention of Ellen Degeneres, The Rock or James LeBron.

5. “Evolution of Dance”: The masterclass of Judson Laipply

In 2006, Judson Laipply published “Evolution of Dance”, a comic performance retracing 50 years of emblematic dances. From Elvis to Mc Hammer, he continues the steps with an irresistible humor. A lesson in history and rhythm condensed in six cult minutes.

6. “Pumped up kicks | Dubstep”: Marquese Scott defies gravity

When Marquese Scott published his dance on "Pumped Up Kicks" in 2011, the Internet has trouble believing what he sees. His Dubstep Ultra-Fluid style seems to challenge the laws of physics-and yet everything is real. A hypnotic performance that has instantly viral.

7. “Uptown funk dance” - A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School

A school, a corridor, and a tube of Bruno Mars: it didn't take more to transform a banal morning in an explosion of joy. The filmed performance of the students and their teacher on “Uptown Funk” had the whole planet dance.

8. “Where the Hell is Matt?” : Dance around the world

Matt Harding had a crazy dream: to take a little dance step in the most emblematic places in the world. His video “Where the Hell is Matt?” has become viral thanks to its joyful energy and its universal message: to dance is to connect.

9. “JK Wedding Hitch Dance”: the wedding that broke the internet

When Jill and Kevin decide to enter their marriage by dancing on Chris Brown's "Forever", they do not expect to create a phenomenon. Their video has always changed wedding entrances, mixing humor, love and choreography.

10. “Git Up Challenge”: Sutter County and Yuba City

Initiated by Blanco Brown, the Git Up Challenge invites everyone to dance on a simple and joyful choreography. Special mention to the hilarious version produced by the police forces to Sutter County and Yuba City, which has become ultra-viral.