Jenna Ortega made Wednesday Addams a viral dancer.
18-12-2022
By Aarti Rawat
If you're a fan of Netflix's new Addams House spinoff Wednesday, your social media algorithm has probably shown you TikTok videos of kids and adults performing Wednesday's intense dance.
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Ortega explained her viral dance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on December 16.
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"Initially, they wanted a flash mob," the actress added. "I thought, no, there's no way Wednesday would be fine with dancing and inciting a bunch of people."
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"After some discussion, Tim Burton responded, "Yeah, let's not do a circle." Let her own it."
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20-year-old continued, "He picked The Cramps' 1981 song "Goo Goo Muck" a week before the event. I was pleased because The Cramps is one of my favorite bands."
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Ortega informed Jimmy Fallon she would choreograph the dance. "I know you've got it," Burton said. It's your work. I'm unconcerned. Trust me. "Oh, yeah, it's all so nice," I replied."
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One issue. "Oh, my God," she said. Kicking myself. I felt foolish. I don't dance. Nope. I'm new to that. Two days without sleep."
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Ortega examined recordings of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Lene Lovich, and Nina Hagen, "film clips of goth teenagers dancing in clubs in the '80s,"
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and Denis Lavant in Beau Travail to prepare for the dance. The actress' dance honored Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family at age 6.
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Ortega stated she did some of her shuffles. "Of course, they cut off of camera when I did it, but I know it's there."
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Netflix promised Ortega her dance would "be a sensation on TikTok." "Then they were right," she said.