Last night on Dancing with the Stars, Hayes Grier introduced a dance into his performance with his partner, Emma Slater. After the performance was over with, Grier, Slater and the show’s presenter called the dance “T-Rex” and said it was very much like Jurassic Park. Grier continued to perform his so-called version of the dance while his partner Slater clapped offbeat alongside him and the presenter and his DWTS co-stars egged him on in the background.
During their post-performance interview Slater and Grier hinted that they will incorporate the dance into their performances in future performances, with Slater saying she is “spellbound” by the dance.
The problem is that Grier is taking credit for the dance but doesn’t even know the story behind it. The dance is NOT called the “T-Rex.” It is referred to as “Drop,” and was created by hip-hop duo Freco & Merlo late last year. The two released the dance’s accompanying song as a single and have released subsequent videos.
What is the most confusing part to me is how Grier found this dance and started appropriating it to begin with as the “T-Rex."
I thought this would be an article that's just reaching but wow
He's literally taking a move and acting like he created it I don't know if I would call it a "cultural" thing since it was just recently created but he definitely needs to stop.
I don't know if I would call it a "cultural" thing since it was just recently created but he definitely needs to stop.
