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#M3GAN has arrived on TikTok... and her dance is going viral!

If you haven’t seen Blumhouse’s M3GAN yet, run don’t walk! The first smash hit of the year has not only surpassed box office expectations, but it has made its way onto TikTok with over 1B+ views since the film’s release.

“I wanted people to like her and get a kick out of her, but there’s no way I could comprehend the reaction that we got,” director Gerard Johnstone told NBC News in a recent Zoom interview. “It’s unbelievable. It makes my head spin.”

While the dance sequence was not originally intended for social media success,

Though he refers to himself as a “self-imposed social media exile,” Johnstone doesn’t spend time on video-sharing platforms like TikTok. That said, as a filmmaker, he understands the important role it plays in the lives of girls and how elements of TikTok, like dance, are bonding experiences for young women.

He said he wanted to incorporate that experience in the film’s narrative. “There’s a scene early on in the film where M3GAN and Cady are bonding and just dancing is one of the things they do,” says Johnstone.

Be it at shopping centers, or professional sports matches, M3GAN is sure to pop up near you soon!

Mae Muller Is Keeping Dancers Dancing

Since DanceOn’s “I Just Came To Dance” Masterclass with Brinn Nicole last month, dancers have continued to engage with the record in fun ways all over TikTok!

@oliviawong21 Even dancing on our break🤣 pick your fighter #CapitolPartner #IJCTD #IJustCameToDance @Mae Muller ♬ I Just Came To Dance - Mae Muller

Olivia Wong posted to TikTok along with her whole class at the studio!

Creators like Olivia Wong, Kent Boyd, Kelsey Cook, Kim Hale, and Amanda LaCount have all joined in on the fun.

@kentboyd_ Mom got mad at me 😡 #CapitolPartner #IJCTD #IJustCameToDance @Mae Muller ♬ I Just Came To Dance - Mae Muller

Kent Boyd dancing with Kim Hale

With Mae’s catchy hook and fun melody, we hope to see more and more variations across socials showing us how YOU came to dance!

Remember to tag @danceon so we can see what you’ve got —

Janet Jackson Day!

"As we look to the future of keeping catalog relevant in a digital age, we find what resonates most are activations where we come to the fans. We want to engage fans at their points of natural consumption, appearing in fun ways on the screens and platforms they’re enjoying and making them fall in love with an artist’s legacy through a new medium and lens.” - Andre Torres, VP of Urban Legends (UMe)

DanceOn recently had the pleasure of hosting a Masterclass Event at Mihran K. Studios in Burbank, California in which Anthony Thomas and Tina Landon taught their original choreography for Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” and “If” respectively.

With a wide range of talent from kids to adults, dancers at every level were able to enjoy this celebration of iconic choreography and music. Alongside staples in today’s dance community like Gabe De Guzman and Samantha Long, two generations of dance came together, learning from the best and paying homage to the sounds and movements that have helped elevate dance to where it is today. Artists among the ranks of Janet are timeless icons in both dance and music. Some of Tina and Anthony’s students included Taylor Hatala and Kyndall Harris, dancers who have had first-hand experience dancing with Janet.

“I think Miss Janet has inspired me to be more of a performer. I’ve always been a dancer, but just watching her in rehearsal change from this sweet Janet that everyone knows to this fierce monster on stage, that inspired me to do the same.” - Kyndall Harris, currently on tour with Janet

Head on over to DanceOn’s Youtube page to relive the excitement and take in some of the experience and wisdom that was so graciously shared with us on this awesome day!