What is the ‘floss dance’, who invented it and which footballers can do it?

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We’ve all seen someone somewhere doing ‘the floss dance’, but where did it come from and why has it become such a thing in football?

Well, plenty of footballers will tell you that, in their downtime, a lot of them like to play the video game Fortnite with their teammates.

What is Fortnite?

Fortnite is a multiplayer online shooter that became worldwide hit after it’s release towards the end of 2017.

The fact you can play the game along with plenty of friends made it very popular among a lot of footballers, perfect for those long trips travelling for away days or spent cooped up in hotel rooms during tournaments.

During the World Cup this summer, England captain Harry Kane admitted that he and plenty of his other teammates had been playing an awful lot of the game during their free time in Russia. When asked what he and the rest of the England squad liked to do in their downtime, Kane said: “Playing Fortnite.

“As silly as that sounds, playing Fortnite passes the time quite well,” he continued. “There are quite a few of us playing a few games of that.”

Some enjoy the game so much that they’ve actually broadcast themselves playing Fortnite live on Twitch, a live streaming video platform gamers use to broadcast their own gameplay with others.

But who actually invented the floss dance?

So where does the floss dance come into this? The dance actually originates from an Instagram-famous American schoolboy, 16-year-old Russell Horning, known as the backpack kid.

But things really blew up when the dance was featured on Fortnite. Players of the game can use the dance to celebrate a victory, taunt the opponent or just do it because they feel like it.

The floss became one of many dances on Fortnite to become popular around the world and a number of footballers have been filmed having a go at it. Some have even brought it into the pitch by using the floss as their goal celebration.

How do you do it?

Many of us have been asking the same question for a long, long time. It’s not easy to get the hang of. It doesn’t require too much skill or rhythm, but it’s not the easiest to get the hang of.

The ‘proper’ way to do the floss is to swing your arms left and right around your torso in the opposite direction to your hips, but most people have given up trying to perfect it.

Bend your knees slightly, clench your fists with your arms by your side, increase speed and bend your knees slightly for effect. Manage all that and you’re sorted.

Which footballers have mastered it?

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the most recent player to have a go. He showed off his flossing skills on The Late Late show, hosted by James Corden. To be fair to Zlatan, we’ve seen worse attempts!

Dele Alli

Of course Dele knows how to do it. He loves a challenge like this. He’s so good at it that he’s shown his flossing skills off to the cameras on numerous occasions and even did it after a goal for Spurs at Wembley.

Paul Gascoigne

A slightly less impressive series of attempts from Gazza here, but 10 out of 10 for effort.

Callum Paterson

The Cardiff striker obviously loves a game of Fortnite. The big man has pulled this off very well. Perfect technique.

Jesse Lingard

Another one we’re not at all surprised to see here. Jesse seems to be good at all of these things. As you can see, he’s a natural.

James Rodriguez

It looks like the Bayern boys enjoy a bit of Fortnite, too. James Rodriguez has certainly mastered the floss dance and his club think he’s so good that they’ve compared him to one of the characters in the game in this video.

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