{"id":47550,"date":"2025-08-19T10:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/?p=47550"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:34:56","slug":"what-is-the-viral-leg-sweep-dance-and-why-is-everyone-doing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/opinions\/what-is-the-viral-leg-sweep-dance-and-why-is-everyone-doing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the viral \u201cleg sweep\u201d dance and why is everyone doing it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gone are the days when influencers look to celebrity actors and singers for inspiration and are called \u201ccopycats\u201d. The latest dance craze in China, the \u201cleg sweep\u201d dance (\u626b\u817f\u821e), has been viewed 10 billion times<\/a> after actor Ding Yuxi (\u4e01\u79b9\u516e) posted his own version. Now, from celebrities to brands, everyone wants to get in on the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We discussed the rise of group livestreams<\/a> on the platform and how they take a leaf out of the idol group playbook. However, the \u201cwild west\u201d growth of group livestreams has raised many concerns for platforms, including not paying employees properly or having risqu\u00e9 content. For this reason, Douyin, TikTok\u2019s Chinese sister app, has announced<\/a> new regulations and summoned several group streaming agencies for talks. Some commentators see this as a return to form for livestreams, like in the mid-2010s when it was all about dancers and livestream sales were in their infancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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