During Katy Perry's performance of her new song 'Swish Swish,' 15-year-old Russell Horning became a social media sensation as his dancing skills were given center stage. "It was reall...more....

Videos of the dance on social media achieved viral popularity after 14-year-old Russell Horning, known as "the backpack kid", performed the dance in an August 2016 video. [2] Horning was invited to participate in a live Saturday Night Live performance of Katy Perry 's song " Swish Swish " in May 2017.

Dancing backpack kid from Katy Perry's appearance on SNL

Sep 13, 2017 · Like the pied piper, he leads his fans and teaches them his famous dance move. They can't get enough of his deadpan expression and his signature stiff arm dance. After kids get a quick lesson,...

Jan 2, 2025 · While Backpack Kid's signature dance move, "The Floss," was all the rage in 2018, its time on the dance floor disappeared faster than you can dab. So what is a kid (real name Russell Horning)...

On Late 2018, his mom and his management sued Epic Games for stealing the floss dance. This controversy sparks outrage throughout YouTube and Fortnite. There are people who think Backpack Kid didn’t create the floss and that he stole it. Many people believed that he stole the dance from JStuStudios back in 2014 before the floss went viral.

Jun 27, 2017 · Horning got his new nickname—Backpack Kid—from this appearance. He mesmerized viewers with his stiff-armed dance move that he calls The Russell.

Feb 14, 2022 · Russell 'Backpack Kid' Horning has become a dancing sensation on social media, but there more to this kid than one quirky dance move.

May 29, 2018 · Meet Russell Horning, the 16-year-old better known as the Backpack Kid. He invented a dance called the Floss.