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The best and worst of the 'hit the woah' challenge

Cats and babies are nailing it.

Charlotte Roos

on April 9, 2019

Every couple of months there's a new viral dance craze. We've had the Harlem shake, Milly rock, dabbing, the whip/nae nae, the mannequin challenge, and how could we forget about flossing? Now we've got the "hit the woah" challenge, and it's taking the internet by storm.

The trend started on TikTok and has since spread far beyond the platform. For anyone not versed in this phenomenon, hitting the woah is when a dancer makes a quick, small circular motion with their fists and leans into a freeze position when the beat drops in a song.

Here is an instructional video on how to execute this move.

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And Khalid makes sure to show us how it's done in slow motion.

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Adults and teens everywhere are hitting the woah, but the phenomenon has also moved on to kids and cats (as all good trends do). Absolutely anyone can "woah," some are just far better at it than others. So without further ado, here's an assortment of adorable babies, cats, and fully grown humans hitting the woah.

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Cats are also very good.

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There have been some teachers who really, really, tried, but ultimately failed.

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Beloved TV and movie characters from years past came out of the woodwork to prove they were hitting the woah before any of the rest of us.

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We all fall down sometimes, these times just happened to be on film.

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Lest we not forget the classic elevator woah.

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There's even a training video so you can tone all the right muscles to hit the woah with the utmost finesse.

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If this list proves anything it's that babies and cats are better at hitting the woah than full grown human are.

Charlotte Roos

Charlotte is one of the new Culture Fellows at Mashable. She's a recent Ithaca College alum and avid Jeopardy fan. When she's not watching the Great British Baking show, you can probably find her at the local book store or working on her latest art project.