New research reveals the most popular dad dancing songs

The Ultimate Dad Dancing Songs!

·         thortful.com reveal the most popular dad dancing songs

·         Africa by TOTO came out as the top song with Take on Me by a-ha in a close second

·         The most iconic dad dancing steps with a tutorial have also been revealed

With Father’s Day approaching, greetings card marketplace, thortful.com think it’s time to celebrate one of the cringiest Dad-isms there is: DANCING.

It’s time to get rid of that feeling of dread when your Dad gets up and moves towards the dancefloor at any possible chance.

Let’s face it, Dads are the OG TikTok dancers! They’ve been busting cheesy dance moves for decades and it’s not fair that the youngsters get all the credit.

And there are certain songs which really get the party started for our father figures. With this in mind, thortful has created the ultimate Dad Dancing playlist!

To create the playlist, thortful analysed Spotify playlists with the name ‘dad dancing’ in the title.

Below you can find the top 10 songs and artists on the list:

With happy tunes like Mr Blue Sky, Take on Me, and Sweet Caroline, the songs are classic Dad Dance tunes. Whose father figure could resist getting out onto the dancefloor and throwing some shapes to Whitney Houston or Fleetwood Mac.

It’s fair to say, Dad dancing is an artform. So, if your Dad is needing some dance move inspiration, thortful have also put together a how-to-guide with five quintessential Dad dance steps.

In order to truly celebrate the cringey yet iconic “Dad dance” and get everyone involved – this little routine makes the perfect TikTok dance challenge:

1.                     On Point

2.                    Shoulder Dust:

3.                    Rodeo Lasso

4.                    Start the Mower

5.                    Spin Cycle

You can find the full playlist and list of moves (with video tutorials) here: https://www.thortful.com/dad-dancing