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    Millennials accuse Gen Z of ruining the ‘Macarena’: ‘I feel so old’

    By Ben Cost,

    7 hours ago

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    Gen Z is making a mock-arena out of this classic club hit.

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    Generation Z has been accused of massacring the Macarena by adding their own moves to the iconic dance routine, as detailed in a TikTok video with nearly 9 million views. Getty Images

    Zoomers have been accused of massacring the Macarena by adding their own moves to the iconic dance routine, as detailed in a TikTok video with nearly 9 million views.

    “Yo I feel so old, why are they dancing the Macarena like this,” wondered aghast millennial Arleth Lopez in this video of the alleged loco-motion, which occurred at an unspecified venue.

    First seen in the video for Los Del Río’s hit 1993 song of the same name, the nostalgic routine was a fixture among children growing up in the 90s.

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    Gen Z does their own interpretation of the Macarena. @frikenarleth/TikTok
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    “Yo I feel so old, why are they dancing the Macarena like this,” wondered aghast millennial Arleth Lopez (pictured). arlethlopez_16/Instagram
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    Zoomers are no strangers to doing their own interpretations of preexisting trends. @frikenarleth/TikTok

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    The classic choreography involved outstretching arms one at a time, flipping one’s palms over, and crossing one’s arms across their chest like a mummy.

    They then place them on the head and hips, before finishing with a wiggling hip thrust and jump.

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    The dancer then repeats this sequence while oriented in a different direction.

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    However, in the aforementioned clip, some 20-somethings are seen literally putting their own spin on the Macarena by rolling their arms, turning, and then doing a wave motion with their arms.

    “What the f–k,” exclaims Lopez while filming the so-called dance floor defilers.

    Needless to say, commenters were appalled by the interpretative dance routine with one critic spluttering, “THAT IS NOT THE MACARENA.”

    “WAIT WHAT WAS THATTTTT,” gasped another.

    A third exclaimed, “I have not once ever seen someone dance to this song like that. I feel like I should be concerned in a way.”

    We would say that Gen Z is simply dancing to the beat of their own drum except these so-called generational appropriators have been accused of rebranding everything from eating leftovers to “millennial cringe core.”

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