Nia Long recently participated in the viral “backup dancer challenge,” and social media users are going wild over her moves.
Nia Long Participates In The Viral “Backup Dancer Challenge”
On Tuesday, October 21, celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins took to Instagram to share a clip from her apparent session with Nia Long and her friend Daphne Wayans. Furthermore, Jenkins captioned the clip, “So how did they do? I told @iamnialong and @daphnewayans that they dont have to do their last set if they would be my back up dancers! #Love#stephaniemillschallenge #goodvibes”
To note, the “backup dancer challenge” seemingly sprouted on social media by way of creators telling their friends and family to dance in their background while they lip-sync to a song of their choice. In this clip, Jenkins, Long, and Wayans also appear to incorporate the “Stephanie Mills challenge,” which has gone viral through a remix of her 1980 hit song, “Never Knew Love Like This Before,”making waves on social media.
Check out how Nia Long got busy in response to her friend’s challenge below.
Social Media Is Goin’ Wild Over Nia Long’s Dance Moves
Social media users immediately went wild on Nia Long’s moves in Jeanette Jenkins’ comment section.
Instagram user @elinmarciamc wrote, “Nia did her last set and didnt even know it ”
While Instagram user @laquitatscott added, “Baby, Nia aint doing that last set. Wrap it up! ”
Instagram user @lasaucyaye wrote, “Nia killed it . She didnt want to do that last set!”
While Instagram user @allthingsjacole added, “Plot twist. The back up dancing was the last set ”
Instagram user @lynnie_da_yogi wrote, “Nia really didn’t want to do the last set!! she is groovin!!”
While Instagram user @drjwash added, “The jumping jacks had me weak! ”
Instagram user @u_goddess wrote, “Nia is just letting the rhythm move her any kind of way love it. Jumping jacks ”
While Instagram user @msericamarie added, “Nia understood the assignment! I just love her. ”
Instagram user @bsm_mag wrote, “Nia was NOT trying to do the last set . Daphne was smooth…energy says…Nah, let me wave this towel in the air and wave like I just don’t care, oh yeah!! ”
While Instagram user @jeanninebrbr added, “Had to watch 2x to identify Nia. Sis looks even more youthful with her bare face. Love it!!!!”
Instagram user @onechicdietitian wrote, “Nia understood! ”
While Nia Long stepped in to add:
“So much fun today ladies. @msjeanettejenkins@daphnewayans ”
Before Participating In The Viral “Backup Dancer Challenge,” The Actor Spilled The Tea On Her Relationship With Ime Udoka
Before participating in the viral “backup dancer challenge,” the actor spilled the tea on her relationship with Ime Udoka. As The Shade Room previously reported, earlier this month, Long spoke exclusively with The Cut and opened up about co-parenting with her former fianc following the 2022 cheating scandal that ended their romance.
At the time, Long shared that there’s a lot of “healing” to be done in their relationship. But she added that she and Udoka have a “mutual respect” for one another.
Jadriena SolomonJadriena “Jade” Solomon is a journalist and editor, specializing in beauty, fashion, entertainment, and culture. A graduate of CUNY Brooklyn College’s Journalism and Media Studies program, she began her career in 2015, publishing independent op-ed articles, and has since built a strong digital media portfolio across reporting, editing, and hosting for major media companies. As The Shade Room’s Senior Editor, Jadriena helps lead editorial direction, manages writers and editors, and has contributed more than 2,600 stories with over 45M page views since her start in 2022. Her past roles include contributing and staff positions at HelloBeautiful, Blavity News, 21Ninety, and Bronze Magazine. She has interviewed talents such as Tamron Hall, Eboni K. Williams, Tia Mowry, LeToya Luckett, Salt-N-Pepa, and more.
