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I invented the Apple dance! The woman behind Brat summer’s viral choreography

Kelley Heyer says she came up with the Charli xcx-inspired routine – adopted by everyone from Joe Jonas to Brooke Shields – ‘on a whim’

Its popularity lies in its simplicity: a breezy, but easily replicable little dance that includes some body rolls, hands on hips, and holding an imaginary apple above one’s head. #Amishtiktok is on board, as evidenced by three girls in traditional garb dancing in a field, who, when the choreo calls for mimicking driving a car, imitate operating a horse and buggy instead. “I was half waking up, and I opened my phone and saw a million notifications saying, ‘Kelly, you gotta see this.’” Heyer said that Charli had written her a “very nice” note and offered her free tickets to her Madison Square Garden show.

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