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Figure skater performs Jenna Ortega's iconic Wednesday dance in national championships

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Published 15:20 30 Dec 2022 GMT

Figure skater performs Jenna Ortega's iconic Wednesday dance in national championships

Jenna Ortega's now-infamous Wednesday dance has been given the ice-skating treatment by Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva

Chloe Rowland

Chloe Rowland

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Jenna Ortega's now-infamous Wednesday dance has been given the ice-skating treatment by Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva, and people are loving the spot-on routine.

Netflix's Wednesday has been taking viewers by storm since it first dropped on the streaming platform last month - smashing records left right and centre.

The Tim Burton-helmed show has been watched by more than 115 million households for a total of 752.52 million hours during the first 12 days it spent on Netflix, while cementing itself as the highest-rated Addams Family property to date.

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The smash-hit Netflix comedy series details the Addams Family's only daughter Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) as she attends Nevermore Academy - an elite school for vampires, werewolves and sirens alike.

But arguably one of the most viral moments of the show came as Wednesday busted some unusual moves as she attends Nevermore's Rave'N dance.

The dance - which Ortega, who plays the titular character, choreographed herself - has spawned a viral TikTok trend, with fans of the show recreating the iconic moves.

And now it's been brought to life on ice, with Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva putting her own spin on the viral dance during the 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships last week.

Kicking off with a nod to Thing - the creepy hand character in the Addams Family universe - Valieva bursts onto the rink donning Wednesday's signature all-black look and pigtails as The Cramps’ 'Goo Goo Muck' rings out.

Valieva swirls around the ice while recreating the eccentric dance moves seen in the Netflix series, before the music transitions into Lady Gaga's 'Bloody Mary' as the routine came to a close.

Many praised the routine as 'refreshing' and 'awesome', with some saying the athlete was 'on fire'.

Wednesday's unique dance moves have gone viral.
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"Just amazing. Your a beautiful young lady with a ton of talent," commented one viewer.

"Fantastic, incredible & amazing!," praised another.

The 16-year-old ended up bagging silver in the women’s senior championship division, with 15-year-old Sofia Akateva going home with gold.

Ortega earlier opened up on creating the now-viral moment, admitting she went without sleep for two days while coming up with the choreography.

Speaking to Jimmy Fallon, she said: "I was kicking myself.

“I felt like such a fool. I’m not a dancer. I don’t do any of that. I have no experience in that field. And then I didn’t sleep for two days.

"I watched videos of Siouxsie and the Banshees… I found archival footage of Goth kids dancing in clubs in the 80s …just anything that I could get my hands on. And then on the day, I thought, ‘Alright, well, I’m just gonna do it'.

“I paid homage to Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams, I did a little bit of her shuffle that she does. And of course, they cut out of camera when I did do it. But it’s there – I know it is.”

Featured Image Credit: @ice_skating/YouTube/Netflix

Topics: Entertainment, Sport

Chloe Rowland
Chloe Rowland

Chloe Rowland is a Sub Editor and Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Salford with a BA Multimedia Journalism degree in 2019 but has continued to use the fact she has a Blue Peter badge as her biggest flex.

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