Jenna Ortega narrates how TikTok-viral Wednesday dance came to being

Jenna Ortega recently shared how her now viral Wednesday Addams dance, for her latest Netflix show Wednesday, was created.

Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actress shared that the director Tim Burton initially planned for a flash mob, but later on decided against it after Ortega’s insistence.

"Initially, they wanted a flash mob, but I thought, no, there's no way Wednesday would be cool with dancing and encouraging a bunch of people," the actress said. 

"The director, Tim Burton, and I talked about it a little bit, and he said, 'Yeah, let's not do a circle. Let's have it be her own thing.'"

The 20-year-old continued, "A week before we shot the dance, he chose the [1981] song 'Goo Goo Muck' by The Cramps. And The Cramps is one of my favorite bands ever, so I was super excited, super pumped."

As for the actual choreography, the actress shared that Burton fully trusted her to come up with the dance, which seemingly paid off considering it is now viral on TikTok and everywhere else on social media.

"[Burton] was like, 'I know you've got it. You've been working on it. I'm not even worried about it. I trust you.' And I said, 'Oh, yeah, you know, it's all so good.'"