During the first night of her residency in Las Vegas on Friday, Adele entertained the crowd with some well-known dance moves.
Adele used the same choreography Megan Thee Stallion created for her 2020 smash hit music video for her song "Body" while performing her 2016 hit "Water Under the Bridge."
You can see video here:
\u201cAdele doing the choreography to \u2018Body\u2019 while perfoming \u2018Water Under The Bridge\u2019\n\nhttps://t.co/l2SckPcpWa\u201d— Stallion Stats (@Stallion Stats) 1668896127
This wasn't a random reference to Megan Thee Stallion.
The joke goes back at least a year. See, back in 2021, someone asked why Adele doesn't have backup dancers.
So another person shared a remix of Megan Thee Stallion doing the moves to her hit "Body" to Adele's "Water Under the Bridge" with the moves synced up.
In case you missed it...
\u201chttps://t.co/q3VLEW2bDs\u201d— Stallion Stats (@Stallion Stats) 1668896127
A meme was born, with people mixing in videos of Adele as well.
Earlier this year, Adele performed at BST Hyde Park while channeling the meme of herself and the "WAP" rapper, incorporating some of Megan Thee Stallion's "Body" moves. Megan Thee Stallion responded by posting a picture of Adele tearing it up on Instagram with the caption "Hot Girl Adele."
Adele's nod to the meme was loved by crowds at her Vegas residency, who celebrated the star's dance moves with excited reactions. People were here for it online too.
There were those who celebrated that two queens can share one song.
\u201c@PopCrave @theestallion @Adele both queens\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1656884707
Others, enjoying the remix of dance and song and marveling at how well everything goes together, called for a collab.
\u201c@PopCrave Now we need the collab\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1656884707
\u201c@MegansStats Favorite crossover episode\u201d— Stallion Stats (@Stallion Stats) 1668896127
\u201c@MegansStats I still can\u2019t get over how good this matches\u201d— Stallion Stats (@Stallion Stats) 1668896127
\u201c@MegansStats Why does it fit so well\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— Stallion Stats (@Stallion Stats) 1668896127
Then, as with anything with female pop stars, it turned towards comparisons to their contemporaries in the field.
\u201c@PopCrave @theestallion @Adele doja couldnt\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1656884707
\u201c@PopCrave @theestallion @Adele Both ended Cardi\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1656884707
\u201c@PopCrave @theestallion @Adele nicki was ended\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1656884707
Many people liked how Adele included the audience in the in-joke.
\u201cShe also said:\n\n\u201cIf you know the Megan dance, you can do it.\u201d\u201d— Stallion Stats (@Stallion Stats) 1668896127
\u201c@MegansStats I love it when celebrities acknowledge the little jokes their fans make\u201d— Stallion Stats (@Stallion Stats) 1668896127
Adele is in her much delayed—due to Covid-19 complications—Las Vegas residency at Caesar's Palace for 32 performances this winter.
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