So, you want to learn a TikTok dance. You contemplated it for days, trolled the app for the perfect dance that is not too hard but impressive enough to be worth your time and emotional commitment. You watch it on loop a minimum of 5 times and are confident you've "got it". You roll off the side of the bed as you fling yourself into the upright position. You take bounding leaps to the bathroom, position your phone and press record. The music starts, and…all you see is a crestfallen face staring back at you.

Oh you can't relate? You're a naturally talented dancer who can watch a TikTok dance once and execute it flawlessly. Kindly, click off. This is NOT for you.

I've never been a natural dancer (although my brief stint as Napkin No. 3 in my high school production of Beauty and The Beast might lead you to believe otherwise). I've always had the right attitude and the wrong body proportions. My dancing face is a double chin and my tongue pursed between my lips…in my head it's a sassy "attitude-y" dancing face but the video playback tells another story. A simple body roll with the best intentions manifests as a hokey pokey style "shake it all about". Picture painted?

My boyfriend's daughter is 8 years old and super into TikTok. She's a really good dancer and has much better rhythm than I do (even in my head). Naturally, impressing an 8-year-old who couldn't care less about me is a top priority and thus, the "Savage" saga began.

Not only did I sleep really well that night after burning about 1000 calories, but I came to the realization that lack of natural ability, poor rhythm, flailing limbs, and questionable facial expressions doesn't make you a bad dancer…it makes you a "Savage" who dances anyway.