What is the dab?

What is exactly is the dab that Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers perform during celebrations?

One of the biggest things to come out of the 2015 NFL season is the dab. It all started with Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton hitting the dab after big plays and suddenly everyone followed suit. At one point, everyone from grandmas to fry cooks were hitting the dab.

What exactly is the “dab” however? Like many other viral sensations, the dab is a very simple dance move that involves extending one arm completely, while leaning into your other arm at the elbow.

The dab originated in the Atlanta area and there are many people that contend that the rap group Migos were the originators of the move. While there are arguments about who exactly started the dab, it’s agreed that it originated in Atlanta.

Newton really brought it to the forefront, when he began hitting the dab after big plays during games. This angered some people, but Newton kept on doing it and suddenly everyone around him followed suit with infectious move.

He’s not the first to do the move, but he’ll forever be tied to it since he made it widespread to everyone. Had some people not taken offense to it initially, then perhaps it would have never become the sensation that it is today.