If you play video games, or you know what a video game is, you’ve probably heard of Fortnite. You might have seen the famous “Fortnite dances” that the characters do. With such popularity, the creators of the game also have responsibility: crediting the inventors of those dances.

Fortnite is a popular game that has been the played by many loyal fans all over the world. It is said to be a mixture of one Minecraft and a shooting game. Players can team up or play solo to battles against zombies and other enemies for points. They collect materials to build shelters as “safety zones” throughout their time of battle.

Fortnite started out as a computer game, but rapidly became popular shortly after being recognized by many players and after the creators of the game added new features and techniques for the players on the battlefield.

As of last year, there were about 150 billion people worldwide that tune in to play Fortnite, but as time goes by, numbers have skyrocketed. This game has become an obsession to many. The game has become the most watched on Twitch, YouTube gaming, and many other sites.

According to the Washington Post, Fortnite hit the top of the charts just 12 hours after being released. Talk about a record breaker.

After every win, the characters do a victory dance. One of the dances is from a popular 90’s tv show called “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” This dance is called the Carlton dance. There has been some controversy about whether the game should be sued for stealing this dance move or not.

Alfonso Ribeiro, also known as Carlton, tried suing the game for his dance moves, but the courts overturned the case.

This isn’t the first dance move to be used in the game. The “Milly Rock” is another dance move that was recognized. This dance move was stolen from a Brooklyn trapper named Terrence Ferguson.

“My dance is my signature,” Terrence said. “I don’t mind people doing it in their videos. What I do mind is when somebody takes what I created and sells it.”

Other dances have been borrowed such as the Dr. Turk’s goofy dance from the tv series Scrubs, and also Snoop Dogg’s steering wheel moves from his music video “Drop It like it’s Hot,” according to the Rolling Stone.

Many people question if these famous people should sue the game site for not crediting them on their dance moves. I believe the owners of the game should credit the dance moves because technically the moves aren’t original, but then again, it it the choice of the rappers and actors whether it’s that big of a deal to form a lawsuit against the gaming company.
Whether it’s a popular game, video, tv show, or music, anything that is not original should be credited because it’s the right thing to do. Not for publicity, but for fairness.