--- title: Taylor Swift Names Signature Awards Show Dance Move the Mom Croon description: She defined it and put it in a sentence canonical: https://time.com/4003401/taylor-swift-awards-show-dancing-mom-croon/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-19T19:55:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:01.838Z og:title: Taylor Swift Finally Named Her Signature Dance Move og:description: Say hello to the "Mom-Croon" og:url: https://time.com/4003401/taylor-swift-awards-show-dancing-mom-croon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d83238831f6e85a/69886010f887dce1f7e91f41/gettyimages-463041344.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2530 og:image:height: 1423 og:image:alt: GettyImages-463041344 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Taylor Swift Finally Named Her Signature Dance Move twitter:description: Say hello to the "Mom-Croon" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d83238831f6e85a/69886010f887dce1f7e91f41/gettyimages-463041344.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Taylor Swift Finally Named Her Signature Dance Move > Sponsored content. 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Kevin Mazur—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 19, 2015 7:55 PM UTC Incessant dancing at awards shows is one of the many things that make Taylor Swift who she is. [Grammys](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yW%5Fjcyo3pg)? [VMAs](http://www.mtv.com/news/1910244/taylor-swift-dancing-2014-vmas/)? [ACMs?](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20906362%5F20916662,00.html) You can always count on Tay to dance like nobody’s watching. She’ll shimmy, she’ll shake, she’ll jump around, she’ll wave her hands in the air like she just don’t care. This week, fans took to Tumblr to post[ a GIF](http://31.media.tumblr.com/4735d86ff78a4478a8c8b7345f2aefcb/tumblr%5Fnjo9m0JMRs1u1av6jo1%5F400.gif) of Tay dancing at this year’s Grammys to try to figure out what Swift calls the move. “Taylor this is so important,” one Swiftie [wrote](http://swiftiesinfundon.tumblr.com/post/120333857045/swiftiesinfundon-the-way-ed-just-turns-around), “we need a name for this move.” Well, Taylor[ has spoken](http://taylorswift.tumblr.com/post/127022055165/swiftiesinfundon-swiftiesinfundon-the-way-ed), and she revealed that the name of her signature move is the Mom-Croon. Allow her to explain: --- > “” --- Swift explains that haters may “judge the Mom-Crooners (MC’s as they are commonly referred to in the dance world) as it is a form of dance only perfected by those willing to be absolutely swept away by the feels you get when you hear a certain song.” Mom-Crooners, you see, “have reached a level of musical transcendence that is hater-proof.” If you need further clarification, she also offered an example sentence: “Oh look, Taylor’s being embarrassing again– just mom-crooning away in the corner by herself because ‘Sometimes’ by Britney Spears came on. Oh God. Now she’s crying.” _Read next:_ [_Watch This 7-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Master Taylor Swift’s Hits_](http://time.com/4004589/taylor-swift-songs-piano-prodigy/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Download TIME’s mobile app for iOS to have your world explained wherever you go_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-mobile/id328218429) ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:04] Taylor [00:08] Swift has twice been on Time's list of the 100 public figures [00:11] that have made the most global impact. That's more times [00:14] than many of her contemporaries in pop music. But then [00:17] again, Taylor Swift is more than just Still singing. Most [00:20] abnormal thing about my life is having sort of crowds form [00:24] everywhere you go. When Taylor announced that she was [00:26] moving from country music to pop with the release of her [00:29] fifth album 1989, she risked alienating her [00:33] fans. But far from that, Taylor continued her record of chart [00:37] dominance. 1989 was her third consecutive album to sell [00:40] more than a million copies in it's first week. A feat no other [00:44] artist has ever achieved. [ MUSIC ] Nightmare dressed like [00:48] a daydream. Aah! And proves her fans [00:55] are fiercely loyal. She has them to thank for refusing to [00:57] download leaked versions of 1989. It helps that she has a [01:01] massive social media following. Over 50 million twitter [01:04] followers. Taylor's sway among her young female fans has [01:08] also helped her advocate awareness of feminism. In an era [01:11] when many celebrities have disavowed the term, Swift [01:14] openly embraces it. In order for us to have gender equality, [01:17] we have to stop making it a girl fight and we have to stop [01:21] being so interested in seeing girls try to tear each other [01:23] down. It has to be more about cheering each other on. She [01:27] has also championed fair pay for musicians Pulling her [01:30] music off of Spotify because the streaming service has an [01:32] option of free listening; And her open letter to Apple music [01:36] asking to reconsider paying artists zero royalties for the first [01:40] three months prompts even near immediate policy change. [01:43] This isn't just about boosting her own coffers. Taylor has [01:46] said she is able to support herself through touring, but she's [01:49] concerned about newer bands or artists. As an advocate [01:53] and a superstar who's deeply engaged with her fans, [01:56] Taylor is way more than a singer. 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