--- title: Watch Ryan Gosling Cringe at His Own Childhood Dance Video description: The 'La La Land' actor and child star was compelled to relive his youth dance career, thanks to a performance clip from his childhood. canonical: https://time.com/4635169/ryan-gosling-dance-video/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-13T22:21:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:11.581Z og:title: Watch Ryan Gosling Cringe at His Own Childhood Dance Video og:description: The 'La La Land' actor relived his youth dance career, Hammer pants included. og:url: https://time.com/4635169/ryan-gosling-dance-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Ryan Gosling Cringe at His Own Childhood Dance Video twitter:description: The 'La La Land' actor relived his youth dance career, Hammer pants included. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Ryan Gosling Endure the Embarrassment of Watching This Amazing Video of Him Dancing as a Kid > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 13, 2017 10:21 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 13, 2017 10:21 PM UTC [_La La Land_ actor](http://time.com/4627926/golden-globes-2017-ryan-gosling-speech/?iid=sr-link1) and [Canadian treasure](http://time.com/4627989/golden-globes-2017-ryan-gosling-eva-mendes/?iid=sr-link4) Ryan Gosling is a triple threat: he can act. He can sing. [And he can dance.](http://time.com/4595170/ryan-gosling-jimmy-kimmel-dance/?iid=sr-link2) So for a recent appearance on the British _Graham Norton Show_ alongside Emma Stone, Sienna Miller, and Ben Affleck, the host dug up old footage of Gosling as a child star, performing as part of a dance troupe. “It’s a cutthroat business,” Gosling said of the youth dance world. “I had to get out.” Luckily, he stayed in it long enough for this showstopper of a performance, set to the tune of “Touch Me” by Cathy Dennis and choreographed alongside seven young girls; Gosling is the only boy in the group, so naturally he was placed front and center. When Norton asked Gosling how old he was in the clip, the [Golden Globe winner](http://time.com/4627926/golden-globes-2017-ryan-gosling-speech/?iid=sr-link1) stayed mum, however. “Old enough to know better,” he said coyly. You have to hand it to the young Gosling of the video: he commits fully to the campy choreography, including some impressive hip thrusts and a slick spin. As for the silky shirt and drop-crotch pants? “I wish I could say someone said, ‘Here you have to wear this,’ but that was my idea,” he admitted ruefully. “I thought, ‘I have a vision for this number. It’s lots of purple and silver Hammer pants.'” We’re just happy to see that his vision was carried out—and remains available for our viewing pleasure today. 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