--- title: A Spider-Man Just Surprised Everyone With Heroic Dance Moves description: He busted out some impressive choreography to the surprise of onlookers — who caught it all on video. canonical: https://time.com/5128624/dancing-spider-man/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-01T19:05:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:16.290Z og:title: Here's 'Spider-Man' Surprising Everyone With His Dance Moves og:description: The high-energy superhero has got quite the choreography og:url: https://time.com/5128624/dancing-spider-man/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23201f52915f29f9/6988fa32db298747f025e976/spider-man-pose.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 'Spider-Man : Homecoming' Premiere in Seoul og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's 'Spider-Man' Surprising Everyone With His Dance Moves twitter:description: The high-energy superhero has got quite the choreography twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23201f52915f29f9/6988fa32db298747f025e976/spider-man-pose.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Spider-Man Surprising Everyone With His Heroic Dance Moves Is Just What the Doctor Ordered > 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 Feb 1, 2018 7:05 PM UTC  SEOUL - SOUTH KOREA - JULY 02: A man in Spider-Man costume poses during the Red Carpet Event for 'Spider-Man : Homecoming' at Times square CGV theater in Seoul, South Korea on July 02, 2017\. (Photo by Kim Jong Hyun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) SEOUL - SOUTH KOREA - JULY 02: A man in Spider-Man costume poses during the Red Carpet Event for 'Spider-Man : Homecoming' at Times square CGV theater in Seoul, South Korea on July 02, 2017\. (Photo by Kim Jong Hyun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Anadolu Agency—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 1, 2018 7:05 PM UTC We know [Spider-Man](http://time.com/4865988/spider-man-ranked/) has some incredible acrobatic skills. But you’ve never seen him move like this. An anonymous Spider-Man — fully dressed up in the iconic blue and red spandex suit favored by his superhero character, and topped off with a leather jacket and sunglasses for added swag — gave customers a show to the tune of ’80s A-Ha classic “Take On Me” at a GameStop last week, busting out some highly enviable moves. While he may not be saving the world, he might just save your midweek blues with his impressive groove. It turns out this particular Spider-Man has made something of a name for himself online with his dance videos, filmed candidly in all kinds of stores and restaurants and posted under the name “Ghetto Spider” [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSNPdnGOxa09HRqdRhExzoQ) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BeblmiSAa3X/?hl=en&taken-by=ghetto.spider), where he has amassed nearly 200 thousand followers. He even has a faithful sidekick, who also busts out slick moves on occasion and appears in the videos. The surprising part: in his Instagram bio, he claims to be only 16 years old. With great skill comes the great responsibility to bring joy to the masses. Looks like this Spider understands that lesson already. 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