--- title: Bearded Man From Viral Post Malone Dance Gets Best Surprise description: Mike Alancourt, a bearded man who went viral for a Post Malone dance routine, just got the best surprise on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show.' canonical: https://time.com/5554424/ellen-post-malone-surprise/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-19T18:18:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:58:12.300Z og:title: Man Who Whose Post Malone Dance Went Viral Gets Huge Surprise og:description: On Instagram, the 43-year-old's dance video has 23 million views og:url: https://time.com/5554424/ellen-post-malone-surprise/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46d9375707a63892/698946ee8fd2ee042535df93/mike-alancourt-post-malone-dance-ellen.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Bearded Man From Viral Post Malone Dance Gets Best Surprise og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Man Who Whose Post Malone Dance Went Viral Gets Huge Surprise twitter:description: On Instagram, the 43-year-old's dance video has 23 million views twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46d9375707a63892/698946ee8fd2ee042535df93/mike-alancourt-post-malone-dance-ellen.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bearded Man Who Went Viral for Noteworthy Post Malone Dance Gets Shock of a Lifetime by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Mar 19, 2019 6:18 PM UTC  Mike Alancourt dances on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' Mike Alancourt dances on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'YouTube by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Mar 19, 2019 6:18 PM UTC Take a lesson in having fun from Mike Alancourt, the bearded [dancer](http://time.com/5552400/triangle-dance-challenge/) who performed on Monday for the [_The Ellen DeGeneres Show_](http://time.com/5516411/priyanka-chopra-on-ellen/)_._ The 43-year-old went viral after a video from his dance class at 1 Vibe Dance, a studio in Jacksonville, Fl., impressed the world earlier this month. The video, featuring Alancourt and two women dancing to [Post Malone](http://time.com/5373617/post-malone-plane-emergency-landing/)‘s “Wow.,” reached 23 million views in total on Instagram, DeGeneres said. [Will Smith](http://time.com/5553522/will-smith-st-patricks-day-instagram/) and Post Malone both shared the video on their accounts — Post Malone’s reposting alone earned 6.5 million views. “Honestly, I just love dancing so much. I have such a good time in the video,” Alancourt told DeGeneres after finishing his routine. “I think that’s what people were connecting to, and apparently, 23 million people just wanted to have a good time with me for a minute.” DeGeneres surprised the dancer with a video from Post Malone himself personally inviting Alancourt to his performance in Arizona on Sunday. “I love your moves,” the artist said. “It would be fun to have you.” With that rhythm and choreographic precision, it’s no surprise that DeGeneres had to invite him on her show. 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