--- description: She choreographed an interpretive dance to "Homemade Dynamite" title: The Most Useful Memes of Lorde's VMA Dance Are Here image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9563006404d24987/6988db654ee262faec30ebf2/mtv-video-music-awards-49.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # It's Time to Embrace Lorde's VMA Dance As Your New Favorite Meme by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 28, 2017 2:36 AM CUT  Lorde performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. Lorde performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.Kevin Winter—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 28, 2017 2:36 AM CUT Lorde’s performance at the [2017 MTV Video Music Awards](http://time.com/4903945/mtv-vmas-2017-watching-guide/ "undefined") became an immediate meme. Instead of singing “Homemade Dynamite,” the singer, who tweeted earlier in the evening that she [had the flu](https://twitter.com/lorde/status/901951101842235392 "undefined"), opted to choreograph an interpretive dance — and the internet went wild in confusion. A lot of people compared her to Napoleon Dynamite. > [](https://twitter.com/XoxRooXox/status/901971815802818564) > [](https://twitter.com/nessaxbauer/status/901972407837065216) > [](https://twitter.com/Dr%5FDr%5FRamon/status/901970460971327489) Some saw a little of the _OA_ in her. > [](https://twitter.com/MaggiePalozzi/status/901970654827827200) > [](https://twitter.com/BlondieeWood/status/901985648223105024) > [](https://twitter.com/BriCutter/status/901971009305280514) Others continued to love and appreciate Lorde’s artistry. > [](https://twitter.com/deadlostboy/status/901972075325394945) > [](https://twitter.com/jbars97/status/901970533750898690) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4917961/lorde-dance-mtv-vmas-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4917961/lorde-dance-mtv-vmas-2017/"},"headline":"It's Time to Embrace Lorde's VMA Dance As Your New Favorite Meme","datePublished":"2017-08-28T02:36:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:51.368Z","description":"She choreographed an interpretive dance to \"Homemade Dynamite\"","url":"https://time.com/4917961/lorde-dance-mtv-vmas-2017/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","onetime","MTV VMAs 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9563006404d24987/6988db654ee262faec30ebf2/mtv-video-music-awards-49.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9563006404d24987/6988db654ee262faec30ebf2/mtv-video-music-awards-49.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MTV-VMAS-2017","caption":"2017 MTV Video Music Awards - Fixed Show","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4917961/lorde-dance-mtv-vmas-2017/","name":"It's Time to Embrace Lorde's VMA Dance As Your New Favorite Meme"}}]}] ```