side by side comparison pics of Ana Coto and a Fortnite characters dancing on roller blades

Ana Coto's Fortnite Dance

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Overview

Ana Coto's Fornite Dance refers to a Fortnite emote called "Freewheelin'" and roller-skating skin that was teased in early August 2020. The Epic Games-created emote does not credit TikToker Ana Coto although many noted the clothing and dance similarities.

Background

On April 28th, 2020, TikToker Ana Coto uploaded a video of herself roller-skating to Jennifer Lopez's "Jenny from the Block" and garnered over 2.2 million likes in four months (shown below).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6820959572849626373

On August 5th, 2020, YouTuber Kingzi Kingz released a video called "Fortnite Freewheelin Dance Emote (Built In Emote)" which introduced gamers to an emote that would be released in the next few weeks (shown below). The video gained over 87,110 views in four days.



Developments

On August 6th, 2020, TikToker Ana Coto shared a side-by-side video of her dance and the Fortnite emote captioned, "@fortnite smdh #freewheelin is literally me" (shown below). The video received over 96,900 likes in five days.


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6857897652336495878

That same day, Twitter user @morgan_sung[1] shared Ana Coto's video and tweeted, "fortnite ripped off ana coto’s skate dance to “jenny from the block,” which went viral in april and inspired the Great Rollerskate Shortage of 2020. the original video has 15.7 million views on tiktok" (shown below, left). The video acquired over 23,800 views and 480 likes in five days. Twitter user @mrmedina[2] also commented on the controversy saying, "It would be great for Fortnite to disclose how they handle emotes that are lifted from viral dances. It's not clear. They introduced Renegade into the game last month and credited Jalaiah. Did they also pay her? Other pop culture dances in the game have no credits" (shown below, right). The Verge[4] and The Daily Dot[3] published articles on the emote.


morgan sung @morgan_sung fortnite ripped off ana coto's skate dance to "jenny from the block," which went viral in april and inspired the Great Rollerskate Shortage of 2020. the original video has 15.7 million views on tiktok. 9:22 CAMER CKS FREEWHEELIN 385AKT @fortnite flattered but. no dance credit? 43 @anaocto - 36m ago @fortnite smdh #freewheelin is literally me S id - anaocto original soun Add comment... 0:03 23.8K views 12:26 PM · Aug 6, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone alex medina @mrmedina It would be great for Fortnite to disclose how they handle emotes that are lifted from viral dances. It's not clear. They introduced Renegade into the game last month and credited Jalaiah. Did they also pay her? Other pop culture dances in the game have no credits. morgan sung @morgan_sung · Aug 6 fortnite ripped off ana coto's skate dance to "jenny from the block," which went viral in april and inspired the Great Rollerskate Shortage of 2020. the original video has 15.7 million views on tiktok. 9:22 ll FREEWHEELIN @fortnite flattered but. no dance credit? 43 Canaocto 36m ago atortnite smdh #freewheelin is literally me n sund - anaocto original so Add comment. 4:36 PM · Aug 6, 2020 · Twitter Web App %2330

Various Examples


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6857539722902834438
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6857492814775749893
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6857534371822537989


GameCentral @GameCentral #epicgames has found itself in hot water as it has been accused of, once again, stealing dance moves and putting them into #Fortnite. Fortnite accused of stealing dance moves from Ana Coto Epic Games has come under fire for, once again, including a popular dance move in Fornite without crediting the artist. P metro.co.uk 6:59 AM · Aug 7, 2020 · Twitter Web App David W. Duffy @Olucaron Another day, another story of Fortnite profiteering off stolen viral dances. Whether or not it's legal in certain countries, it's absolutely shameful opportunism. They make so much money ($2.5bn?) from this, how hard would it be to just credit creators? CHEEESE SHAKE RETRIED ROTALE Did Fortnite just copy Ana Coto's viral roller-skating dance from TikTok? Not a great look, Epic P theverge.com 3:20 PM · Aug 6, 2020 · TweetDeck Jahangeer @JahangeerDM Digital Marketer Fortnite's latest dance sure looks like Ana Coto's viral TikTok roller-skating video trib.al/frM37Pv FREEWHEELIN TikTok 0:02 34.5K views From The Verge 3:48 AM · Aug 7, 2020 · IFTT

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External References

[1] Twitter – morgan_sung

[2] Twitter – mrmedina

[3] Daily Dot – Fortnite TikTok Emote

[4] The Verge – Fortnite TikTok Dance Ana Coto

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The way Epic keeps stealing stuff from other people and then trying to present it as their own, reminds me of how in China, there is a rip-off of every single game/product/show etc. Have Epic finally decided to adopt the standard business practices done over at China?

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