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No, that wasn't someone's science teacher onstage. While performing during day two of Pharrell Williams' Something in the Water Festival, Justin Timberlake hit a dance on stage that was quite the misstep to some in attendance. While performing his 2006 FutureSex/LoveSounds single "Sexyback," the ten-time Grammy winner jumped into a "Beat Ya Feet" dance before the clip went viral. Although Timberlake ultimately took the clip in jest, the singers moves were roasted in various tweets and TikTok recreations of the dance.
\u201cDC! BEAT YOUR FEET! Did Justin Timberlake get off at @sitw ? \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udd25 @jtimberlake\u201d— DMV \ud83d\udd0c (@DMV \ud83d\udd0c) 1655652850
@corey_obrien beat yo feet! @Justin Timberlake 👟 #fyp #dance #justintimberlake
Catching wind of the backlash, Timberlake posted an Instagram Story of him apologizing to unimpressed festivalgoers.
“D.C., I want to apologize to you for two reasons: here and here,” Timberlake said in the video, wearing the same shoes that he did during the performance. “I had a long talk with both of them, individually, and said, ‘Don’t you ever do that to me again.’” Timberlake added that his pants during the show had “a real khaki vibe" before promising to “get it right” during future performances.
\u201cLMAOOO I LOVE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE\u201d— mecca \u2022 #FENTYBOWL (@mecca \u2022 #FENTYBOWL) 1655923591
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowers offered the singer a chance at redemption if Pharrell were to return to D.C. for Something in the Water.
\u201cShould I consider a mayoral pardon of @jtimberlake? \n\nAnd then for his shot at redemption, we would need @Pharrell to bring #SITWFest back\u201d— Muriel Bowser (@Muriel Bowser) 1655925210
Although Timberlake may have botched the dance, “Beat Ya Feet” is a dance style in D.C.'s go-go scene, popular during the '90s and early-2000s, first taught by local dancer and choreographer Crazy Legz. The city also has a Beat Ya Feet Academy that teaches go-go culture and dance.