While most of theAddams Familyadventures feature some groovy gyrations amidst the melancholy, none has made quite as much of an impression as Jenna Ortega. She became a social media phenomenon overnight with her dance scene as the title character inWednesday(now streaming onNetflix.)
Other memorable moments have seared themselves into fans' memory banks, asthe Addams Family certainly have a distinctive styleof their own. The original black-and-white television series exhibits more rhythmic sequences than the rest, whereas, in contrast, the 1992Addams Familyanimated series dancing does not leave much of an impact. Still, there have been several memorable dance moments across the history of this creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky family.
9Linedancing Wednesday – The Addams Family 2
In the 2021 film, Wednesday looks remarkably out of place among the dolled-up teenyboppers enthusiastically engaging in a line-dancing performance. However, her involvement in the beauty pageant could save her family from their archenemy, Margaux Needler.
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The tortured young soul is barely recognizable with her bleach-blonde beehive, poofy attire, and pink cowboy boots. As much as Wednesday tries to avoid participating in the show, the persistent girls guide her through the movements regardless. Althoughrather awkward and cringey,the woeful child redeemed the scene by finishing things off with an iconic shower of blood. (Well, it’s red paint in this case, but the classic horror trope clearly shines through.)
8Pugsley’s Saber Mazurka – The Addams Family (2019)
Overwhelmed by the complicated choreography and the pressures of proving his manhood through this theatrical family tradition, poor Pugsley makes quite a mess of things, withall Addams eyes keenly watching. After letting out a blood-curdling howl, a high-pitched scream, and spontaneously growing a beard, the Saber Mazurka commences and is a catastrophe from the get-go.
The cutlass-wielding Pugsley and his two left feet watch the magnificent men in his family show off their dancing skills. They all partake in a sword fight of sorts, but he ends up falling flat on his face. Fortunately, the mortified young man gets to redeem himself when the terrible townsfolk attack the family home. Pugsley performs the perfect Mazurka (his way!) and, with Wednesday’s assistance, the Addamses are saved.
7Lurch and the Dancing Instructor – Addams Family TV Series
Lurch loves watching the morbid family shuffle across the makeshift dancefloor, and he would very much like to join in. However, he has no idea where to start. Now that he has to attend the Butlers' Ball, the issue has become time-sensitive, so Gomez hires a dance instructor to help his buddy out.
With that classic slapstick style, the dainty dame is horrified upon meeting Lurch’sFrankenstein-like form and faintsin the doorway, so the dutiful gentleman carries her inside. Unaware of the situation, Gomez urges Lurch to dance with her unconscious, lifeless form, which comically sways around like a little ragdoll in his arms.
6Morticia & Gomez' Dance Extravaganza – Addams Family TV Series
These lovebirds will drop what they are doing at the drop of a hat to embrace each otheras they waltz acrossthe floor at any opportunity, smoothly gliding around as Thing manages the music. They are not afraid of a few solos either, with Gomez' wild style perfectly complimented by Morticia’s sultry swiveling
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The suave Gomez is unconcerned with the time of day or if he is appropriately dressed or not. He will happily put on a performance in a long nightshirt topped off with a cute nightcap for added effect.
5Uncle Fester and Gomez’s Mamushka – The Addams Family (1991)
Gomez decides to throw an elegant ball in honor of his long-lost brother and, as the showstopper, the siblings perform the customary Mamushka, passed down through their Cossack heritage. Fester is less-than-enthusiastic, not because of stage fright, but rather due to the fact thathe is a complete fraudand therefore knows none of the dance steps.
As the ladies join the band in the background, the faux-Fester surprisingly picks up the movements quite proficiently, until the music picks up speed and things go a bit haywire. Blades are brought out. It’s a miracle nobody died, particularly when the Addams Uncle’s sword-swallowing skills are suddenly put to the test.
4"The Drew" by Lurch and Wednesday – Addams Family TV Series
After the disastrous dance lessons from an ill-prepared instructor, Lurch has lost hope in his chances of making a good impression at the Butler’s Ball.Wednesday senses his distressand offers up her own advice, with a complimentary crash course in how to do “The Drew.”
This young cutie really knows how to boogie, which Jenna Ortega (ahem)drewinspiration from for her modernized masterpiece, and Lurch soon found his rhythm while watching Wednesday bust a move. Now Lurch “might find a nice girl to be miserable with” as he steals the spotlight at the Ball.
3Cousin It Channels The Doggfather – The Addams Family 2
Less of a dance and more like a live concert, Cousin It gets down and dirty as he pays homage to the master of hip-hop, theD-O double G (who also voices the hairball.) The infamous Cousin, suddenly fully coherent with a microphone in hand, flies over the crowd with a jetpack in tow and puts on a Snoop Dogg-worthy performance —well, a PG version, at least.
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This animated interpretation of Cousin It is too cool for school and has all the swagger and bling to grab anyone’s attention. The ladies love him and the guys want to be like him. This cuddly cousin is a memorable sight indeed.
2Morticia and Gomez: The Dance of Death – Addams Family Values
Out of all Morticia and Gomez’s dances through the years, none captivates their passion and love quite like the iconicFamily Valuesmoment. Their tango at the Bistro is top-notch, filled with jaw-dropping pirouettes, fancy footwork, amazing acrobatics, and some pyro-effects for added measure.
Their final kiss is so heated that all the champagne bottles in the establishment burst open, spraying the crowd with liquor, who give them a well-deserved standing ovation.Gomez and Morticia’s onscreen chemistry is unmatched, as far as most fans are concerned.
1Wednesday’s Viral Victory – Wednesday
The jaw-dropping Jenna Ortega has taken social media by storm! Fans can’t openTikTokorYouTubewithout finding a fewWednesdaydance scene references (accompanied by Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary”). Jenna is surprisingly quite modest about her self-choreographed masterpiece, even though the iconic moment in the episode “Woe What a Night” arguably epitomizes everything Wednesday stands for.
Taking influence from 80s Goths, Siouxsie Sioux, Lisa Loring, Bob Fosse, and more, Jenna gives an eerie, eccentric, and unique rendition of how Wednesday would conduct herself on the dancefloor, and perfect doesn’t even begin to describe the outcome. Even acclaimed celebrities are copying her moves in their content creation. This unforgettable Wednesday dance will certainly go down in history.
