Paper Title: The Algorithmic Ritual: A Sociological Analysis of "Si Te Sabes El TikTok Baila" and the 2020 Digital Dance Vernacular 1. Abstract
This paper examines the 2020 TikTok "mashup" challenge as a digital rite of passage for Gen Z. We argue that these challenges transformed passive music consumption into an active, somatic form of cultural literacy, where "knowing the dance" became a marker of digital belonging during the social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Introduction: The Rise of the Short-Form Hegemony SI TE SABES EL TIKTOK BAILA! 2020
: The rapid growth of TikTok during global lockdowns. Paper Title: The Algorithmic Ritual: A Sociological Analysis
: An analysis of the "Si te sabes el TikTok baila" format—multi-song mashups that functioned as a competency test for users. somatic form of cultural literacy