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USA Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
There's finally a dance for the ‘Law & Order' theme song. See Mariska Hargitay do it
'Law & Order: SVU' stars Mariska Hargitay and Kelli Giddish were recently spotted getting 'jiggy' with it. Hargitay and Giddish, best known for playing Capt. Olivia Benson and Sgt. Amanda Rollins on the popular 'Law & Order' spinoff, recently recreated the line dance set to the tune of the show's iconic theme song, which has taken social media by storm in recent weeks. 'Special Dance Unit 💃 #SVU' NBC joked. All of the fuss (and pleas for the famous co-stars to participate) began shortly after Cleveland-based dancer Stephon Vann posted a clip of him and his friends dancing to the routine he choreographed on July 24. The video, viewed over 20 million times, has spawned reenactments from fans across social media, including the Savannah Bananas, a Savannah, Georgia-based exhibition barnstorming baseball team and members (and sisters) of American rock band HAIM. Even Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson of 'Dancing with the Stars' fame got in on the action. Watch Capt. Olivia Benson and Sgt. Amanda Rollins busts a move to the theme song below. Video shows Capt. Olivia Benson, Sgt. Amanda Rollins bust a move Hargitay, determined to get it right, is seen counting out the steps audibly while Giddish tries to follow her lead as best as she can. In the 13-second clip, Hargitay and Giddish also appear to be wearing their characters' outfits. Diehard fans were just tickled to see Hargitay and Giddish bust a move, with some taking the time to offer praise or commentary. 'I just saw Olivia Benson and Amanda Rollins doing that Law and Order dance and I just don't even know how to feel,' a fan wrote in an X post dated Aug. 2. More: Mariska Hargitay finds peace revealing family secrets in new documentary How to watch 'Law & Order: SVU' 'Law & Order: SVU' episodes can be streamed via the NBC app or if you have a cable provider login. The show is also available to stream on Peacock and Hulu (at least the first 24 seasons are). A handful of other TV streaming platforms offer an NBC channel to watch the shows as they air live, including Hulu+ Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV, and FuboTV. Contributing: Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY and Lauren J. Young, Akron Beacon Journal, part of the USA Today Network
USA Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Cleveland-based dancer Stephon Vann is mastermind behind viral 'Law & Order' line dance
Dun-dun. By now, you've probably seen the viral clip of a group of young dancers grooving to the "Law & Order" theme song. But what you might not have known is that they have ties to Northeast Ohio. That's right. The mastermind behind the choreography, Stephon Vann, is a Cleveland-based dancer, and it appears that the other dancers tagged in his highly popularized video are also from the area. Between TikTok and Instagram, Vann's dance routine has been viewed by millions and received thousands of reactions, many of them laugh-worthy. Black-owned magazine Essence gave the group a shoutout on Instagram as well. Even Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth commented on one of the Instagram reposts of the video with a laughing emoji and New York Liberty mascot Ellie the Elephant gave the dance a try during a recent game. It's also garnered likes from actors Olivia Munn ("Your Friends & Neighbors," "The Newsroom") and Jay Ellis ("Running Point," "Top Gun: Maverick," "Insecure"), model Chrissy Teigen and singer Melanie Fiona. All we need is Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T and Christopher Meloni to join in on the fun. 'Get it Mariska!': 'Law & Order' stars get in on viral routine created by Cleveland dancer The story behind the 'Law & Order' theme song The theme song for the popular crime show, known for its neo-noir tune, drumbeat and guitar riff, was written by TV composer Mike Post. He also wrote the themes for "Hillstreet Blues," "Quantum Leap" and "Magnum, P.I.," among others. In an interview with "Archive of American Television," Post said "Law & Order" show creator Dick Wolf, who had worked on "Hillstreet Blues," approached him with the pilot and asked him to write the theme song. As to what led to the "dun-dun" sound, Wolf asked Post to produce something to specifically go along with when scenes changed and title cards appeared. Post initially scoffed at the idea, saying that was something for sound effects to handle, but after Wolf's insistence, Post took on the task. "'You watch, it'll end up being important,'" Post said Wolf said at the time. "I went, 'You're crazy, you don't know what you're talking about.'" That turned out to be the iconic "dun-dun" everyone recognizes today. Ice-T sparks concern with 'Law & Order: SVU' injury gag "It's not a sound effect, it's a piece of music that actually gets a royalty, you know? It's piece of music," Post said. He said after the show was on the air for its first year, Wolf told him to take him out to dinner because of the show's — and subsequently the theme song's — success. Looking back on the conversation, Post said that Wolf said, "'I'm probably the reason that you've got this one little piece that you're gonna be known for the rest of your career.' ... I said, 'OK I'll take you out to dinner.' Good guy." Social media reaction to 'Law & Order' dance The comment section has been quite hilarious. It's also worth pointing out that there were numerous comments in languages other than English, showing the video's reach on social media. Here are some of the best ones (in English) from TikTok and Instagram: First off, shout out to the dancers: Dc : @stephonbetterknownassteph but also the gang : @de_varian @eebizzy @b4cole @_murkyy @_spaidtheway. "Just wait until they play this in the club 😂" "I need to see the entire cast of Law and Order - doing this dance - with Liv and Finn leading 🔥🔥" "I swear if I see Mariska Hargitay doing this...." "Law and order 'Special Dance Unit' 😂" "Watched this an ungodly amount of times 😂😂😂💀" "Fighting crime one dance at a and Order the musical coming soon 😭" "Law & Hors d'oeuvres bc y'all ATE" "The people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The dancers who slay and the dancers who eat. These are their stories." "😂😂😂 can't get enough! it's like the first time every time I see this!" "...I did NOT have dancing to the Law and Order theme song on my bingo card." "Had IG on I turned on the sound, I laughed out loud. 🤣🤣. Would've never guessed that they were dancing to the Law & Order theme music 🤣🤣🤣" "It's the little air guitar for me" "S/O to Mike Post. The composer of this theme. 🔥" "What's hilarious is that my daughter and I have always had our own dance to the theme song 😂😂😂😂 I love this!!" This story has been updated.
USA Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Get it Mariska!': 'Law & Order' stars get in on viral routine created by Cleveland dancer
"I swear if I see Mariska Hargitay doing this...." Well, it happened. Just a week after Cleveland-based dancer Stephon Vann created a routine to the theme song of "Law & Order," Olivia Benson and Amanda Rollins, aka Mariska Hargitay and Kelli Giddish joined in on the fun, much to fans' delight. And they rightly gave Vann choreography credit. Cleveland-based dancer Stephon Vann is mastermind behind viral 'Law & Order' line dance The official NBC "Law & Order" Instagram account posted a video of the detective duo doing the dance, with Hargitay mouthing an eight-count to keep them on track. The caption read, "Special Dance Unit 💃#SVU" Vann's original video, which has been reposted across TikTok and Instagram, has been viewed by millions and garnered thousands of reactions and comments, many of them laugh-worthy. There's been celebrity engagement as well with a laughing emoji comment from Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth and likes from actors Queen Latifah, Olivia Munn, Jay Ellis, Tristan Wilds and Robin Thede, models Chrissy Teigen and Kimora Lee Simmons, singers Kandi Burruss and Melanie Fiona, fashion editor Hillary Kerr and former Real Housewife Robyn Dixon, to name a few. Mariska Hargitay finds peace revealing family secrets in new documentary Social media reaction to Liv, Rollins doing 'Law & Order' dance Fans were clearly excited as well as amused that the "Law & Order" stars took part in the viral dance routine. Even Vann shared his reaction to seeing Hargitay and Giddish doing his routine, saying "I'll never not be shocked." Here are some of the best reactions from Instagram: "WAIT. They really saw the video & posted the OFFICIAL SVU dance ... THIS IS LEGENDARY!!!" "Dance Captain Benson with the '5, 6, 7, 8' exactly" "This is amazing actually thank you for hitting this dance yall did this...... Justice😭😭😭" "This should be performed during the time we are waiting for the jury to deliberate" "This the 'you going to jail' dance 🕺😭" "I want them to do this after every arrest" "Let me go learn this dance, so I can bust it out at the next episode" "Get it Mariska with the countdown and guitar 🎸!!" "Another reason why this show is so amazing! 🫶" "I love this so hard! 🤣 I was hoping she (Olivia Benson) would give it a go. Rollins was an expected treat!😆"
San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
Nacco: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
CLEVELAND (AP) — CLEVELAND (AP) — Nacco Industries Inc. (NC) on Wednesday reported earnings of $3.3 million in its second quarter. The Cleveland-based company said it had profit of 44 cents per share. The small appliance maker posted revenue of $68.2 million in the period.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Choreographer's ‘Law & Order' dance went viral — and even star Mariska Hargitay was shimmying to it
Choreographer Stephon Vann never thought his dance moves set to the iconic 'Law & Order: SVU' theme would go viral. But they unexpectedly caught the attention of just the right people — series stars Mariska Hargitay and Kelli Giddish, who enthusiastically mimicked his dance team's moves in their own recent viral clip. 'I was jumping up and down for joy,' Vann told The Post after seeing the actors shimmying to the beat together as a 'Special Dance Unit' — with Hargitay even doing a deep-knee-bent air guitar in the process. 'When I saw her, like, really get into it, I was, like, 'Oh, my gosh, this is something. I'm just doing a little silly dance that I made up off the top of my head!'' he said of their Instagram post, which received likes and comments from celebs including Olivia Munn, Jay Ellis, Chrissy Teigen and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth. 'I wanted to do something that people wouldn't really expect me to dance to,' the Cleveland-based TikTok creator told The Post, adding that he was inspired to try the long-running drama series' music because 'whenever I'm at dance battles, this one DJ always plays it, so I thought that was pretty funny.' After filming the clip, Vann 'chuckled a little, but I didn't think it was, like, that hilarious, you know?' he recalled. Fortunately for Vann, he was wrong. The video has been viewed on TikTok by nearly 3 million people and garnered tens of thousands of delighted comments. Even the WNBA's New York Liberty mascot Ellie the Elephant and the famed Savannah Bananas baseball club performed it during recent games. 'The fact that people are enjoying it and seeing it has just made me happy,' Vann said. 5 Hargitay and Gillis even took part in the viral 'Law & Order' dance. 5 The moves were created by performer Stephon Vann (center, in his viral video). 5 The Savannah Bananas baseball team followed suit during a recent game. 5 Vann thought it would be funny to create a dance to the iconic theme music, created by Mike Post. But he didn't expect the ultimate reactions. 5 A shocked Vann was 'jumping up and down for joy,' he told The Post of seeing Hargitay and Giddish perform the moves. Show fans, too, were thrilled. 'WAIT. They really saw the video & posted the OFFICIAL SVU dance … THIS IS LEGENDARY!!!' wrote one. Another jokingly referenced Hargitay's character, whom she has played for more than 20 years on the NBC drama, writing, 'There is some poor girl tied up on a fire escape waiting to be rescued and y'all in here doing TikToks! … Get to work, Olivia!'
