When The Bee Gees recorded 'Tragedy' and Sophie Ellis-Bextor pouted out 'Murder On The Dancefloor' they had Dad Dancing in mind.
And if you've ever attended an Irish wedding you'll know exactly the kind of horror that can be inflicted by few too many pints, a loose tie and an energetic Uncle.
Here are five examples of the very finest attempts by men of a certain vintage busting some moves. They are not in chronological order because that would make sense ...and let's face it Dad Dancing is pretty incomprehensible.
Let's kick it off with the inspiration of this blog post.
The Dail Daddy Dance:
Big Sam Alardyce busting some huge moves in Marbella. He encompasses the true spirit of DD. Absolutely NO FECKS GIVEN. G'wan Sam!
LAD: Sam Allardyce living it up in Marbella.pic.twitter.com/VDcOa5yZ99
— BBC Sporf (@BBCSporf) May 30, 2016
This is a Dad Dancing Double for football managers. Here's former Everton boss Roberto Martinez throwing shapes at a Jason Derulo gig. It looks like a sideways bowling lassoo/reversing the truck kinda move. Unfortunately, he was sacked soon after, but thankfully a haulage company saw this video and offered him a job straight away.
What about this King. Not only does he look like he's punching imaginary flies but he has the classic Dad attire nailed. I say nailed because that top was hammered into those jeans.
And they're cannot be anything more truly horrifying than being a teenager and your Dad photobombing your Whip/Nae Nae video. Admittedly, Dad defo has the best moves here.
WARNING: Any teens reading this will risk serious injury diving behind the nearest sofa cringing:
