Katy Perry Ponytail - H 2015
AP ImagesMove over Malcolm Butler, there’s a new unlikely hero of the Super Bowl. Meet Left Shark. He danced alongside Katy Perry during the halftime show and won everyone’s hearts for his messed up choreography and generally adorable awkwardness.
On Monday, #leftshark began trending on Twitter as the shark’s fans expressed their love and appreciation for the dancing sea creature.
Today, look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself, “Am I #LeftShark or #RightShark?”
— Andrew Hedges (@segdeha) February 2, 2015
#leftshark for President! https://t.co/W80KT8Wdz6
— Kendal Peiguss (@kendalpeiguss) February 2, 2015
It’s not who I am underneath, but how I dance that defines me. #LeftShark pic.twitter.com/0KpnBgK7bS
— Chuck McGill (@chuckmcgill) February 2, 2015
He’s the candidate we need but not the one we deserve right now. #leftshark pic.twitter.com/yGz1ic1vNC
— Bryce Seifert (@bryceseifert) February 2, 2015
LIFE LESSON: Even when you don’t know the moves, go out there in your shark costume & be freaking awesome #leftshark http://t.co/HEHpnksFUN“
— Jeanette Marshall (@NUTSHELMARSHALL) February 2, 2015
How many investigative journalists are spending today scrambling to identify #leftshark and nab the first interview?
— William McGeveran (@BillMcGev) February 2, 2015
#leftshark wasn’t quite sure what he was doing, but he played his best on the world’s stage. Left shark is a hero: http://t.co/8oUtXhoFnJ
— Rakhee Sapra (@RakheeSapra) February 2, 2015
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After countless auditions and callbacks, Left Shark has finally arrived. Nobody puts #LeftShark in a corner. pic.twitter.com/v4901saa4Z
— Verizon FiOS (@VerizonFiOS) February 2, 2015
#LeftShark is my spirit animal – perpetually awkward, considerabley malcordianted but somehow killing it https://t.co/SVFH215jTL
— Alice Roughton (@ahhhliss) February 2, 2015
This is going to be so stupid but I can’t stop laughing. #breaktheinternet #leftshark pic.twitter.com/kdBHa5iqm5
— Matt Johnson (@twoeightnine) February 2, 2015
I love how the liberal media glosses right over Right Shark. #leftshark
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) February 2, 2015
Buzzfeed confirmed that one of the dancing sharks is Scott Myrick, a professional dancer who has worked on and off with Katy Perry since 2011. Myrick lists “Right Shark” under his Twitter user description.
OMG I MADE IT RT @SincerelyTumblr: Career Goals pic.twitter.com/xNcrtFQY5G
— Scott Myrick (@Scott_Myrick) February 2, 2015
This is what Myrick looks like in real non-shark life:
Another backup dancer for Perry, Bryan Gaw, may be the mysterious Left Shark. He posted this on his Instagram:
Just to add more fun to the mix, one of the dancing sharks apparently used being a shark as a pickup line on Tinder a few days before the game, according to Uproxx.
Even though Perry’s sharks have been stealing the spotlight, Verne Troyer wants everyone to know that he wore it better.
I wore it better #KatyPerryShark #sb49 pic.twitter.com/SQWoEbbVmC
— Verne Troyer (@VerneTroyer) February 2, 2015
And if that weren’t perfect enough, even Snoop Dogg‘s trying to take credit for the shark’s moves.
If you were wondering that was me in tha Shark costume !!
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) February 2, 2015
