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    16 Essential Moves For Dancing To An *NSYNC Ballad

    Learn. Try. Practice.

    All of the following GIFs were taken from this video of *NSYNC performing "This I Promise You" at MTV's "Snowed In" circa 2000.

    Each of the following techniques are tried and tested.

    1. The Gum Sway

    2. The Ugly Cry

    3. The Water Bottle Wave

    4. The Single Tear

    5. The Poster Wiggle

    6. The Tongue Bite

    7. The Brace Twitch

    8. The Hypno-Trance Partial Lyric Lip-Sync (HTPLLC)

    9. The Bounce And Shake

    10. The Friend Glance Whimper

    11. The Can't Contain Yourself Scream

    12. The "Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

    13. The Bucket Hat Belt-It-Out

    14. The Scream Sing

    15. The Friend Check

    16. The "OhMyGod I'm Gonna Cry" But You Don't Actually Cry

    BONUS

    Watch the full performance here. Try out the techniques. Practice.

    View this video on YouTube