Young African American Girls Add Roblox's Dress To Impress "Pose 28" & JoJo Siwa's "Karma" Dance Move To Their "Attitude. Now Walk Off" Challenge

 

@grey'sworld, June 28, 2024 

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the TikTok and YouTube challenge trend that is known as "Attitude. Now Walk Off" or similar titles.

This post showcases a video example of "Attitude. Now Walk Off" from the popular children's YouTube channel "Grey's World".

This post also presents selected comments from that video's discussion thread that refer to the "Attitudes. Now Walk Off"  challenge and/or the addition of "Dress to Impress"'s pose 28 and/or Jo Jo Siwa's :Karma" dance move. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/04/what-attitude-really-means-in-tiktok.html for Part II of this pancocojams series.That post presents some history of the "Attitude. Now Walk Off" challenge including information about the Jun 11, 2024 YouTube video of that trend that I have found that is the earliest example that I've found. That post also includes a Google Results description of that challenge, my description of how that challenge was/is originally performed, and my description of adapted/variant forms of that challenge.

In addition, that pancocojams post also presents my explanations about what the word "attitude" really means in the TikTok or YouTube challenge video challenges that are known as "Attitude. Now Walk off" or similar titles. That information is presented along with the date and description of the earliest example of this trend.

Furthermore, that post presents a few video examples of body gestures that may be associated with African American females' "attitude". Those examples are from stomp and shake cheerleading, majorette dance battles, or the "Attitude. Now Walk Off" challenge itself

The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Grey Skye Evans and all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. 

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INFORMATION ABOUT GREY'S WORLD

[as of April 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM EDT]
  
From https://www.youtube.com/@ThisisGreysWorld

"Description

My name is Grey! I'm 10 and I loveeee dancing! Make sure you like and subscribe!

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United States

Joined Oct 4, 2016

3.75M subscribers"

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This channel features Grey Skye Evans, an African American elementary school age girl and a few other African American girls around the same age. In addition to Grey, the two other girls who are specifically named in this video's comments are Grey's sister Phoenix (Phe Phe) and their friend Bella.

This channel has a large worldwide fan base which appears to mostly consist of children and pre-teens. Some of the commenters in this video's discussion thread made mistakes with their sentence structure and didn't correctly use examples of African American Vernacular English. Besides English, a number of comments in this video's discussion thread were in French, Spanish, and a few other languages. I specifically noticed two comments from a boy from the French speaking West African nation of Togo. There were also comments in this video's discussion thread from Ghana and South Africa.

A number of the commenters in this video's discussion thread complimented Grey's physical appearance, told Grey that they loved her, and/or asked Grey to be their friend. Some commenters also asked Grey to come visit them and shared what teenagers and adults would consider to be vague and incomplete details about where they lived. 

The total # of views for this video (as of April 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM EDT) = 143,467,316.

The total # of comments for this video (as of April 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM EDT) =  2,792.

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Click  https://youtube.com/shorts/Zv2LfLof_mc?si=H5cdg4QcfckMm-Sj, @besperon, Apr 5, 2024 for a link to Jojo Siwa - Karma (Dance Cover) #jojosiwa #musicvideo. WARNING-  This video still includes the one word profanity that is part of that song's lyrics. However, it doesn't include other aspects of JoJo Siwa's official videos that may be considered problematic for children and young teens.  

Also, click https://youtube.com/shorts/Vkp6uzB46KU?si=nec4SZjHOzO0n8_K @Glowwithrose14, September 8, 2024 for a YouTube video short of Roblox's "Dress To Impress" Pose 28.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In Part I of this pancocojams series, I wrote that, generally speaking, there are two different ways to perform (play) the "Attitude. Now Walk Off" challenge"

1. The original way of performing this challenge in which participants use certain body gestures and/or certain facial expressions to create their best version of the stereotypical angry, sassy, aggressive African American (Black) woman. On the command "Now walk off", the participants walk or strut or switch out of the sight of the camera. 

or

2. Adapted (variant) forms in which participants use their turn to showcase creative and dramatic runway models'/dancers' poses or moves. These participants' walk off can also be dramatic dance or walking moves.  

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Grey's World's depiction of "Attitude. Now Walk" is a combination of the original way and the adapted way of performing that challenge.   

Notice that a few commenters such as comment #16 in this pancocojams compilation, refer to Dress To Impress's Pose 28 and/or the JoJo Siwa dance as an "attitude":

This suggests that these commenters who are probably children to young teens (which I believe is the targeted age groups of Grey's World YouTube channel) don't understand what "attitude" means in this challenge.(My guess is that many adults also aren't sure what "attitude" means in the context of this internet challenge.)

In contrast, based on that subject matter in that video's discussion thread, it's clear Pose 28 from Roblox's "Dress to Impress" and a dance move from Pop singer JoJo Siwa's "Karma" were very familiar to this video's commenters. Those additions were generally quite well received by the majority of  that discussion thread's commenters as documented by some selected comments that are quoted in this pancocojams post.
 
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS SHOWCASED VIDEO

https://youtube.com/shorts/AJUjcBD0k9g?si=YszJwZ6WLFw6v3Rn Attitude 😂😂 #shorts #greysworld @ThisisGreysWorld,  Jun 28, 2024

These comments were published from June 2024 through April 1. 2025. Most of these comments are given in relative chronological order with the oldest dated comments presented first.

I assigned numbers to these comments for referencing purposes only. I also added brief notes after a few of these comments.

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1.@yaybrown2099
"The first one gray yes queen"

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2.@VoldyLourena
"But grey in the end 😂😂"

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3.  @Aubrey-o4l
"@yaybrown2099 she was at the end too she went again 😂"

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4. @flyohmyhollyy3758
"she did the jojo dance lol so cute"

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5. @AbbyDownard
"Grey And phe are SO FUNNY😂😂😂"

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6. @Leahworld22
"Not Phoenix doing the karma❤😂😂❤ but all of y’all ate though especially grey at the end she act like dress to impress❤ (edit it)"

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7. @KamrenDill
"GREY HIT DAT 28 POSE: Don’t forgot I did see phe hit dat karma dance"

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8. @henrynico268
"Phe I can’t with the way she walk😂😂😂

 

Edit: the “oh😑…” got me ded 🗿"

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9. @Tiffanie-k8p
"Attitude walk off gone wrong😂"

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10. @MELANIE_FAN_FOREVER13
"The second one made me laugh 😂😂 she my fav😂😂"

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11.@rebekahandrachelavenger2952
"But phe is too young to wach that video  do you know what is in that video"
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This comment refers to JoJo Siwa's "Karma" song/video

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12.@Leahworld22
" @rebekahandrachelavenger2952  we don’t know why she watching it but they’re just kids let them have fun"

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13. @Unicorn_power123
"Bro was doing the dress to impress"
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Read my comment in this pancocojams post's discussion section below about how the word  "bro" is used in this particular comment and in some other examples from this Grey's World's video discussion thread.  

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14.@Exsternal-f9m
"Bro grey had pose 28 on at the end and she had the summer update clothes from dti 😭😭😭😭"

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15.@ZozibiniMaloni
"Don't give me that atitude 😂❤"
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This is a common saying that an adult might say to a child who is "giving" ("showing") negative attitude.

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16.@nataliedelvalle5271
"At the end she did the dress to press Attitude😂😂"
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This comment suggests that that commenter (and probably others) didn't understand what "Attitude" meant in that video.

Read my notes in Part I of this pancocojams series.

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17..@gloriaowusu2497
"Not grey doing dress to impress move on roblox ❤❤❤ 😂😂😂😂"

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18.@robertbrullo5422
"The first one looks like a bully

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19.@Davidbonamy-k5x
"How did dress to impress get into this😂"

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20..@venus_on_mars1
"Me thinking one of them should do pose 28

does it

LETZ GOOO
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The bold font was used in the original comment.

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21.@SerenaOropeza
"Why you doing like a Roblox😂😂😂😂❤🎉"

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22. @Exsternal-f9m
"Bro grey had pose 28 on at the end and she had the summer update clothes from dti 😭😭😭😭

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23.@hannasvibes-vv2mx
"The second one is being Jojo lol"

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24. @FROG_GIRL01
"Girl really did talk

To the hand cuz the face ain’t listening💀💀💀💀"
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This comment refers to the "Talk to the hand" gesture. That gesture originated among African Americans in the 1990s.

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25.7. @lindahenderson7795
"Bogey💀"
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"Bogie" is probably a mis-spelling of the African American Vernacular English word "bougie" (pronounced BOO-gee). This comment and its accompanying emoji means that the commenter didn't like this video. "Bougie" is an adjective that putdowns a person who thinks and acts like they are better (higher class, ritzy) than other people. One opposite of  "bougie" is "ghetto". Neither of these adjectives should be used as they could cause a fight. 

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26. @Jeany3466
"When I play dress to impress i always do the iconic pose 28 i do it in freeplay mode to this is to funny the way she spammed it like ppl do in dti she just said pose 28 i love is ❤❤🎉🎉"

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27.@beatricejohn6114
"GREY IS THE BEST"

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28. @anyalysejohnson4958
"DRESS TO IMPRESS GREYY YASSS"

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29. @Jalenandlatoya
"I do  this with my friends at school at recess so much I wish I met you"

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30. @FROG_GIRL01
"Bro did the karma dance"

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31. @TameikaFegans
"NOT THE POSE 28 IN DTI ON ROBLOX😂😂😂😂😂"

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32. @BlackQueen-x4c
"bru they doing 28pose in dress to impress"

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33. @stacypike5181
"Sobbing on how there good attitude is."
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I believe this sentence would be written this way in standard English:
"[I'm] sobbing because their attitude [performance] is so good."

The word "sobbing" here may be like the saying "crying tears of joy."

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34. @ShalonLoveherfan123
"Not the karma dance and how she said ohh.."

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35. @flyohmyhollyy3758
"she did the jojo dance lol so cute"

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36. @Jeany3466
"When I play dress to impress i always do the iconic pose 28 i do it in freeplay mode to this is to funny the way she spammed it like ppl do in dti she just said pose 28 i love is ❤❤🎉🎉"

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37. @NosiphiweDuru
"The last attitude so funny😂😂"

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38. @SerenaOropeza
"Why you doing like a Roblox😂😂😂😂❤🎉"

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39. @nataliedelvalle5271
"At the end she did the dress to press Attitude😂😂"

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40. @BunmiIshmael
"POSE 28 IS EVERYTHING"

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41. @watayachangachirwa5963
"Does she play dti? btw dti means dres to impress ❤"

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42. @Nia-c6q
"😂 bro, started doing the JoJo Siwa dance"
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This is the way this comment was written in that discussion thread. Read my note after comment #13 above.

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43. @Ayo649
"NOT THE JOJO SIWA AND POSE 28 😭😭😭✋✋"

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44. @vhanjulyesguerra6176
"Dress to impress HAHA"

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45. @DamilareShoyoola-wt1sf
"Grey at the end was very funny OMG can't stop laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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46. @Mee-ri4lx
"phoenix was gonna do pose 28 but she did     karma and LoL grey did pose 28 LoL 😂😂😂😂"

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47. @Bellasilly14
"Second one is giving Jojo siwa vibes😅"

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48. @Jalenandlatoya
"I do  this with my friends at school at recess so much I wish I met you"

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49. @dyergirlsgang8455
"Do attitude grown-up
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In English the adjective comes before the noun. Therefore, the sentence would be "Do the grown-up attitude.

I wonder if this commenter is referring to the aggressive body gesture and facial expressions that stereotypes Black females as "the grown up attitude". I'm glad that some of these girls didn't do that when it was their turn in the spotlight. 

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50. @riskrich5748
"Am afraid of the first one 😅😅😅"

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51. @AllJustMoon
"Am I the only girl who does not play dress to impress 😂"

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52. @Kailani-su6kl
"Grey I love your you are Roblox character cuz I saw it and I love your videos too and okay girl you and Phoenix are you cute and yeah bye and I love how you did that attitude thinking"

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53. @EmmikaWalton
"She hit sum pose 28"
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"Hit [add the name of a particular dance] " means to start doing that dance. This word probably coms from the African American Vernacular English saying "to hit the dance floor",  meaning to go onto the dance floor". However, maybe that saying came from dancers hitting the floor hard with their feet (i.e. to be serious and not timid in how people danced.

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54. @itzelgomezroblero9647
"The pose 28 got me rolling on the floor"
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In the context of this comment, "rolling on the floor" here means "laughing a lot ".

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55. @ThisisChetanna
"omg phoenix the karma dance jojo siwa is coming for you"

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56. @shirleyfulton4115
"Pose 28 go crazy ☠️"

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57. @Jennifer-tj6
"Nahhh the second one was MJ(Micheal Jackson) for a second but she so cute an she slayed"

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58. @Malia-ix1qv
"Not the jojo siwa+pose 28 combo"

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59. @bettylovesanime
"Gray is like I'm not doing attitude again already did attitude so I'm just do pose 28 from dress to impress"

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60. @BerryAmes
"That’s what I’d be doing when I get hyped"

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61. @Drama_queenheree
"Not they pose 28 😭🤚🏻 they alll slayedddd . PERIODDDD GURLSS"

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62. @andemcgraw
"These attitudes Period"
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The word "Period" at the end of that comment and other comments in that discussion thread means that there's nothing more that needs to be said. This can mean that hat was done (in this case those attitude performances) can't be improved upon.

My guess is that in this context, the word "period" means the same thing as "mic drop".

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63. @LuvlyZyzy
"Nah number 7 understood the assignment

 

Also the "Attitude" "Ooo ok no problem walk off" got me Rollin 😂😂"

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64. @karenjupiter-edmund3287
"I can't stop cringing😅"
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I added this comment to represent the fact that a few of the commenters in this discussion thread didn't like Grey's World's version of "Attitude. Now Walk Off". 

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65.@EmmikaWalton
"She did pose 28 that got me dead laughing 😂😂😂😂"

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66.@AnnDunn-w1b
"The first one was really good"

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67.  @user-alvin93
"The first one was the best ❤❤"

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68. @BryanKepdib
"Les filles vous avez fait fort 😂😂😂😂"
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Google translate from French to English:

"Girls, you did well 😂😂😂😂"
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There were a few other comments in French (including one comment from a person who indicated that they live in Togo which is a French speaking country in West Africa.) There were also a few comments in Spanish as well as a few other comments in other languages besides English.  

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69. @dominiquelewis1182
"Post 28 is my favourite pose in DTI😂😂😂"

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70.@immasigma
"Not at the end doing a pose from dress to impress😂❤"

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71. @SaraKadezabek-wu3jw
"I think the 1st 1 was a better than all the ones"

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72. @lady_k8790
"Aditude then walk off 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the last one 😂😂😂😂😂 and the first one 😂😂😂"

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73. @Lillian-c1e
"The first one knows it nicely 👌"

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74. @bettylovesanime
"Gray is like I'm not doing attitude again already did attitude so I'm just do pose 28 from dress to impress"

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75. @Mistysback4857
"They all slayed but Grey's hair and her second pose at the the end, and the moms concerned "oh" "

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76. @EvaaniAinstin
"Grey did the dress to impress pose 28

(You have to like my comment if you play dress to impress)"
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This comment had 11 likes as of March 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM EDT

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77. @LuvlyZyzy
"Not the second girl doing pose 28 as she's walking also Grey😂"

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78. @MunachisoOnovo
"She has a name, it's Phoenix.😒"

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79. @Namronchannel
"@MunachisoOnovo its not that deep"

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80..@LakenyaBLANCHARD-e5u
"Y'all all ateee and left no crumbs ❤ period slay girls"

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81. @KamrenDill
"GREY HIT DAT 28 POSE: Don’t forgot I did see phe hit dat karma dance"

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82. @GurmanpreetKaur-p5l
"The pose 28 killed me😂"

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83. @Coolgirl-m3w
"All ya ate😂❤ Bella was really showing that attitude😂❤"

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84. @AshekieRicketts
"Lol looks like they are having fun ❤❤️"

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85. @jarettamonger
"Girl you slay"

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86. @andemcgraw
"Grey and Bella ATE this"

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87. @higiniocabrera8529
"My friend was doing this"

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88. @РозаМамытова-ж7э
"Жинди.  😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"
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Google translate from Kyrgyz to English: "Crazy"

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89. @user-hs4mf2hi8x
"Nah the first one is crazy fr"

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90. @Jennell-g6r
"Bella look like she is going to fight someone 😅"

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91. @priyabhardwajhhbnpnkl
"Pose 28 period slay baddies"

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92. @Khanyokuhlle
"Me and my sister and my friend we always try this and she said I said attitude and she said I’m sorry what she said I said attitude and she said OK and then she she she turns her hair and it was like so weird"

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93. @rolandarobert428
"Grey at the end is ding pose 28 from dress to impress and she was like Attitude. And walk of oh"

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94. @TITOCED-hc3hb
"Pov:dress to impress😅😂"

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95. @TTkhyperLive
"Nahh there to young for attitude😂😂"

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96. @given6372
"That was super funny😂 I love your videos😊"

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97. @TristanPhillips-z7o
"I do not know pose 28 was coming up grey😂😂"

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98. @SoereshKalidien
"Are they in dti

bro just dit pose 28"
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"dit" is a typo for "hit".

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99. NaomiSimmons-ds7qv
"SEND HELP😭💀 THE POES 28😢😢😢😢😢"
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"POES" is a typo for "Pose"

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100. @NeslyNoel-qy5es
"Hi I'm a big fan of you and I like your dance"

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