踊ってみた

• 読み: おどってみた
• ローマ字: odotte mita
• 漢字の分解: 踊 (dance) + って (te-form connector) + みた (tried) → tried dancing; a dance cover video genre
• 発音: /o.dot.te.mi.ta/

意味

'I tried dancing it' — a genre of online dance cover videos.

踊ってみた is the dance counterpart to 歌ってみた. Creators learn and perform choreography from idol songs, Vocaloid music videos, anime openings, or viral dances, then upload their videos. The genre has its own celebrities and events, including live 踊ってみた meetups. Quality ranges from bedroom recordings to professionally filmed productions. It's been a major driver of dance culture among Japanese youth.

例文

1. 踊ってみた動画撮るために衣装まで作ったの本気すぎる。
2. この振り付け難しすぎて踊ってみたやりたいけど無理。
3. 踊ってみたイベントでリアルに会えるのが楽しいんだよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: social media, video platforms, dance communities

トーン: creative, energetic

正しい言い方

• 踊ってみた始めたいけど、場所どこで撮ってるの？ (I want to start making dance covers — where do you film them?)
• この曲の踊ってみた、振り付け完コピですごい。 (This dance cover perfectly copied the choreography — impressive.)

避ける言い方

• 踊ってみた動画の容姿を批判するのはNG (Criticizing the physical appearance of dance cover creators is not okay)

よくある間違い

• Thinking 踊ってみた is just TikTok dances — the genre predates TikTok and often features full-length choreography

起源と歴史

Emerged on Nico Nico Douga in the late 2000s as a sister genre to 歌ってみた. The '-てみた' format was applied to dance, creating a massive community of amateur and semi-professional dancers sharing choreography online.

文化的背景

時代: Late 2000s Nico Nico Douga culture

世代: Teens to 20s primarily

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. While similar to global dance cover culture, 踊ってみた has its own community norms, events, and celebrities distinct from TikTok culture.