Summary

• Jodie Sweetin recreates Stephanie’s popular “Motownphilly” dance, years after she performed it on
  Full house.
• Stephanie’s iconic “Motownphilly” dance represents her growth and love of performing on
  Full house.
• Sweetin’s reinterpretation of the number demonstrates her continued passion for dance and the show’s legacy.

Full house Star Jodie Sweetin recreates Stephanie’s “Motownphilly” dance over 30 years later. The popular sitcom premiered in 1987 and ran for eight seasons. It followed San Francisco TV host Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) and his family. In addition to Sweetin and Saget, the cast of Full house The cast included Candace Cameron Bure, John Stamos, Dave Coulier, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Although Stephanie had a complicated relationship with dance, she still found joy in it, which led to a notable moment in Season 5 when Her group performed a number to the famous song “Boyz II Men.”

In a recent Instagram post, Sweetin recreated the unforgettable dance with artist Mitchell Gerrard Johnson. Check out the video below:

Sweetin donned a similar costume and performed almost the entire “Motownphilly” number, while Johnson quoted Stephanie’s popular catchphrase: “how rude”, says the caption.

What makes Stephanie’s dance scene so unforgettable?

It fits the typical narrative approach of Full House

In Full house Season 5, Episode 8, “Gotta Dance,” Stephanie decided to focus on performing after her teacher recognized how talented she was. Although Danny was hesitant at first, he eventually agreed to take her dream seriously. Throughout the runtime Full house became known for the interweaving of different lessons and relevant storylines and Stephanie learned pretty quickly how captivating dancing can be. The downsides of devoting all her time to dancing included missing Jesse (Stamos) and Becky’s (Lori Loughlin) baby shower and not being able to hang out with friends.

What makes Stephanie’s “Motownphilly” dance so memorable is that she was actually having fun on stage. At first, she was too afraid to admit that dancing should take a back seat because she had pushed for it and Danny was excited to get her into a prestigious summer program. When the routine began, She deliberately disrupted the performance by changing her choreography. During a private conversation with Danny, Stephanie admitted that she still enjoyed dancing and that her group could repeat their number.

Sweetin demonstrated her real dancing skills through a competition on
Dancing with the stars
Season 22.

Given that Sweetin returned for the Netflix series along with other stars Fuller houseIt would have been interesting if Stephanie had imitated the now famous “Motown Philly” dance. Fans of Full house are probably just as excited to see Sweetin perform the routine online, especially since she seems to have so much enthusiasm for it. It shows that she still has a strong connection to her homeland and isn’t afraid to let the world know.

Source: Mitchell Gerrard Johnson/Instagram