'Bloomberg Supporters' Parody Video Makes Rounds After Pete Buttigieg Dance: 'Look out, Pete'

The race to become president of the United States involves more than detailed policy stances on health care, education and the economy. It's also about dance.

On Friday morning, a video made the rounds of "supporters" of former New York
City Mayor Michael Bloomberg breaking out some dance moves.

Bloomberg's campaign team confirmed to Newsweek that the video was a parody and not associated with the campaign. While the "Bloomberg supporters" video was a parody, two campaigns have started breaking down to show their support for their candidates.

Nick Ciarelli, a comedian, shared a video of the dance on Twitter early Friday morning. He claimed it was time for South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg's to "look out" because Bloomberg "supporters" had their own dance.

Set to Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," the video features some finger-pointing, running in place, a little coordinated clapping and even some scuba action. The faux Bloomberg supporters don't have the same level of coordination as Buttigieg's real supporters, but Buttigieg's have had more time to practice.

Buttigieg's supporters are known for breaking out their moves when they're at campaign events. The steps, set to Panic! at the Disco's "High Hopes," may be simple and repetitive, but videos shared on social media show they've learned to really nail the timing.

Andrew Yang's supporters also got in on the dancing action, although they opted for a slightly different method to promote their support for the political outsider and presidential candidate. Using the hashtag "Dance for Yang," his supporters posted videos on Twitter of themselves breaking out their best moves to a custom song that two of his supporters made just for Yang.

The "anthem," as Yang's campaign describes it on its YouTube page, focuses on Yang's policies, including his "Freedom Dividend" that would give everyone $1,000 a month in anticipation of job losses from automation.

"Yo, a vote for anyone else is like negative $1,000 from your pocket every month," the song concludes.

On Thursday, Buttigieg and Yang will face off once again on the debate stage for the sixth Democratic debate. Bloomberg, who tossed his hat into the already crowded presidential arena at the end of November, didn't qualify for the debate.

The event will be held at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, but dance isn't expected to be one of the topics. The candidates will likely be asked to share their plans on health care, education and the economy, as has been the case in the previous debates.

Correction: This story and photo caption has been updated to clarify that the video is a parody and not associated with Bloomberg's campaign.