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Old Men Grooving turn a beat drop into a dad-dancing surprise

Talent Recap's clip revisits the BGT finalists, while viewers question how much screen time goes to the judges rather than the dancers.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 212,821 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (14,646).

they're just regular dads... until the BEAT drops! 👀they're just regular dads... until the BEAT drops! 👀

Old Men Grooving weren't just a passing audition joke: the dance group reached the Britain's Got Talent final in 2015 and finished fourth. Talent Recap's new Short brings back their performance with a simpler setup, billing them as "regular dads" until the music kicks in.

The clips channel's excerpt has drawn about 130,000 views in ten hours. Its Shorts usually attract around 15,000 over a full first day, so this older television performance has made an unusually fast entrance on the upload shelf. This is a reposted BGT moment, not a new appearance by the group.

Viewers are talking about the dancers' confidence and joking about refusing to grow up. But the most-liked comment raises a different point: how much of a talent-show performance gets interrupted by shots of the judges reacting, rather than showing the act itself.

Talent Recap also has a fast-starting compilation of young Got Talent performers, including Connie Talbot and magician Issy Simpson. The two uploads approach the same talent-show staple from opposite directions: performers whose abilities aren't what their introduction leads viewers to expect.

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What viewers say

  • Just because you grow up doesn't mean you have to grow up 😂🎉🎉😂🎉❤
    @HannahPeaceful-y6mSee it on YouTube
  • Yea... the best Dad dancing ever... should have got a gold buzzer ❤❤❤❤❤💛💛💛💛💛
    @jacquilloyd3654See it on YouTube
  • Kind of crazy how much of this show is just the judges reacting rather than actually showing the act.

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The facts
Subscribers
14,700,000
Channel views, last 7 days
19,254,554
Channel views, pace per day
3,283,757 (on a normal day: 2,626,450)
Video published
October 11, 2026
Video views so far
130,099 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
212,821

The numbers

The Old Men Grooving Short has already passed Talent Recap's usual full-day audience for this format, with only ten hours online.

the video's first day
usual first day here
14,646
this video
212,821
subscribers
14,700,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
6,544,578,440
views per day
3,283,757
typical day: 2,626,450
the video
views
130,099
likes
2,453
comments
24
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Wild 'N Out
15,400,000
Talent Recap
14,700,000
Top 10 Talent
11,200,000
The Voice
9,480,000
As of October 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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