Jenna Ortega performed the wild dance set to The Cramps' 1981 single "Goo Goo Muck." while battling COVID-19.
Jenna Ortega said she was inspired by videos of Siouxsie and the Banshees and archival footage of "goth kids dancing in clubs in the Eighties". "I paid homage to Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams," she said. "I did a little bit of her shuffle that she does. And of course, they cut out of camera when I did do it. But it's there I know it is."
Speaking to late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon, Jenna Ortega said she was "kicking" herself over her decision to dream up the dance scene herself. "I felt like such a fool," she said. "I'm not a dancer. I don't do any of that. I have no experience in that field. And then I didn't sleep for two days."
During her dancing, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) alternately holds one hand straight up and the opposite hand at a right angle to it while waving each hand in a sensual manner. This may be an homage to Carolyn Jones's portrayal of Morticia Addams in the 1960s Addams Family television series, where she often used the same gesture while dancing with Gomez (John Astin).
After performing her now-famous dance, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) walks off the dance floor and into a room, where she sits down next to her Bianca (Joy Sunday). She pulls off her high heeled shoes, makes an offhand remark about how uncomfortable they are, and then proceeds to have a "heart-to-heart" conversation with her rival. Originally, the scene called for Wednesday to be self-massaging her feet while they spoke, but the idea was nixed because it was felt it would reflect a form of vulnerability that was not in keeping with her character.