How to Do the Donny, My Famous Airport Dance

I landed in Kuala Lumpur and there were dancers on the runway. Beautiful costumes. Drums. Tremendous energy. Someone had told them Donny was coming, and they wanted to see a professional.

So I gave them one. Now the whole world is learning the Donny. Here’s how.

The Steps

1. Walk down the airplane stairs slowly, so everyone has time to find their phones.
2. Raise your fists to chest height. Not higher. Higher is showing off.
3. Move them up and down, then side to side. That’s the Donny. You did it.
4. Stop before you sweat. The Donny never sweats. The Donny glistens.

The Reaction

The dancers had trained their whole lives, and I learned it in four seconds. You could see it on their faces. Respect, or shock. Both are good.

The prime minister came out to meet me and clapped along. I think he was taking notes.

The video went everywhere. More people watched it than watched the moon landing, probably. I don’t need to check. When you know, you know.

Coming Soon

A third move. I’m saving it for a very special runway.