The Backpack Kid (born Russell Horning), is an American social media personality, dancer and music artist that rose to fame after he popularised the ‘floss’ dance after being featured as a backup dancer in Katy Perry’s SNL performance for “Swish Swish.” In addition to the popularisation of the ‘floss’ dance, he also gained notoriety in the meme community, after his song “Flossin’” was featured in a a Genius segment of Verified.