White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.— With safety at the forefront, players during the World TeamTennis season this summer have refrained from high fives and hugs.

It hasn't been an easy adjustment to the "new normal" and as the days have carried on—with three COVID-19 testing rounds and zero positive results—everyone's discipline has slightly relaxed during matches. Teams still want to put the right message out to the public so the pre-match walkouts and post-match celebrations have stayed socially distant.

Most teams have run onto the court during the starting roll call with air high fives, distant fist bumps or elbow taps. But the Springfield Lasers have gone above and beyond with a coordinated foot shake dance.

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Springfield's Jean-Julien Rojer explained the origins of the routine.

"The whole team, normally we're quite unified," he says. "I'd say we have very good team spirit. Then I threw out this–I don't know what you'd call it–this foot touch or this foot tap. It's inspired by TikTok, of course, but we don't know what we're doing."

While 18-year-old Caty McNally is the resident TikTok expert on the team, it was 38-year-old Rojer who suggested the routine. The foot shake dance is all over TikTok, usually set to the song "Oh Nanana".

"Everyone on our team has seen the TikToks of it, and we're not that sophisticated," Rojer said. 'We're just at the very basic beginner level. We're just going with the very basic taps."

It's still a little tricky and adds some nerves to the pre-match routine. The two-time defending champion team have struggled this season and are eighth in the standings with a 4-9 record. You can catch the Lasers' final match, and final foot taps, on Thursday at 12 p.m. on Tennis Channel.

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