Cosmo the Cougar & the Cougarettes Dance - BYU Vs Boise St 2017

[@spencershaw2004]

The stadium was probably louder watching this dance than their football team 😂

[@coultergill7728]

this was our losing season and so I bet that is true and we lost this game

[@starboyvamp]

Coulter Gill eh it was against ranked boise state, so when it really got going and we could see we were actually gonna win it got pretty loud

[@starboyvamp]

Coulter Gill wait wrong year lol

[@libbyanderson6671]

i was at that game lol

[@LivyLoo72]

Sad .... but true . GO BYU !!!

[@darrienbeal]

The choreographer of this is a genius. The formations, choreography, transitions, are amazing!

[@jamesmcgee6146]

I am the spirit that started this movement ... Yet All credit is due to thee Alpha & Omega! Just believe God does exist!

[@scottbarkelew1104]

Practice makes Perfect… kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZvIgYakhbiUrLc

[@wisdomdantecourt8179]

Don't be surprised. I believe it was the c a t. Roar!

[@ВоронМаусы]

lol

[@crystalc6046]

it’s one of the dancers :) her name is nicole quesenberry!

[@CameronHuff03]

One of the best videos on KZbin of all time imo. 2024 gang, WHERE YOU AT??

[@HiMotheyy]

right here gang

[@Sammiejammie521]

😂

[@jonathanshelton8129]

Who else watched this more than one time

[@jclazz124]

mee

[@richardwilliams6256]

been looping this for 15 minutes, ish was tight.

[@paytton]

Jonathan Shelton me

[@TNMx22]

Jonathan Shelton bro I can literally watch this all day 😂

[@Monica-rc2oo]

me !!!!!!

[@mmathis4872]

he is like batman he does incredible things but nobody know who he is

[@chocolatesouljah]

Yaaaas! My new super hero!

[@ShavonneRitchie]

I believe his name is James Sasser Jr.

[@chocolatesouljah]

Thanks. Definitely gonna look him up.

[@dan.m.8614]

That guy has been Cosmo but He is not "This" cosmo the one of this video.

[@beeseebee_]

Nobody knows who it is??? Makes it even better

[@mallu_explorer8851]

0% nude 101% talent 🦁🦁🦁

[@AdmiralBonetoPick]

I'd say 50% talent, 50% cougar.

[@isaanime47]

100% Gay

[@idunbeezasmart1]

@@isaanime47 They were talking about the video, not you.

[@isaanime47]

idunbeezasmart1 HS

[@utesforlife]

WRONG GO UTES. Utah is way better

[@JCapJCrew]

0:30 goes so hard it's ridiculous.

[@DrippinAcrylic]

Right?! 🔥🔥🔥

[@michelle-ps2ct]

Ya😃

[@Gotz2bril]

That and 0:42

[@kwr2879]

Yessssss....love that part!!!!

[@noelpm2847]

Sooooo pimp.

[@OHMYGAUSHUA]

BEST MASCOT EVER.

[@morgan3918]

Three words, honey: The Oregon Duck.

[@bradjennings334]

The Oregon duck is a real one

[@deneewillss9108]

Benny the Bull

[@dj_beatrixyt8048]

Ohmygaushua IKR

[@barfingchickens1227]

Brad Jennings the Oregon duck sucks

[@PeasLovePineapples]

I just can't stop watching this one! It's my favorite out of all their routines. From the actual choreography, the song, the synchronized hair flips, the sheer talent and of course CHARLIE! I'm obsessed 😍

[@janemonroe4627]

charlie? cosmo……

[@juliamelody6406]

@@janemonroe4627 Charlie is the guy IN the Cosmo suit 😂

[@christopherhill7433]

Feel bad for the next Cosmo after this one graduates

[@calcboy]

Because he has tough shoes to fill. This guy killed it

[@calcboy]

Ryan Snow ABSOLUTELY!!! I saw the coming out video! It warmed my heart so much. Stand up for who you are AND BE PROUD!! Cosmo cougar kicked A$$ on these videos. I have watched them all of 50 times.

[@whitney524]

This Cosmo (Charlie Bird) is still there, only as a cheerleader now since he decided to stay at BYU for grad school

[@fourq2049]

@@whitney524 Thanx. I live to get updates

[@archangel323118]

Like what Batman says, "It''s just a mask. Anyone can be Batman. It's meant to inspire others."

[@lIJustSomeOneIl]

Who keeps repeating this over and over ?

[@lIJustSomeOneIl]

daAnder71 thanks

[@404sky8]

Meeeeee

[@Mediclady8]

me too!

[@Mediclady8]

I think I have watched it close to a hundred times

[@rexx8209]

@@Mediclady8 yeah

[@raveniaavagardia7172]

Five years later, and this is still one of my favorite videos on KZbin. The choreography is *chefs kiss*.

[@SeasonedWoman1900]

That blond chick that came up right beside him was killin' it every move she was on it!

[@SeasonedWoman1900]

The one that came up on his right side

[@For-da-free]

Oh she watch BET 4 sho

[@notimportant1935]

Yehhh

[@WesT10109]

That's why she's at the front.

[@nandan4.6]

Oh so im not the only one obsessed with her

[@petrofor3430]

Imagine going to a Mormon school, becoming a dancer and practicing all year to be upstaged by a guy in a cougar suit

[@brookelynnenewcomer943]

They probably all going to marry him so.

[@afarm39]

At the time this video came out I think they were like the 16 time national champ dance team. 17 or 18 now.

[@musfiramohamed6322]

You don’t know if it’s a guy, it could be a girl.

[@austinivie796]

Brookelynne Newcomer the church stopped practicing polygamy over 100 years ago

[@coultergill7728]

Musfira Mohamed the cosmo during this time was revealed to be a gay white male

[@RachelCotton-kj8dd]

My best friend Jay loved this video and showed it to me when he was in the hospital battling leukemia. He's been gone for two years now and every time I watch this video, I think of him!! 🕊

[@slc8648]

I love this! Whoever is in there must be in great shape. Mascot costumes are heavy to wear, difficult to breathe in and hot as hell. To dance in it? Mad respect!

[@Martin-xh1hd]

This is him kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHWTn6eBlNuMnsk

[@anddsheshere__]

@@Martin-xh1hd lmaoooooo for whatever reason i had a feeling if it was a guy, he had to be gay. AND I WAS RIGHT! lol he did tht shit tho

[@lilhonni]

babygurl__ / why did he have to be gay?

[@anddsheshere__]

lisalily are you asking why i thought that or like in general? For the first part, my gaydar was just going off. I’m good at telling when others are gay bc same! 💀 and to the second part, idk? Because that’s how he was born....

[@lilhonni]

babygurl__ / I just find it weird that you presumed he was gay even though you didn’t see his face or meet him or know his personality, but I guess that’s your “gaydar”

[@Jude74]

Don’t overlook the terrific choreography. They did an amazing job and showed you could dance and be entertaining without being overtly sexual. Awesome job!

[@parkerswafford1328]

So in sync, too.

[@davidfrye6055]

Yes yes

[@superbmediacontentcreator]

You're kidding right...???

[@stingstungmemae1297]

Cosmos is easily the best dancer on the field. I've watched this maybe 50 times zeroing in on different dancers and his training is superior to the rest.

[@hutch1197]

@@superbmediacontentcreator Kidding about what exactly?

[@shampoofully7923]

"I'll wait till halftime to grab nachos" 💀

[@boboboy5469]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH3Kg3-uhqipqbc ,,..

[@marynichols9433]

Damn he walked up on the scene like he has somewhere else to be after❤️

[@Gotz2bril]

heavily underrated comment!

[@aniyahgreen4103]

@@Gotz2bril frrr

[@rachaelmccarl]

Lol. That’s probably my favorite part.

[@dirkwalker9686]

The mascot killing this dance routine is the most gangsta thing I've seen in a minute.

[@뚱땅-l2g]

외국의 저런 분위기 너무 좋다... 척박한 k하이틴과는 다른 힘넘치는 ㅠㅠㅠ 춤추는 것도 내빼는 애 없이 열정적으로 추는거 너무 보기 좋다

[@emmastott5112]

im glad to see female dancers kicking it tops even without dem twerks or skimpy outfits.. tats 2017 alright! keep up d great dancing!

[@killthelights75]

emma stott cuz it’s a religious college

[@rohitmarathe897]

Please tell me the song name if you knows... Am searching this sing song since last 3 months but didn't found

[@sugakookies8063]

Rohit Marathe I don’t know if you found it yet, but it’s called Rolex😋

[@iwio369]

would you have been triggered otherwise cause you cant do what they can fatty feminazi?

[@rogers5622]

emma stott if it wasnt a Christian school they would be out there half dressed like the rest.

[@ptoyman]

Shit was tight...that's all that can be said.

[@anthonyharris5135]

Right?

[@chelliem1451]

No it wasn’t

[@KeryMartinez]

2020 and this is still 🔥

[@leeminhoe8037]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGqppqF7oM2HhNE .,

[@jamiex6072]

2021

[@tahakaraca-ng6mc]

2024@@jamiex6072

[@kenliewenlie]

the mormons really SNAPPED on this one!

[@ryanwilkinson8564]

It's the members of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints now👍

[@esvete844]

ryan wilkinson damn we gotta say all that? 😩

[@ryanwilkinson8564]

@@esvete844 yes and what we dont say is the D word👍

[@stonedalldayjedi533]

@@ryanwilkinson8564 well I'll be damned

[@hiitsme6639]

@@ryanwilkinson8564 Always was!

[@Miami3o5King]

I can't stop watching this So 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jclazz124]

mee to

[@ntgamingnaufal3755]

Me too

[@pillowsez1625]

Lit af fam😩👌💯

[@Diana-if4iw]

Mike Palacios yeah 🥇🥇

[@yoube3280]

Mike Palacios I came from Instagram

[@hothotboy6041]

This is how i imagine dancing in front of my entire school

[@diyachaey4991]

I feel you

[@Karlsteins]

It’s been a year and I watch this in an unhealthy amount of times.

[@davidfrye6055]

Boby u ain't the only one

[@epicdave47]

Everyone else: THE MOST LIT MASCOT DANCE EVERRRR!! Me: All those chicks hair went FLYIN'

[@kaibeanybear9174]

LMAOOO SO TRUE-

[@kaibeanybear9174]

It wasn’t but mk

[@kimberlyoldschool]

How much conditioner do they go through??

[@natalies1306]

Phenomenal choreography, incredible dancing, perfect execution. Cosmo killed it! 🔥 🔥🔥

[@dfabulous]

They was lit. 🔥

[@jaskiratsingh1400]

were

[@tsuchan5828]

*Hi Sis*

[@adarshshivramkumar3941]

I searched for "best mascot dance" this was the first one. Damn now ik why it showed up first 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@leeminhoe8037]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raXFlJSNo96VsNU

[@kaxvyasstudio]

The synchronisation , coustumes , the routine 🤯

[@bleu22]

By the way he walked u knew he meant business

[@ojmardueno]

At the end he does the superhero landing after the front flip... 😱😱😱

[@marlawalker6893]

Wow that was awesome!!!! I was cheering right along with that stadium! They didn’t miss a step! I must have watched it a dozen time… AMAZING CHOREOGRAPHY! Cheer leaders energy was crazy… MASCOT ROCKED IT!!!

[@robinmoreau6668]

who is inside that costume? can you imagine how hard the routine must be wearing that? my 2 year old son watches this over and over. he loves the "dancing kitty"

[@camkraw893]

Robin Moreau omg that's adorable!

[@calber30]

This comment made a very tired mommy laugh herself to tears. Thank you to both you and your son♥️

[@biratebryan5479]

The man inside that costume is named Charlie Bird. www.outsports.com/2019/2/26/18242312/byu-cosmo-charlie-bird-comes-out-gay

[@ajmclaughlin7637]

Your 2 year old son just made my day

[@Jdubayou]

His name is Charlie Bird. I went to high school with him in Willard Missouri.

[@mcuten]

Blonde to the left of Cosmo is in a different league. Crushed it compared to the others.

[@sarahmarie6661]

Mike Underell thought the same thing !!!! She definitely pulled your eye, couldn't look at anyone else!

[@Sakthivelkumar100001]

Before 0:19 sec or after 0:19 sec ?? Coz both are very focused ...

[@FireStormBaller]

They're all blondes.

[@patrichewill5403]

Yasssss....glad you noticed...i was impress6

[@utkarshadhikari5525]

Mike Underell u actually saw one of the the girls dance ? I was quite busy seeing the Cosmo guy

[@abel7519]

I super, totally, and ridiculously enjoy all these performances. But even funnier is that this is the Mormon college team! Rofl! Didn't know Mormons could get down like that! Furthermore, didn't know they listened to rap! News to me!

[@austinnielson6261]

lol yeah mormons are surprisingly normal

[@marzadky4934]

Me too....just found out. I thought they were closed off from modern society

[@saptab1344]

@@marzadky4934 LMAO SAME

[@heyman537]

@@marzadky4934 So tell your friends that the stereotypes are untrue

[@spice-n-sugarvods1684]

Yeah we’re actually very normal! We drive cars, dance, listen to any music we want, eat meat, wear normal clothes & only go to church on Sunday!

[@valeriamendoza2131]

Who else came back to watch this in August, 2019??

[@breezy1549]

Me for my bday on August :)

[@novansuhady7836]

Hello i watcing this in des 2019 ahha

[@velihan9593]

Anan

[@nahlahassan8603]

Could u plz tell me the name of this song?

[@cartgamerytcarter5729]

July 2020!😎

[@jamielogan7906]

I can’t even explain how difficult 0:55 is- absolutely amazing!!!

[@allaboutsboyzz4737]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raXFlJSNo96VsNU

[@davidfrye6055]

It was, the choreography is so on point. Jamie

[@Rusty_Nickle]

I keep coming back to this video. The music and everyone being in perfect sync, its just awesome to watch!

[@Monica-rc2oo]

I never get tired of watching this !!! they did that !!!!!

[@shanapeterson5429]

Best performance ive seen from a mascot. What are they gonna do when that student graduates?? They should keep that person for the squad til they decide they wanna stop....

[@andresuston7692]

Just like dance team members graduate and are replaced, same thing goes for the mascot.

[@stretch141000]

@@andresuston7692 no chance anyone can replace this mascot. He is truly a gift from above.

[@aphro123star]

@@stretch141000 agree he's irreplaceable but BYU actually has multiple "mascots" per year in order to be able to cover all the events and they pretty much have a certain criteria they need to meet

[@july3a755]

When they started using their hair like damn 😂

[@sopopular09]

Damn that was dope!!! At 0:42 when they incorporate BackPack Kid!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@LearnHowGroup]

Cosmo is the real deal...and so are the cougarettes!

[@LSU2020]

I can’t stop watching this video. The precision of the dancers and the addition of cosmo is mesmerizing! 👍👍👏

[@gracefromspace5502]

This just never fails to cheer me up!

[@shraddhatripathi2412]

This dance is so satisfying that I watch it religiously... and it’s been more than 100 times I have seen and every member of the group has equal energy . No matter how much I try to find someone who would have lacked the choreography but no just amazing the video is

[@Amy-si8vt]

The girls played such an important role in this dance tho... Without them it wouldnt have been half as cool

[@tsuchan5828]

*Hi Pearl*

[@norexplorer865]

Period (and also hi to olivia hye in ur pfp!)

[@mrx392]

Nah it wouldn't be any as cool without mascot

[@DElainWashington]

BYU's Cougarettes are amazing and Cosmo the Cougar steals the show!!!!! I so enjoyed this that I've watched it over and over again. The coolest and best dancing mascot that I've ever seen!

[@beaneeb418]

I went to the U of U, cleary rivals of BYU ... but 7 years later and I'm still jamm'n to this BOMB choreography! Cosmo came to show them all how it's done! CHEF'S KISS!!!

[@samisweets6557]

I’ve watched this a million times and it never gets old! Choreographer and dancers are out of this world amazing!

[@29.soph.]

Me and my cheer squad did this dance for a competition, it was very complicated to learn but we got it we ended up getting second place in the competition but it was still fun!

[@TANKYPOO]

I’ve lost count how many times I’ve come back to find this video. So. Damn. Good. 🔥🔥🔥

[@IreneTangProfile]

For those asking, the man behind the mask is Charlie Bird and he wrote an amazing and touching article about his experience at BYU "Guest opinion: Everyone loved me as Cosmo the Cougar, but would they love who I was behind the mask?"

[@bezagebremedhine5102]

Thank you.

[@JesseAflleje]

I've watched this dozens of time. Thought it was perfect. Love it.

[@geraldinequilar9183]

6 years later and I'm still here rewatching this amazing cougar moves!

[@hannahmatwaychukjohnson1268]

I just can’t stop watching this

[@Shon_Janel]

Saw this on the shaderoom on instagram and it had over a million views!!! I’ve watched it so many times because it made my day. Sharing it on FB. Love it!!!! 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LB-rc7jp]

This makes me smile every time I watch and I’ve been watching it a whole lot these days. Thank you for such a stunning performance. 😀

[@jayvilleneuve6753]

was my high school mascot for the 4 years i was there and dint really like it, this guy makes me want to do it all over again. and knowing how hard it is to move in those i am very impressed.

[@jcrummett2002]

At my of age 56. I thought that was one of the best performance I've ever seen. Great job girls.

[@thetruebatman4632]

Friends and family can ask me all they want, I’ll never tell ANYbody how many times I’ve watched this since it came out lol.

[@romitpoladiya1814]

The finishing walk in the end ... pure dope 😍

[@sarahroundy8418]

Best dance video of all time. I've spent the last 4.5 years trying to nail this dance. Granted, I'm out of shape and I've never danced before... but I still can't get it!

[@jcnole77]

Prob best halftime I’ve ever seen. Nailed it

[@theunderdog9808]

IN-SA-NE a guy from france who loves the us

[@hawahunt]

Danger Zone Jhhhhh

[@briannagroce]

Hey from America 🤗

[@manakevin1375]

yo conard

[@ebonyjackson9578]

LDanger Zone

[@dhanajon5528]

thank you for loving the US, a lot of young Americans hate their own country, flag, where they come from just because of some stupid absurd reasons.

[@SawantHema]

I am addicted! The mascot is awesome! Whenever I hear this song this number comes to my mind

[@quedeez]

Been watching this video for years now and it’s still 🔥🔥🔥🔥 When they hit the floss tho idk that shydd so hard but bruhhhhhhh they killed this whole thing!! Shot out to the panther and the choreographer and the whoever the girl was in the direct middle behind him - you killed it too girl I can see the hair flips and stuff lol! A++++

[@nicolemiller3789]

Gosh I just cannot get enough of this video. It’s incredible, every single person out there is so in sync it amazes me!!!

[@thexpj241]

When my friends ask how i fit in as the only MALE nurse on the unit :

[@TheSweetForever]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@silky0439]

This was So Dynamic, So AWESOME! Having the mascot join just made this performance SOAR! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Love it!

[@raincloud5259]

What I love the most is the crowd's reaction it makes them do awesomess haha

[@pushparajsharma602]

Can't stop this from watching again and again ❤️...

[@shinecamerongamesph1257]

Music , choreography , synchronization , visuals all mashed together perfectly. Esp. 0:40 sick choreo

[@rasikhakhansasantoso8923]

Ughh, i'm in love with this video, can't stop watching 😂😅

[@brady_06]

That's how you do it

[@candyy467]

0:05 putting this to replay it multiple times

[@rogers5622]

Cosmo was doing the damn thing ..even tippy toeing on 'em😂

[@oscarmonroy27]

kay Jack 0:42 he rocked the backpack 🎒 kid dance ! 🤾‍♂️

[@rogers5622]

oscarmonroy27 YES!!!🤣🤣😲

[@raditya1828]

Somehow it got recommended to me, and i don't regret for clicking on it

[@colejohnston6386]

Ayyo who still coming back to get hyped up every now and then?

[@pasiduninimeshika340]

0:20 best movement. I watched this more than 100 times. I really love this. 🥺🥺😍😍

[@lindseymorgan2674]

Totally in love with cosmo! He’s awesome

[@brianjones6465]

Just found this and OMG I can't stop watching it. LIT!!!

[@meetvirani2582]

Dammmmm good cosmo 😍 can't stop wathchin love from INDIA

[@haleyroberson7853]

Hell yessss!!! That was DOPE!! GO COSMO!!!

[@brady_06]

Haley Roberson seriously

[@johnex3303]

I haven’t seen this type of dancing at this level so tight. They were Tight!!! They are all fly girls.

[@cynthiazero]

I've seen this video like 3000 times and not even once have I seen the cheerleaders! :D

[@thivyanthanthanushan3166]

Damn was that lit🔥

[@DSWood358]

They are goooood! Fun film! Maskot is fabulous! Love.

[@badsomething]

Found this after watching a dozen or so times on TikTok. Fire!!

[@TheAdDad]

watching this never gets old - LOVE IT

[@brookemcmahon7958]

This dance looks intimidating but is actually easy to learn. My high school cheer team is learning this for football halftime. We have spent about 2 hours learning it and now we just have to clean it up! I hope if anyone else learns it they will be as successful as we are!

[@Shannon.ann.317]

I've been down a few weeks now... This has put a huge smile on my face. Thank you for the energy that is so energetic that it can be felt thru a phone screen. Much 💕

[@LilMansMom040506]

You go Cosmo! Forget the sports teams and the dancers, I would go to the game just to see the mascot dance!

[@PairOfKoopas]

LilMansMom040506 - SAME SAME!

[@armuk]

straight fire! blonde dancer to the left of mascot killed it

[@timjahner5575]

Damn, this is lit! I’d watch more sports just to see this ... totally tore it up. Mad props to Cosmo and the Cougarettes!

[@rodstrr]

these mormons LITT!!

[@jayjordan833]

I was waiting for a mormon joke 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tiaani8233]

Actually we are the church of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint think you very much Jk😂 But thank you for calling us litt

[@houstonmitton6210]

Haha haha, thx man

[@biratebryan5479]

@@tiaani8233 But Mormons is two syllables and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is eleven syllables, so yeah, Mormons it is.

[@ridered7262]

@@tiaani8233 Bahaha, Nice try but it's Mormon. Actually I live in Az and is a huge population of LDS and so is our gym, Some of the nicest people I know but just things in the belief I don't agree with.