Copyright Protection For Viral And Original Dances Or Choreographies

An interesting matter arose revolving around the famous 'Carlton dance', created and popularised by Alfonso Ribeiro who co-starred alongside Will Smith in the globally adored and family favourite sitcom, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' which aired in the 90's. This dance was a personalized, creative and comical expression created by Alfonso for his character - Carlton Banks, who was the son of a rich and renowned lawyer in America - Philip Banks. Due to the perceived sense of 'white privileges' occurring at the time, the 'Carlton dance' was made to depict the bourgeoisie life the Banks family lived despite being African-American.

Accordingly, the dance is extremely well-known and is always used to mimic or recall the memory of Alfonso Ribeiro's role in the critically-acclaimed series, which enjoyed a prominent world-wide audience to date.