Ricky Pond is an American Tik Toker, dancer, and social media celebrity. On social media he is widely known as “Dancing Dad”, because he makes dancing videos on Indian songs, and people who search for something new on social media find these videos very entertaining and captivating.
He also made videos on Somali, Ethiopian and Arabic songs, but he got worldwide fame when he made videos on Indian songs. When Tik Tok was banned in India, he didn’t lose heart and started posting videos on Instagram.
He is also a dad of four children named Garret, Dallin, Audrey and Emma. Roxane is his wife. His whole family participates with him in the dancing video, and it becomes a unique content on social media.
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Biography
| Full Name | Ricky L Pond |
| Date of birth | 21 December 1973 |
| Age | 50 years as of 2023 |
| Height | Will update soon |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Home Town | Utah, USA Currently living in Washington DC |
| Education | Graphic Designing |
| School | Will update soon |
| College/University | Will update soon |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Graphic designer & Tik toker & Dancer |
| Favorite Dancer | Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown |
| Wife | Roxane |
| Children | Son: Garret, Dallin Daughter: Audrey, Emma |
| Religion | Christianity |
Age
Ricky is not a young boy, he got worldwide fame as a father. His age is 50 years as of 2023, it is the reason that he is known as Dancing Dad. Dancing Dad was born on 21 December 1973 in Utah, USA with a Zodiac sign of Sagittarius.
Height & Physical Appearance
The exact value of his height is not known. But as he is an American, he has a good height of approximately 5 feet and 6 to 8 inches. As he is almost 50 years old, he is almost bald now. He wears glasses, and looks very educated by appearance.
Wife
Ricky is a married person. He married his girlfriend Roxane 25 years ago. His wife also participates with him in his dancing videos.
Net worth
Before joining social media, Ricky was working as a graphic designer. He works as a graphic designer during the day time. His income sources are graphic design and social media. He is earning thousands of dollars every month.
Education
There is not much information available about his education and schooling. He got his early education from his hometown Utah. We know that he is a graphic designer by education.
Career
Ricky’s family was making tik tok videos for many years, but few people followed them on social media. Ricky tried something new on tik tok and started making dancing videos to Indian songs. Before dancing on Indian songs, he also made videos on Somalian, Ethiopian and Arabic songs.
But he got real success when he performed on Indian songs. It was the time in 2020 when the whole world was struggling to defeat Covid 19 Pandemic, and people were very depressed at their homes. People who were searching for something new on social media found it very amusing and captivating. He got worldwide fame for his dance. Even social media users named him as “Dancing Dad”.
Many celebrities like Maria Carey, Monty Lopez, and Nina Hazem also performed with him on his videos. When tik tok was banned in India, he shifted his work on Instagram. He chooses trending Indian songs and makes videos with unique choreography.
He also keeps followers’ suggestions in mind for selecting songs. He dances on all types of Indian songs from Bhojpuri to Punjabi to Hindi language songs.
Besides making videos on social media he also works as a graphic designer. According to Pond he works 10 hours daily as a graphic designer and after that he makes videos at night.
Family
Ricky lives with his wife and children. His wife’s name is Roxane, and she also participates with him in his videos. He has four children. Garret and Dallin are his sons, while the names of his daughters are Audrey and Emma. He made dancing videos with his family.
Social Media
Ricky is the product of social media, because he earned all his fame and respect through social media especially Tik tok and Instagram. He has a strong presence on Tik tok with 1.8 million followers and fans. 33.7 million people liked his dancing videos on Tik tok.
If we talk about Instagram, he was followed by 835k people, while he follows 375 people.
Instagram account: @ ricky.pond
Tik tok account: @ @rickypond
Interesting Facts
- His favorite dancers are Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson.
- Pond didn’t see any Bollywood movies.
- He started working on Tik tok during Covid 19 Pandemic.
