Remember that little girl who danced in the Missy Elliott video? Here she is now

Throwback time! Here's that badass dancing girl from Work It all grown up

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by Lauren Smith |
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It's been a big week for nostalgia. First we had the revelation that the cute kids from Matilda were BFFs, and now we've found out how another 90s/late-00s child star is getting on these days.

Remember the adorable little girl who danced in a bunch of Missy Elliott's music videos? She popped, locked, and basically blew us away with her nifty moves at the tender age of 10. We've included the video for Work It as a bit of a refresher - but she was also in Gossip Folks and I'm Really Hot.

After Missy Elliott's incredible cameo during Katy Perry's Super Bowl set, a lot of people watching hoped that the girl (real name Alyson Stoner) would make a surprise cameo.

Alyson Stoner then and now
Alyson Stoner then and now

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She didn't, BUT she's not forgotten her moves. In fact, Alyson made a really cute tribute video which pays an homage to her childhood stardom, featuring a load of other cute kids who can dance.

Buzzfeed also tracked Alyson down for an interview, and she revealed she had over 600 messages during the Super Bowl asking her why she wasn't on stage (she was on a plane at the time, and had "no idea" Missy was going on, apparently).

She also revealed she wore a "rhinestone bandana" to her audition, and she rode a golf cart with her grandma, Missy Elliott, and Ludacris to the set of a video.

AMAZING.

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