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A Teenager In Saudi Was Detained After A Video Of Him Dancing To The Macarena Surfaced
A 14-year-old is being questioned for ‘improper public behaviour’ after a video of him dancing in the streets was released.
The footage, which was apparently taken in July 2016, shows the boy dancing to hit nineties tune the Macarena at a busy public junction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
According to a report in the BBC News, the boy is being questioned by authorities though, it is not clear whether he will be prosecuted.
You have to see this…
Jeddah boy dancing in the middle of Tahlia Street is the hero we need pic.twitter.com/fui9v2UuDF
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— Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) August 19, 2017
Twitter is divided…
Many praise the boy
That, my friend, is a Jeddah Master!
— Samir Madani ???? (@Samir_Madani) August 19, 2017
He’s got moves and the joy to dance all is good there…
— TheDunnJacksonGroup (@CaliHomeSearch) August 19, 2017
Others questioned his footwear (it’s a cruel world)
It’s the crocs that seal this vid as brilliant.
— Julie Bartlett (@JulieLynn150) August 20, 2017
It probably wasn’t the best place to break out those moves
Of all the places why would he do this at an intersection. So annoying.
— Yasser Khan (@y3khan) August 20, 2017
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