{"id":7055,"date":"2017-08-23T06:03:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T06:03:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-08-23T06:03:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T06:03:56","slug":"teenages-saudi-macarena-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/teenages-saudi-macarena-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"A Teenager In Saudi Was Detained After A Video Of Him Dancing To The Macarena Surfaced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A 14-year-old is being questioned for &#8216;improper public behaviour&#8217; after a video of him dancing in the streets was released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-41019013\" target=\"_blank\">BBC News<\/a>, the boy is being questioned by authorities though, it is not clear whether he will be prosecuted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>You have to see this&#8230;<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeddah boy dancing in the middle of Tahlia Street is the hero we need <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fui9v2UuDF\">pic.twitter.com\/fui9v2UuDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahmed\/status\/899024462401503232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Twitter is divided&#8230;<\/h3>\n<h4>Many praise the boy<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That, my friend, is a Jeddah Master!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samir Madani ???? (@Samir_Madani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Samir_Madani\/status\/899024872344604676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He&#8217;s got moves and the joy to dance all is good there&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheDunnJacksonGroup (@CaliHomeSearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaliHomeSearch\/status\/899028223073304576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Others questioned his footwear (it&#8217;s a cruel world)<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s the crocs that seal this vid as brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julie Bartlett (@JulieLynn150) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulieLynn150\/status\/899093801133887488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>It probably wasn&#8217;t the best place to break out those moves<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Of all the places why would he do this at an intersection. 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