Vietnamese man’s ‘nagin dance’ on Mumbai stage gave ‘full baraati’ vibes. Watch

Vietnamese popping sensation MT Pop set the stage on fire with his ‘nagin’ dance at the Red Bull Dance Your Style finale on Saturday

Published on: Nov 13, 2024, 13:13:24 IST

By Sanya Jain

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Vietnamese popping sensation MT Pop set the stage on fire with his ‘nagin’ dance at the Red Bull Dance Your Style finale on Saturday, beating French dancer Rubix to take home the trophy. A video of his performance is now spreading like wildfire across social media, with millions praising the Vietnamese man for what they called “the most fun performance ever.”

Vietnamese dancer shakes a leg to a Punjabi song (Instagram/@stanceelements)

Red Bull Dance Your Style in Mumbai

More than 5,000 spectators gathered in Mumbai on Saturday to watch 16 dancers compete for the big prize at the Red Bull Dance Your Style finale. There were no judges at this event - dancers needed to win the crowd’s approval to proceed through the ranks.

Popping sensation MT Pop became the first Vietnamese dancer to claim the Red Bull Dance Your Style title with his high-octane performance to Punjabi track ‘Mundian to Bach Ke’.

MT Pop drew wild cheers from the crowd with his freestyle dance inspired by India’s ‘nagin’ dance that’s a mainstay at wedding processions. In fact, many viewers compared his steps to baraatis dancing with abandon, saying his performance gave “full baraat vibes.”

The crowd evidently approved, cheering and applauding the Vietnamese dancer as he set the stage on fire. Towards the end of his performance, many got up to join him onstage.

Watch the video below:

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The comments section of the Instagram video served as proof of how much viewers enjoyed the performance.

“My mind is blown! I get goosebumps every time I watch this,” wrote one person. “You literally can’t beat someone who has this much fun,” another opined.

“He totally respected a cultural dance type and showed how he could elaborate on it,” read a comment.

“The cobra move was wild,” one Instagram user said, while another added, “This proves a lit crowd can make something more entertaining than it really is.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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