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Hop, skip and jump, Gangnam style

New Delhi, Oct 10:  After going viral on YouTube with over 4 billion hits and entering the Guinness World Records, Gangnam style dance steps have became the rage. The latest to copy it was the

India TV News Desk Updated on: October 10, 2012 9:18 IST



The West Indies cricket team, including Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy, added a punch to its popularity when they chose to groove the Gangnam way for a victory dance after they lifted their maiden World Twenty20 trophy.

This has brought the Gangnam style back in discussions - online and on the street.

Ayush Gupta, founder, Cabbageheads, the group that popularised the flash mob trend in the capital in 2011, feels India is a little slow when it comes to taking updates from the world.

"The Gangnam video is as old as July. But that's just a ripple effect of any viral video. In India, a place where cricket is considered religion, seeing West Indies players do 'Gangnam' is more than enough for people to get crazy over the song.
Plus, the music's pretty catchy," Gupta told IANS.

The dance is a tad awkward and comical, but that's what adds the fun!

Divya Manhas, a music and dance enthusiast, says the number has earned its fair share of popularity due to the "fun element involved in its dancing".

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