Saudi Police Arrest 14-Year-Old Boy For Dancing In The Street

He is swaying his hips and arms to the 90s hit song Macarena, and appears to be smiling and giggling throughout the dance.

The video of the boy dancing in the street went viral on social media.

The state-linked Sabq news website quoted Col. Aati bin Attiyah al-Qurashi as saying police arrested the young man.

The police were also preparing to refer him to prosecutors for disrupting traffic.

Western music and dancing is taboo in Saudi Arabia but such incidents in the past have not necessarily led to lengthy imprisonment or serious punishment.

He starts dancing to the catchy tune in front cars stopped at a traffic light.

The clip shows the boy with head phones and wearing grey sweat shorts, a striped T-shirt and neon green and yellow Crocs on his feet.

Saudi police have arrested a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing at an intersection in the Red Sea city of Jiddah. (Photos: Video Grab, Twitter)