Viral Video | Twitterati Can't Get Enough Of THIS 'Hybrid' Bharatanatyam On Lil Wayne's Song

Three dancers perform to Lil Wayne’s song Uproar, where they mix the graceful poses of Bharatanatyam with the freestyle movements of Hip-Hop.

New Delhi: A dance video posted by choreographer Usha Jey, who blended Bharatanatyam and Hip-Hop, is going viral on social media. The video posted by Jey on Twitter and Instagram has three dancers, including Jey, perform to Lil Wayne’s song 'Uproar', where they mix the graceful poses of Bharatanatyam and the freestyle movements of Hip-Hop. The post is being shared widely, with people watching the video on loop.  

Jey calls it ‘Hybrid Bharatham'. In a tweet, she said: “I call this #HybridBharatham and this is my way of switching between Hip-Hop and Bharathanatyam, 2 dances that I love, learn and respect. My aim is to keep the essence of each dance and create something that do justice to who I am.”

The video opens with three dancers in traditional Bharatanatyam attire grooving to Uproar by Lil Wayne and then switching between Bharatanatyam and Hip-Hop — so seamlessly that it almost seems like one dance form. 

On Twitter, the video has received over 678.9K views and 18K likes, and the post has been retweeted almost 4,000 times, with all positive reviews. On Instagram, the video has been watched over 7,32,738 times and has over 79K likes. 

People from around the world have been reacting to the video. Check out some of the reactions.