A video of ballerinas performing to Jason Derulo’s music has gone viral in a huge way.
The clip of students from the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center dancing to Derulo’s hit song “If It Ain’t Love” in their pointe shoes has attracted more than seven million viewers on Facebook and Instagram.
Cheryl Taylor, an administrator at the school, told BuzzFeed that many of the dancers in the video have been training with the center since they were three years old.
The dancers featured in the viral video range in age from 12 to 16.
Teacher Homer Hans Bryant originally shared the footage on his Instagram account earlier in May, but it blew up after being reposted on the So Bailarinos Facebook page, where it racked up millions of views.
The clip shows the girls practicing the “hiplet,” Bryant’s modern dance creation, which fuses ballet and street dancing.
Balancing on their tippy toes the entire time, the girls still manage to kick their legs, go down low to the ground, and shimmy their shoulders.
Taylor said that the girls are excited that so many people have been watching their choreography.
Viewers praised the girls’ skill and grace.
“I think it’s beautiful and extremely creative I have NEVER SEEN anything like it,” wrote one user.
“I would’ve all the way broke my ankle and knees,” said another. “This took incredible discipline, strength and heart.”
Taylor added on Facebook that the school is close to a deal that would see the girls feature in a commercial soon for a major fashion designer.
