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Siberian twerkers become internet sensation with 30 million watching their dance

Malta Independent Thursday, 21 August 2014, 17:49 Last update: about 11 years ago

Miley Cyrus and Beyonce better watch their step - they've got rivals nipping at their heels in the form of a group of dancers from Siberia who have become global twerking sensations.

Dubbed 'Siberia's greatest export' the dancers of Fraules Dancing Centre, in Novosibirsk, have achieved such acclaim the choreographer of Jenifer Lopez has paid a visit.
Danielle Polanco, who has also been the choreographer for Beyonce and Janet Jackson, has visited Fraules and founder Yelena Yatkina.
Yelena's academy has gained a global audience after a video of the training regime of the some of the dancers was posted on the internet.
The international spotlight on Yelena's school came as a result of a video made by Zhenya Remizovskiy, which has now amassed more than 30 million hits on YouTube.
Yelena said: 'I think we were incredibly lucky to find Zhenya, that video got so successful first because Major Lazer reposted it - that immediately brought more people to us, and then the tune went on radio and TV and became really popular among dance hall dancers
We filmed it not only to promote our school, but to show how great it is here in Siberia. It is fantastic to see that it worked, and naturally it helps our dancing centre's popularity.'
The video follows a woman who, despondent about the minus 42 C temperature, begins to dream of warmer climates.
Her daydream follows a group of scantily clad Fraules dancers working some serious moves against a tropical looking sunset, before stripping down further to twerk on a sandy beach.
Apart from the sheer skill of the dance routine Fraules is a great Siberian business success story in Novosibirsk, our biggest city, and the third largest in Russia
Our main classes are in the evening since our students either study or work, but there is a lot to do before that, and I constantly think about my school with a view to improving it. I want it to be bigger than just a dance class, though of course there are people that just want to come, have a dance class and leave. (AP)

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