Next time you see someone jumping out of a moving vehicle and dancing in the street, think of Drake’s track In My Feelings. This song is behinda new viral challengefor a crazy dance that has got people around the world hooked. The craze started June 30 when comedian Shiggy posted a video of himself on his Instagram profile dancing to the song. The video went viral, and thousands of people have taken up the challenge which requires the performer to dance along with a moving car and then jump back into the car. Celebrities, among them Will Smith, have joined in and been spotted online taking part in the challenge. Bollywood stars and TV actors such as Nora Fatehi, Adah Sharma and Priyank Sharma have filmed themselves dancing to Drake’s song outside a moving car.
However, not everyone has been successful at this dance, and some videos uploaded on the Internet show dancers crashing into poles or falling out of cars.
As a result, police forces across the globe are warning young people to refrain from participating in the “Kiki challenge,” as it could be dangerous.
On their part, police in Mumbai tweeted that the dance could put others’ lives at risk.
Here’s what the Mumbai Police tweeted:
Not just a risk for you, but your act can put others’ life at risk too. Desist from causing public nuisance or face the music! #DanceYourWayToSafety #InMySafetyFeelingsChallenge
We got in touch with Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Additional Director General of Police, Crime Branch-CID, Odisha, and asked whether such activities should be promoted over the Internet. His curt reply was, “Never.”