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Video of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on TV dance show goes viral amid Russia conflict
Ella Lee, USA TODAY - 29m ago
A video compilation of the Ukrainian president busting dance moves on the Ukrainian TV dance show "Tantsi z zirkamy," the country's version of "Dancing with the Stars," went viral Saturday.
The clips show Zelenskyy donning a number of colorful outfits and dancing to classic tunes like Elvis Presley's "Blue Suede Shoes" and the "Pink Panther" theme song.
Zelenskyy and his partner on the show, Ukrainian dancer Olena Shoptenko, won the premiere season in 2006. At the time, he was working as a comedian and actor.
In 1997, Zelenskyy's performance group Kvartal 95, or Quarter 95, first appeared on the improv comedy show KVN, or "Club of the Funny and Inventive People," the British TV news channel Sky News reported. His troupe appeared on the program until 2003, when he co-founded the production company Studio Kvartal 95, according to the World Economic Forum.
Years later, he starred in a television show called Servant of the People, where he played a history teacher whose viral speech against corruption sends him on a path to become the Ukrainian president.
The Ukrainian president has been lauded as a hero for remaining in the country to fight alongside the Ukrainian people. He previously refused an American offer to evacuate the country, insisting to stay.
“The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride," he said.