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‘The classes just keep growing’: how K-pop dancing is taking off in the UK

As the music genre’s popularity rises, dance classes are springing up. The Guardian goes along to give it a try

Wang has about 10 part-time instructors at Xi Dance Studio, where dancers learn the choreography for a song by one of the big K-pop stars at each class. In preparation for each session, Wang will spend hours analysing music videos online to learn the moves, and then break it down into counts so she is able to teach it to everyone from experienced dancers to beginners. They are the exact same moves you can see Twice doing on their music video for the song, silhouetted against a neon backdrop, and many of the dancers in the room clearly love the feeling of emulating being in a girl band.

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