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Jaafar Jackson praised a viral dance video tribute to Michael Jackson, featuring a blend of Bharatanatyam and street dance by Swetha Warrier and team. It gained significant attention, while Jaafar recently acted as Michael in the film "Michael".

Jaafar Jackson all praise for viral Indian dance tribute to Michael Jackson, see reaction

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): Actor Jaafar Jackson recently reacted to a viral Indian classical fusion dance video inspired by Michael Jackson, leaving fans excited online.
The video was created by dancer Swetha Warrier as a tribute. The video showcases a fusion of Bharatanatyam with street dance. Soon after she dropped the video, it went viral on social media in no time.
The performance features dancers Bhumika Nath, Sneha, Riddhi Shaharkar, Abolee Nagarkar, Renni, Kaavya Nair, Neha Sahani and Manushi Desai. The video opens with a cassette being played and then moves into a lively routine set to Michael Jackson's 1987 song The Way You Make Me Feel.
Swetha, who is known for creating the "Street O'Classical" style and was the second runner-up on India's Best Dancer, shared the reel on Instagram.
Along with the video, she also added a caption that read, "His music, our movement. A small tribute to Michael Jackson. Creating this was as fun as it looks. A dream team, truly."
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Jaafar Jackson reacted to the clip with clapping and red heart emojis. Sharing his reaction on her Instagram Stories, Swetha wrote, "What on earth just happened !!!!" She also posted a short video showing her excitement after seeing his response.

Jaafar was recently seen playing his uncle Michael Jackson in the film Michael, directed by Antoine Fuqua. The film follows the pop icon's journey from his early days with the Jackson 5 to the Bad tour and released in theatres on April 24.
Jaafar Jackson, speaking about the film in an interview cited by People magazine, described his experience watching it, saying, "As soon as it came on, it was a completely different experience than what I thought it was going to be. It went by so fast... the second time I saw it was a completely different experience. I was able to understand what the story is and really allow myself to enjoy what's on the screen." (ANI)

(This article was generated from news agency ANI without modifications to the text.)

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