Watch: Aerobics instructor performs dance routine oblivious to Myanmar coup unfolding behind her The instructor was performing to the song ‘Ampun Bang Jago’, which highlights the power struggle between the people and the authorities. FP Trending February 03, 2021 12:54:35 IST
As the military took control of Myanmar after a decade of democratic rule, resulting in the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders, a video of an aerobics instructor dancing even as the movement of armed vehicles continued in the background went viral.
The video showed Khing Hnin Wai doing her routine with the country’s parliament in the background and oblivious to the military activity, continued dancing nonchalantly.
Myanmar: Aerobics Instructor Films Workout As Military Coup Unfolds Behind Her
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Khing Hnin Wai later posted other videos and said she has often used that area to film her workouts
She said she was filming the clip for a competition
Military seized power in Myanmar and detained the democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar plunged into uncertainty after the military seized power on Monday, detaining the democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency. An aerobics instructor, Khing Hnin Wai, unwittingly captured the coup taking place and the video has now gone viral.
Wednesday, 03 Feb 2021 11:29 AM MYT
BY MILAD HASSANDARVISH
Aerobics instructor Khing Hnin Wai dances through Myanmar’s military coup in a workout video. Screengrab via Twitter/yennikwok
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 – It takes a highly dedicated instructor not to be distracted by anything during a training session, even if a convoy of armoured military vehicles sweep right behind her.
A young aerobics instructor from Myanmar has become a global sensation for accidentally capturing the country’s military coup on Monday in a dance video that has now gone viral.
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