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By ITV News Multimedia Producer Ann Yip. Music by Bensound.com
Unable to meet with family and friends, or go out unless for essential reasons, thousands of revellers stuck at home are turning to virtual raves to get through lockdown.
The virtual rave scene was born when hundreds of DJs who found themselves out of work when the pandemic struck turned to online livestreams. After nearly a year since the first Covid lockdown, some of these raves have grown beyond being just livestreams.
One virtual nightclub launched in January, called NVY, allows people to shake their hips on a Zoom dancefloor in front of a DJ, professional dancer and fellow clubbers, who will also be dancing in their living rooms.