Street performer delights BBC News viewers with 'incredible dance' to show's jingle

Hatty Collier16 December 2016

A street performer delighted BBC News viewers as he performed an amazing dance to the show’s jingle.

The BBC News’ music appeared to have inspired some funky shapes for the dancer who was first spotted performing to the jingle in Leicester Square.

He was filmed by a journalist dancing his unusual routine at the popular tourist spot on Wednesday night.

The video, posted on Twitter by the Polish Press Agency’s Jakub Krupa, was shared thousands of times.

Special perfomance: The dancer was invited onto BBC News 
BBC News

And clearly delighted with his performance, the BBC News team invited him onto the show on Friday to perform during the credits.

The man delighted viewers with his enthusiastic moves and ended the performance with a back flip to the shock of the presenters.

Viewers entertained by his performance took to social media to express their delight and said he had provided “the perfect end credits for 2016”.

Radio DJ Andy Bush tweeted: "Sorry but did anyone else just see the @BBCNews DANCER?"

John Isherwood wrote: "After seeing the BBC News dancer just then I remembered that I tried to get a few people doing the pop and lock to Run DMC at the Xmas party."

Journalist Matthew Champion tweeted: "This is the perfect end credits for 2016."

A man named Marcus tweeted: "I want him to perform at my funeral."

Another said: "That is the best thing I have ever seen."

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