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To celebrate his much awaited inoculation, Gurdeep Pandher went to a frozen lake and performed the Bhangra dance there.
Updated : Mar 04, 2021, 07:27 PM IST | Edited by : Tanya Rao
The coronavirus pandemic has been a stressful time for everyone but with the commencement of vaccination drives across the globe, people are breathing a sigh of relief.
So, how does one feel after getting the COVID-19 vaccine shot? Well, this man in Canada felt so ecstatic that he decided to go to a frozen lake and dance it out there.
Gurdeep Pandher, a Canadian Sikh and a dance instructor got his Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot a few days ago. To celebrate his much awaited inoculation, Pandher went to a frozen lake and performed the Bhangra dance there.
In the video posted on Twitter, the man can be seen dancing on diol beats with a big grin on his face.
“Yesterday evening I received my Covid-19 vaccine. Then I went to a frozen lake to dance Bhangra on it for joy, hope and positivity, which I'm forwarding across Canada and beyond for everyone's health and wellbeing,” Gurdeep wrote in his post.
Yesterday evening I received my Covid-19 vaccine. Then I went to a frozen lake to dance Bhangra on it for joy, hope and positivity, which I'm forwarding across Canada and beyond for everyone's health and wellbeing. pic.twitter.com/8BS0N7zVZK
— Gurdeep Pandher of Yukon (@GurdeepPandher) March 2, 2021
The video posted on Twitter on March got viral in no time and has garnered 2.6 million views and over 116k likes on the social media platform.
Twitterati was elated to see Gurdeep’s dancing video where many said it spread joy and positivity in these tough times while some said this is exactly how they felt when they got their first shot.
“Oh my gosh I love this so much. Your dance is pure joy and happiness,” said one Twitter.
Oh my gosh I love this so much. Your dance is pure joy and happiness
— Asquires (@AdrieSquires) March 3, 2021
Another user added, “I haven't had my vaccine yet, but when I do, I am going to dance like this (No Snow here though, so I'll do it in the sand).”
I haven't had my vaccine yet, but when I do, I am going to dance like this (No Snow here though, so I'll do it in the sand)
— ironmorg (@ironmorg) March 3, 2021
This is how I felt internally as I was getting my first dose!!! Love it!
— Patricia Lopes (@ProfPatiLopes) March 2, 2021
Thank you for this! 100% improved my wellbeing! Congratulations!!!
— Open Ocean Exploration (@RebeccaRHelm) March 2, 2021
Canada’s Yukon city, where Gurdeep got inoculated, is the first capital in Canada to open its COVID-19 vaccine clinics to people aged 18 and above.