Girl in China who learnt to dance watching videos online becomes a star after recording of her practice in a pork shop goes viral

A Chinese girl taught herself to dance with nothing more than a mobile phone and online instruction videos

Now she is an online sensation after a video of her dancing in her parents’ tiny pork shop went viral

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From pork shop to TV: A Chinese butcher’s talented daughter dances on national TV despite a lack of formal training. Photo: Handout

Published: 9:00am, 2 Jun 2022Updated: 1:34pm, 2 Jun 2022

A video of a schoolgirl dancing in a pork store has gone viral in mainland China, quickly racking up more than 230 million views, but it’s the story of how she got there that has inspired people.

Wu Gangyun, better known as Yun’er, is an 11-year-old primary school student from the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan who fell in love with dancing when she was seven years old.

“Dancing makes me happiest,” Wu said.

She taught herself basic dance moves like backbends and somersaults by watching videos on her mother’s phone.

Wu’s talent was first noticed by her kindergarten teacher, said her mother, Li Xingqiao.

Wu is largely self-taught, spending countless hours watching online dance videos on her mother’s mobile phone before she got her big break. Photo: Weibo

“The teacher asked who taught her these moves, and I told her that she learned them just from watching videos on my phone,” Li told Red Star News. “The teacher then suggested she pursue formal dance training.”