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A dancer filming a workout in front of Myanmar’s parliament has gained world fame after she unknowingly captured the first moments of a dramatic punch in the background of her video.
In the extraordinary footage in the capital Naypyidaw, a woman said to be Khing Hnin Wai appears to continue her training as black SUVs approach a security checkpoint on the road leading to the Union Assembly compound behind her. As the rhythm of the joyous song he is dancing increases, the convoy grows almost to the beat of the music.
The dancer doesn’t seem to know what’s going on behind her. She continues, at one point making small punching movements, as the cars behind her come to a brief stop. Then, as it swiftly moves from side to side, small figures in silhouette can be seen running to open the barricade and let the cars pass.
A woman did her usual outdoor aerobics class without realizing a blow was taking place in #Myanmar. A military convoy arriving at parliament can be seen behind the woman as she performs aerobic exercises. Incredible! pic.twitter.com/gRnQkMshDe
– Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) February 1, 2021
At around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Khing Hnin Wai posted again to say that he had shot many videos at the location before and that the video was real. She had been filming dance videos outside the assembly for 11 months, she said.
“How harmonious with the background music and the background landscape!” Khing Hnin Wai said. “Before hearing the news [of the coup] in the morning, the video I made for the aerobic dance competition has become an unforgettable memory ”.
Online, the video made comparisons to the dystopian TV show Black mirror, or something worth beholding by an idiosyncratic cult philosopher Slavoj Žižek. Reddit users have already Photoshopped the dancer in front of other historical moments, including the Hindenberg disaster and the most recent assault on the US Capitol.
In the full video, posted by Khing Hnin Wai on her Facebook, in which she lists her occupation as a physical education teacher, sirens can be heard in the background before the first vehicles appear.
In raids early Monday morning, the Myanmar military detained State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party before declaring a state of emergency and seizing power. They also cut phone and mobile services in the capital and Yangon.
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