The story behind China’s viral dancing school principal

Video of a Chinese school principal teaching students a shuffle dance has taken the internet by storm. Zhang Pengfei, 40, appeared dressed in black and with a microphone in hand leading his pupils through a dance routing in front of their Xi Guan Primary School in Linyi county, Shanxi province.

Here is the backstory about Principal Zhang, and why he came up with the dance practice that has charmed millions online.

[IanHardDie]

Nice principal, solving a problem with innovation.

[jeffcjb]

It’s wonderful when educators actually care!

[samhigh]

I guess he will have to get more space for his school now, since the whole world wants to send their kid to this school.

[asky_]

They're dancing more than the kids in highschool doing zumba.

[niceupaprika]

He just made 700 kids who are prolly gonna be experts in shuffle

[jeromefitzroy]

The common Chinese problem: when your parents want you to be a principal, but you wanted to be a dancer instead

[tet]

it's amazing how these kids could master this shuffle, . so complicated footwork! or is it just me? honestly, i think i'm going to be bad at it, .

[NoYouCannot]

These Kids Look So Happy and fresh, like Children Should be.

[edwinli]

This principal is very creative and he is doing the right thing. He makes everybody involved. Not just the kids can have more exercise, it also makes the kids more musical.

[maryannevitale]

I'm 76 & I so enjoy this & watch all the clips I find on YouTube!!
How creative of this Principal!!

[NocturnalOG]

I'm dissapointed the principal's name is not Xiaofu Ling. Because that shuffling is crazy

[catherined]

I'd probably be that one uncoordinated kid who would fall every 5 seconds 😭

[secret__]

The level of sync and gracefulness these children have is nothing our class could ever do

[kekw]

And that's how Tiktokers in China were born, kids

[globaleyes]

Kids absolutely love it. They are not forced that's why they are well synchronized.
Lots of love to their smiles from Pakistan.❤
Thanks Principal Sir..

[plotees]

Everyone gangsta until the teacher starts learning Michael Jackson

[panqihg]

Lovely principal, lovely dance and lovely kids!

[hotlemongingerhoney]

Kids, 20 years from now, when you reunite with your schoolmates, you will happily dance those moves and you will always proud and grateful to your teachers.

[cecapfishing]

Loved how overly enthusiastic the little girl was and how her friend just put her head on her shoulder, awesome!

[berburbery]

When his mother wants them to be a teacher/principle while his father wants him to be a dancer:
Edit: Holy Moly (I mean moly’s aren’t holy but-) so much likes-