Young adult female dancers practicing in a gymnasium with an engaged audience wearing casual attire. 1:32
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Two girls bring K-pop moves to a school assembly

At Wilson High School's TOLO assembly, the students sit in the bleachers and the basketball court is left to two dancers in matching red tops. more

Their names are Olivia and Pamela, and their song is "Swalla," the Jason Derulo track with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign. Olivia is in trousers and Pamela in shorts. From the first beat, they move as one, step for step.

A girl in a red top and black shorts dances on a gym floor while people watch from the bleachers. A headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
With the bleachers looking on, the court becomes a dance floor for the TOLO assembly.

The routine borrows moves from Lisa, the K-pop star from Blackpink. Fans who know her version notice one change. The cheekiest hip moves are left out, so the dance stays something a principal can sit through.

Then there's the front row. One boy in a gray shirt watches with his mouth hanging open, and it stays open the whole time. Nobody in the gym gives a more honest review.

Young adult female dancers practicing in a gymnasium with an engaged audience wearing casual attire. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
At Wilson High School's TOLO assembly, the students sit in the bleachers and the basketball court is left to two dancers in matching red tops.

When the music stops, the bleachers answer with loud applause and cheers. For anyone who grew up with quiet, stand-in-a-straight-line assemblies, it's hard not to feel a little cheated.

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