British prime minister Theresa May ‘danced’ her way on stage — to the the tune of ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” — before delivering the keynote speech to her party’s annual conference on Wednesday.
May’s ABBA dancing moves quickly went viral, and the videos were shared on social media with added music — and commentary.
WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!
Somebody call the police and make it stop! Theresa May is the Dancing Queen!!!!! #CPC18 pic.twitter.com/mRzpfEZwQF
— Charlie Proctor (@MonarchyUK) October 3, 2018
Oh. My. God. Theresa May just ‘danced’ on to stage. pic.twitter.com/jWy6Q6fgdX
— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) October 3, 2018
Fresh from dancing her way on stage, during her speech, May warned EU leaders that Britain was not afraid to leave the bloc without a separation deal, and told the audience that internal party disunity risked the Brexit process being reversed.
The annual Conservative Party conference was characterized this year by internal party disagreements over the May government’s plan for Brexit. On Tuesday, former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, widely seen as May’s main rival for the party leadership, delivered a speech at a counter-programmed event that saw three-hour queues. There, Johnson criticized May’s Brexit plan. May later said his speech made her “cross.” In what some saw as an attempt to steal some of Johnson’s limelight, the government shifted an announcement on post-Brexit immigration policy, originally scheduled for May’s Wednesday speech, to just before Johnson’s.
May dancing onto the stage was seen by some as another attempt to distract attention.
Theresa May dances on stage and suddenly Boris is forgotten.
— Ben Lewis (@benlewismedia) October 3, 2018
For some, it reminded them of May’s August trip to Africa, where the prime minister twice joined dancing schoolchildren.
Theresa May has her dancing shoes on at a school in South Africa. https://t.co/zWUWhS7Rwj Via @ReutersTV pic.twitter.com/gXN9ZgYrM5
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 28, 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May has said this year's Strictly Come Dancing contestants should "get in touch if they need any tips" after she showed off her dance moves during her recent trip to Africa https://t.co/49ft9HHZfY pic.twitter.com/VLpeN76coH
— ITV News (@itvnews) September 8, 2018
