- In case you missed it. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, took some time during the Russia-ASEAN summit on Thursday to show off her dancing skills in the Kalinka.
- The performance wasn't spontaneous. Zakharova had warned journalists that she would perform the traditional Russian dance.
- The reaction? Mixed.
- Some were impressed by her dancing ability (and her balance on those 15-centimeter high heels).
- "Maria Zakharova dancing the Kalinka at the ASEAN Summit. Simply beautiful)"
- Some suggested her fancy footwork was the result of doping.
- Some joked that she was dancing in celebration after being freed from answering reporters' questions on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014.
- Some just couldn't bear to watch …
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman performs traditional Kalinka dance http://www.therussophile.org/russian-foreign-ministry-spokeswoman-performs-traditional-kalinka-dance.html/ … pic.twitter.com/xa8He1RJ7s- Russian politicians have never shied away from the dance floor — Boris Yeltsin, in particular, was always happy to put on his dancing shoes.
SEE VIDEO! President Boris Yeltsin dancing... http://prt.news/a6yTos pic.twitter.com/l0SyHWPMgy- Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev just can't help breaking into a spontaneous boogie.
- Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the flamboyant leader of Russia's LDPR Party, dancing at a wedding and during Victory Day celebrations.
- Chechnya's (war)lord of dance Ramzan Kadyrov loves to get down at weddings, business center openings and with French actor Gerard Depardieu.
- Even President Vladimir Putin enjoys a good song and dance.
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