Anthony Albanese has taken his Swiftie fandom to new heights, attempting a viral dance trend set to the lead single from Taylor Swift\u2019s new album, The Life of a Showgirl.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister swung by Nova 100 studios in Melbourne on Monday morning, joining hosts Clint Stanaway and Lauren Phillips for what can only be described as a charmingly chaotic choreography lesson.<\/p>\n
Dancing along to The Fate of Ophelia, Mr Albanese attempted a series of simple yet spirited arm gestures to the lyrics: \u201cKeep it 100 on the land, the sea, the sky. Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By continuing you agree to our Terms<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Guided by a young woman, he enthusiastically raised his arms, waved his hands, and did his best to keep pace with the radio hosts.<\/p>\n At one point, a shouted \u201cTurn around!\u201d prompted a confident spin from Mr Albanese, albeit in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n Phillips visibly cringes midway through the Prime Minister\u2019s misstep.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is embarrassing. I don\u2019t know who\u2019s the most embarrassed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe nailed it\u201d, she added, as Mr Albanese erupted in laughter.<\/p>\n WATCH THE VIDEO IN THE PLAYER ABOVE.<\/p>\n What is The Fate of Ophelia trend?<\/p>\n The dance challenge blew up on TikTok after Swift dropped her Hamlet-inspired single and music video in October.<\/p>\n The music video, choreographed by Emmy-winner Mandy Moore, features a breezy, retro routine packed with expressive hand gestures and smooth hip movements.<\/p>\n Fans and influencers quickly turned the chorus choreography into a viral challenge, racking up millions of views across social media.<\/p>\n Swift\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, recently busted out the moves after scoring his 100th touchdown in the NFL.<\/p>\n Aussies rate Albo\u2019s moves<\/p>\n Viewers have flocked to the comments section after Mr Albanese\u2019s attempt hit the internet, and reactions were mixed.<\/p>\n \u201cDefinitely a 3\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is iconic!\u201d said another.<\/p>\n While a third slammed the performance as an \u201cembarrassment for Australia\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Albanese has taken his Swiftie fandom to new heights, attempting a viral dance trend set to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,2331,134,136,84],"class_list":{"0":"post-290312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-culture","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}