The internet is full of funny and memorable videos, and in recent years the number has exploded into the thousands! There are videos of just about anything to make us laugh – from talking cats to people being pranked. These crazes often start with one single video and before long everyone and their grandma has seen the video. But what if that video came from an unlikely source?
Well, during 2012 at an athletic championship a new dance was created! Runner Michelle Jenneke was the one behind the latest craze, and as if overnight everyone appeared to have seen the 19-year-old and her newest routine. The video went on to become a sensation online and has racked up millions of views since, thrusting Michelle into a new celebrity that took the athlete entirely by surprise.
The story behind the unique warm-up, and how it lead one completely unknown athlete to the life she knows today, proves just how powerful the internet can be! So just where is the young athlete now, years later?
[post_page_title]The memorable preparation[/post_page_title]
Michelle Jenneke was a hurdler from Australia and aged just 19 at the time she caught the camera’s eye. During 2012, the Olympics were well underway and everyone was preparing for their race.
The usual routine of stretching with some last minute exercises all commenced like usual, apart from one competitor. Michelle was having the time of her life as she posed and danced for her shots, and it must have worked as she came in 5th place!