Jakarta Globe – AFP, May 1, 2013
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| Indonesian policewoman and demonstrators break out into a ‘Gangnam Style’ dance performance while securing a Labor Day rally in front of the city hall of Surabaya in East Java province on May 1, 2013. (AFP Photo/Juni Kriswanto) |
Surabaya. A
group of policewomen took an unusual approach to crowd control at a May Day
protest in Indonesia on Wednesday, breaking into a performance of “Gangnam
Style” to keep demonstrators happy.
Thousands
of protesters in the city of Surabaya in eastern Java cheered with excitement
as around 80 female officers did the signature horseriding dance from South
Korean rapper Psy’s global hit.
Some of the
5,000-strong crowd even joined in with the officers, who were wearing
standard-issue dark police uniforms, sunglasses and caps.
“The crowd
went wild. They were so happy, and it was a great feeling to get them excited,”
Elly Wahyuningtyas, the top female police officer in the area, told AFP, adding
they did the dance twice for around half an hour.
“We’d been
practicing for three days and I think it really helped keep everyone calm and
happy.”
“They were
all so beautiful,” she added proudly.
The festive
atmosphere was a contrast to other rallies in the country, including one which
attracted 55,000 people in Jakarta, where police were faced with angry workers
complaining of low salaries and poor working conditions.
Protesters
held rallies around the world on Wednesday to call for a better deal for
workers.
“Gangnam
Style” was a viral sensation on the Internet and in December became the first
video to pass a billion views on YouTube.
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