Watch: Video of teacher dancing to item song inside classroom sparks heated debate. Student expresses support

The teacher was dancing to 'Kajra Re' inside the classroom. (Image: @yeazlas/X)

A video of a university teacher dancing to an item song inside the classroom has sparked a heated debate on social media, especially X. The clip has clocked in over six lakh views and grabbed a lot of eyeballs, triggering mixed responses from netizens.

In the now-viral video, the teacher named Rashmi was dancing to “Kajra Re” inside the classroom while a few students joined her. The board behind read “Happy Birthday Rashmi Ma’am” and the same was confirmed by a student of hers who rallied support for her as the video gained traction.

A user in the comments section claimed that the incident happened at Christ University in Bengalurubut Moneycontrol could not independently verify it.

Never imagined we’d see a day where teachers are dancing literally on an item song inside a classroom. pic.twitter.com/4mKUl05RHY

— Jeetas posting their L”s (GOBLIN ERA) (@yeazlas) March 16, 2024

The video prompted a flurry of divided reactions on the microblogging platform. While some users were not impressed by the teacher dancing in the class and labelled it as “cringe” and “wrong”, others called her “graceful” and loved her vibe.

“Ignore the boomers and trolls. She comes across a lovely lady. Good for her and you guys,” one user wrote. Another user commented, “One can be funny in class without shaking to item songs in front of students. Classroom is not a place for such kind of ‘fun’. No one stopped her from having fun, but the place and company should also be kept in mind. Takes away the sanctity of student-teacher relationship.”

“How can one even take this dance in a negative light? Like I was just smiling the entire time, there was nothing vulgar about it. She really seems like a fun teacher,” a third user remarked.

“Do you realise if this goes viral, the said 'pretty-good-at-what-she-does' teacher can face disciplinary action against her, she can be sacked. It is an inappropriate act when done during school hours. Accept it! Also, not everything is supposed to be put on social media,” a fourth user added.

A student, who goes by the name Taani on X, expressed her support for the teacher while clarifying that it was her birthday and the class had organised a small celebration for her. “She’s my teacher and she is pretty good at what she does, she makes the class fun. I was her birthday and the class had organised a small celebration for her,” she wrote.

she’s my teacher and she is pretty good at what she does, she makes the class fun. it was her birthday and the class had organised a small celebration for her,all this was fun but to put this under a negative light and+ https://t.co/0RvWBHlmXm — taani (@dilkedastakk) March 20, 2024

“All this was fun but to put this under a negative light and highlight it’s an item song which no one really thought about while watching the video? Can’t she even have a little fun? We all look up to her as an older sister or a parent, such an innocent thing and look how they’ve tainted this,” she wrote further.