WHO officials dance during high-level meeting

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Work doesn’t have to be boring, as demonstrated by officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) dancing to Fall Out Boy during a meeting on Thursday.

According to Daily Mail, WHO officials, including health ministers and other government officials from around the world, all danced to the 2013 hit “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” to de-stress during a high-level meeting in Geneva.

The Chair of WHO’s executive board wanted to incorporate exercise into the summit following suggestions from the Thai delegation, so the Chair of the meeting planned the dance break in advance.

The two-minute dance defused a stressful meeting for the officials, who promptly returned to their seats after the interlude.

WHO tweeted the video of senior officials dancing to the Fall Out Boy song during a meeting. /Photo via Twitter

The WHO tweeted the video of officials dancing to the song with the hashtag “Move for Health” last Thursday, attracting attention online.

Many supported the movement of WHO and praised that it was a good way to encourage people to move for health. One even commented that she would like to do the same thing for her next meeting.

Netizens re-tweeted to show their support to WHO's movement. /Photo via Twitter.

The clip also gained praise from Chinese netizens after it was posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo.

Many said that it was rare and funny to see international officials dance in a high-level meeting, with some joking it was the highest level of dance in the world. Some even said that WHO was encouraging by example the idea of doing exercise during work hours.

Chinese netizens comments on WHO officials' dance on Weibo. /Photo via Weibo

In fact, the WHO had launched the initiative “Move to Health” in 2002 to encourage people to do exercise during the work day.

(Source: Daily Mail)