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Calgary dancer takes centre stage at Oscars during ‘Naatu Naatu’

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It’s rare for a Calgary-born entertainer to be able to push around late night host Jimmy Kimmel. But 15 minutes into the 95th Academy Awards, that’s just what Billy Mustapha was doing as a preview for his performance dancing to what would be the Oscar-winning song Naatu Naatu. “Pushing Jimmy Kimmel was a moment I will never forget,” Mustapha told Global News from Los Angeles. “He was hilarious and told us to really push him, so it was fun to surprise him with unexpected shoves in all directions.” Read more: Oscars 2023 winners list: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ takes Best Picture Dressed in a blue shirt and grey suit, Mustapha was one of two principal dancers representing the main characters in the number from RRR, a 2022 Indian epic action drama film. “It was insane.

The feeling that my heart was just pounding in my chest (as) the elevator was lifting up – I knew all the people in the audience were starting to see me and just being like, ‘I got this.’ Reminding myself, ‘This is what I trained my whole life for.’” Mustapha grew up in Calgary and started dancing at seven years old.

But it took some work to find the artistic expression that would end up placing him centre stage in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Here's the energetic performance of «Naatu Naatu» from <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/RRR?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#RRR at the <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#Oscars.

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