A 6-year-old dancer from North Carolina, Johanna Colon, channeled her inner Aretha Franklin during her recital this past weekend and the performance is now going viral.
Colon stole the show at her Knightdale recital on Saturday as part of her routine with the rest of the Heather's Dance Inc. dancers, getting very animated with her moves during Franklin’s “Respect.” She waved her finger around for extra sass and even mouthed the words.
"She practiced very hard," her mother, Elissa Colon, told TODAY.com.
"She would make me play it on Pandora constantly. All eyes were on her from the beginning. As soon as she walked out, everybody was just floored."
Colon posted the video to Facebook on June 7 and it’s already been viewed over 20 million times. It’s since been picked up by the family’s local news stations and she’s even petitioning for her to make an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
screenshot via CNN's YouTube channel