WATCH: Healthcare Workers Use Dance to Give Hope, Joy to Others During Pandemic

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Amy Furr

Healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are using fancy footwork to put smiles on everyone’s faces.

When nurse Kala Baker began making lip-sync and dance videos and posting them online in March, she had no idea the impact it would make, according to CNN.

Baker, who works at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, said it has given her a way to “bring joy to a really dark place right now,” and has made her feel more connected to other nurses all over the world.

“We are trying to do it together,” she explained.

April 1, Baker retweeted a video compilation of herself and fellow nurses dancing to various tunes before clocking in at the hospital:

Since she started posting the videos, Baker has gained almost 40,000 followers on her TikTok profile.

However, she is not the only healthcare worker who has joined in the effort to lift people’s spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Friday on Instagram, singer Ciara shared a video of medical personnel at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dancing to her song “Level Up”:

“Guys, these videos are making me cry happy tears. Way to find joy in the storm,” she wrote in the caption.

Nurse Jeffrey Salvatore said he and his coworkers often play the song while working at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site, adding that the dance moves help them stay warm.

“It brings us joy,” he noted, adding, “It lightens our spirits while we are testing outside in the cold and in the rain. It is a mechanism we are using to keep our spirits up.”

March 27, EMT Brighton Peachey posted a video of herself and her coworkers as they danced to a song outside a medical facility in Salt Lake City, Utah:

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Like if you ❤️ healthcare workers! . We are here to help you! Now please help us by staying home and following the CDC/W.H.O guidelines.🙏 My coworkers and I are on the frontlines of this thing. We put our own health, and our families health at risk each day. And we need your help. We all need to do our part and work together.☺️ . On our break from bustin coronavirus we decided to bust a move and it was a much needed outlet to lift our spirits. I’m so grateful to have the best coworkers an work at such a great organization. It’s been incredible to see everyone work together and how quickly responded to and implemented new procedures to handle this public health crisis. Comment if you liked this video and want to see more.

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“On our break from bustin coronavirus we decided to bust a move and it was a much needed outlet to lift our spirits,” she wrote, adding that she was grateful to work with such amazing people during the health crisis.

Peachey later told CNN that she believed everyone was being affected in different ways by the virus but hoped her video and others would bring some light into their lives.

“If we can try and grab on to what little bits of positivity we can, it will just help bring people together and get us through these challenging times,” she concluded.

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