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In honour of today being International Dance Day, here are five memorable dance celebrations in football history.

International Dance Day: 5 memorable dance celebrations in football [VIDEO] | Pulse Nigeria

Tunde Young

<p>International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute, the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The event takes place every year on 29 April, which is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet.</p>

<p>As a result, we celebrate dance in football by bringing you five memorable goal celebrations that involved dances in no particular order.</p>

<h3>Daniel Amokachi does the wiggle at the World Cup</h3>

Daniel Amokachi was one of the stars of USA 94

<p>Nigeria defeated Bulgaria 3-0 in the group stages at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States of America and Daniel Amokachi scored the second goal of the game.</p>

<p>What was particularly noteworthy about this goal was the celebration that followed, Dan aptly nicknamed "the bull" Amokachi wiggling his rear end in rather uncharacteristic fashion.</p>

Siphiwe Tshabalala’s unforgettable wonder goal

<p>The first World Cup on African soil in 2010 was hosted by South Africa who played the opening game against Mexico as expected of host nations.</p>

<p>Bafana Bafana made history by taking the lead, Siphiwe Tshabalala with a thunderbolt strike to open the scoring and then proceeded to carry out one of the most memorable celebrations of all time.</p>

<p>Tshabalala collaborated with four of his teammates to carry out a simple but memorable dance routine in front of the home fans.</p>

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<h3>Lingard dances at the Emirates Stadium…twice!!!</h3>

Jesse Lingard made a habit of dancing at the Emirates Stadium

<p>Jesse Lingard’s Manchester United career does not have a lot of highlights but fans will always remember he seemed to love scoring and dancing at the Emirates Stadium.</p>

<p>Lingard scored twice in Manchester United’s 3-1 win away at Arsenal in the 2017/18 Premier League season and celebrated his first goal with a neat ‘milly rock’ and was joined by some of hi teammates.</p>

<p>The midfielder scored at the same stadium again the following season in another 3-1 win this time in the FA Cup and he celebrated with a Michael Jackson-esque ‘moonwalk’ .</p>

<h3>Asamoah Gyan’s trademark celebration</h3>

<p>Legendary Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan was just as famous for his unique dance celebration as he was for scoring goals.</p>

<p>Trying to describe his dance would do it a massive disservice, just take a look at it yourself.</p>

International Dance Day: 5 memorable dance celebrations in football [VIDEO]

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