Dance moves from ‘TikTok Doc’ bring welcome relief from virus blues

By Jocelyne Zablit

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Sunday, 12 Apr 2020
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This handout selfie courtesy of Dr. Jason Campbell shows him on Feb 10, 2020 at the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Dubbed ‘TikTok Doc’, after the popular short form video app, Dr Jason Campbell has taken the Internet by storm with his clips featuring him and colleagues doing the ‘corona foot shake’, ‘the cha cha slide’ and other dance moves. — Dr Jason Campbell/AFP

LOS ANGELES: A US doctor’s dance videos posted on social media have proven just the right medicine for hundreds of thousands of people, including health care workers, who are cheering him on for lifting their spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Dubbed “TikTok Doc” after the popular short-form video app, Dr Jason Campbell has taken the Internet by storm with clips featuring him and colleagues doing the “corona foot shake”, “the cha-cha slide” and other dance moves.

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This handout selfie courtesy of Dr. Jason Campbell shows him on Feb 10, 2020 at the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Dubbed ‘TikTok Doc’, after the popular short form video app, Dr Jason Campbell has taken the Internet by storm with his clips featuring him and colleagues doing the ‘corona foot shake’, ‘the cha cha slide’ and other dance moves. — Dr Jason Campbell/AFP

This handout selfie courtesy of Dr Jason Campbell shows him posing with with program nurse Grace Choi on March 18, 2020 at the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Dubbed ‘TikTok Doc’, after the popular short form video app, Dr Jason Campbell has taken the Internet by storm with his clips featuring him and colleagues doing the ‘corona foot shake’, ‘the cha cha slide’ and other dance moves. — Dr Jason Campbell/AFP

This handout selfie courtesy of Dr. Jason Campbell shows him posing with with program director Dr. Emily Baird on February 10, 2020 at the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Dubbed ‘TikTok Doc’, after the popular short form video app, Dr Jason Campbell has taken the Internet by storm with his clips featuring him and colleagues doing the ‘corona foot shake’, ‘the cha cha slide’ and other dance moves. — Dr Jason Campbell/AFP

This handout selfie courtesy of Dr. Jason Campbell shows him on February 29, 2020 at the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Dubbed ‘TikTok Doc’, after the popular short form video app, Dr Jason Campbell has taken the Internet by storm with his clips featuring him and colleagues doing the ‘corona foot shake’, ‘the cha cha slide’ and other dance moves. — Dr Jason Campbell/AFP

This handout selfie courtesy of Dr. Jason Campbell shows him on April 10, 2020 at the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Dubbed ‘TikTok Doc’, after the popular short form video app, Dr Jason Campbell has taken the Internet by storm with his clips featuring him and colleagues doing the ‘corona foot shake’, ‘the cha cha slide’ and other dance moves. — Dr Jason Campbell/AFP

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Dance moves from ‘TikTok Doc’ bring welcome relief from virus blues