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Ellena Cruse

US Navy shares video of 97-year-old WWII pilot dancing to Justin Timberlake's Can't Stop The Feeling during coronavirus lockdown

A 97-year-old Second World War US pilot has found online fame after he was captured on camera dancing to Justin Timberlake during the coronavirus lockdown.

The US Navy shared a clip of Chuck Franzk busting some moves to Timberlake’s Can’t stop the Feeling on his doorstep in the mid-western American state of Wisconsin.

The video has been liked more than 13,000 times, with social media users describing the pensioner as "amazing".

In the US. almost 400,000 people have been infected with the Covid-19 strain, almost 13,000 have died and 22,000 have recovered according to Johns Hopkins data.

The dancing pensioner did a dance on his doorstep during coronavirus lockdown (US Navy)

The clip opens with Mr Franzk coming out of his home and putting a hand to his ear.

After hearing the music, he steps out onto his porch and boogies in time to the beat.

After tapping his toes to the rhythm, the veteran adds in some hand actions and sways up and down. A US flag can be viewed in the background.

He then lifts his face up to the camera as he gets in some cardio during coronavirus lockdown.

The US Navy shared the video and wrote: “Even under quarantine, 97-year-old Wisconsin WWII #USNavy pilot Chuck "Dancing Chuck" Franzk ‘can't stop the feeling’. #MondayMotivation.

Twitter users praised the pensioner's dance routine.

One said: “He is great! Great moves! Bet he was a bad ass pilot.”

Another added: “Thank you for the Monday cheer, "DANCING CHUCK”.The world could use millions of you!!!”

“Hi Chuck!!! Love your style,” said another.

One user replied with a Gif of President Donald Trump doing the floss, while another said: “This is why they are the GREATEST GENERATION! Keep dancin Chuck! God Bless you and all the Warriors. Past and Present!”

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