Britain’s May dances with children in South Africa

London : Theresa May cemented her reputation as the ‘Maybot’ today with a cringeworthy attempt at dancing with schoolchildren in South Africa. The Prime Minister was greeted by a beautiful display of traditional singing and dancing as she met youngsters in Cape Town this morning. But her toe-curling bid to copy the children’s movements had TV viewers watching through their fingers as she jerked and shuffled her way across the playground.

A video of her dance moves provoked hilarity online, with Twitter jokers comparing her to the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz and footballer Peter Crouch doing his robot celebration. Others were more forgiving, sympathising with Mrs May for being made to dance on TV, something which they said would terrify most British people.

Twitter user Andrew Jones joked: ‘Theresa May has stolen my ‘I should have gone to bed at least an hour ago’ wedding dance.’ Sky News reporter Alan McGuinness added: ‘Theresa May is me at weddings after being dragged to the dance floor and forced to dance after an entire evening of avoiding doing so.’ The Prime Minister was visiting the I.D. Mkize Secondary School, which takes part in a British Council funded teacher exchange, to promote ties between Britain and South Africa.

At a packed school assembly, Mrs May told pupils: ‘Can I thank all those young people who were involved in the performances outside who welcomed me.’ She added: ‘What I see before me in this hall today is the future of South Africa.’