North Korean Authorities Arrest Dance Tutor, Students for Practicing ‘Capitalist' Dance Moves: Report

North Korean Authorities Arrest Dance Tutor, Students for Practicing ‘Capitalist' Dance Moves: Report
The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 9, 2017. Edgar Su/Reuters
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North Korean authorities have reportedly arrested a dance tutor and several of her students for using foreign media to practice a “capitalist” dance routine, news outlet Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported on Friday, citing sources in the teacher’s neighborhood.

A resident of the northwestern city of Pyongsong said on Jan. 31 that a dance instructor, who appears to be in her 30s, was caught teaching “foreign-style disco dances” to teenage students in Yangji-dong of Pyongsong City.

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