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Gorilla Dances To 'Maniac' And Another 'Flashdance' Star Is Born

What a feeling!
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General Assignment Reporter, HuffPost

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Zola the gorilla has become a viral hit for his twirling moves in a tub at the Dallas Zoo.

But there was something missing ― “Flashdance,” the 1983 film featuring Jennifer Beals as a steel mill worker who tries to prove her worth as a dancer.

And CBS DFW obliged by adding the movie’s smash-hit song “Flashdance ... What A Feeling” by Irene Cara as a soundtrack to the zoo video, above.

But the CBS affiliate wasn’t the only one. Below, our favorite, a Twitter user went with Michael Sembello’s “Maniac.”

And he’s dancing like he’s never danced before.

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Male Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) in the forest (credit:Aneese via Getty Images)
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Volcanoes National Park, Ruhengeri, Rwanda, Africa, East Africa (credit:Ariadne Van Zandbergen via Getty Images)
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A 'Susa Family' female Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) with a baby in the Virunga Mountains of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. The mountain gorilla is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The total world population of mountain gorillas is 880, according to census data released in 2012 by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. (credit:Don Cook via Getty Images)
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Young Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Rainforests of West and Central Africa. Endangered species. Captive (Bristol Zoo). (credit:Mark Carwardine via Getty Images)
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Western lowland gorilla dominant male silverback 'Makumba' aged 32 years sitting on the forest floor feeding on fruit (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2011. (credit:Anup Shah via Getty Images)
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