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Dancers show support for Korean athletes

About 700 South Korean students and dancers performed during a dance festival in a show of support for the country’s Winter Olympic team. The dancers jived, belly danced and tangoed in a display of solidarity for the athletes in Sochi, including figure skating medal hope, Yuna Kim.

South Korean students and dancers perform during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team's success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers perform during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers perform during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers cheer during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers perform during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers perform during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers cheer during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers perform during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers perform during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

South Korean students and dancers cheer during the dance festival on February 8, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 700 South Korean students and dancers participated in the event to wish for South Korean team’s success in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and to cheer for figure skater Yuna Kim. (Getty Images)

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