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September 14, 2017

China’s Richest Man Dancing To Michael Jackson Will Change Your Life [Video]

While we don't normally get to see the eccentric side of high-flying business folk, Alibaba's Jack Ma likes to dress up every now and again and bust out his moves.

Drop the beat…

Kicking off his company’s 18th anniversary, Jack Ma – Alibaba’s chairman and China’s richest man – danced along to Michael Jackson.

He sat on a motorcycle, wore a gold mask and donned an outfit that resembles what Jackson wore on his Dangerous World tour, explains The Verge:

He danced along to the opening notes of Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” and then got into a Beyoncé-esque “Formation” with his backup dancers. He performed for a crowd of about 40,000 employees.

I mean, it’s not the greatest dancing, but he rocks it nonetheless:

Performing is clearly something Jack Ma enjoys a great deal, as this isn’t his first time. In 2009, Ma wore a blonde wig and punk getup as he danced along to The Lion King:

Then, a few years later in 2013, he dressed up as a “pop star” to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Chinese eBay-like marketplace, TaoBao:

Oh, Jack.

[source:theverge]