This Cat Is a Master Ballerina

By Lauren Boudreau 1 min read

Watch out Misty Copeland, there’s a new ballerina in town taking the internet by storm – and he just so happens to be a cat.

Miruko the Japanese cat is obviously an aspiring ballerina, and when his owners discovered this, they began posting pics of Miruko’s best moves to social media.

Miruko is gaining worldwide attention with his stunning and elegant moves. I mean, this is a spin that could rival Olympic figure skaters.

However, Miruko came from humble beginnings. He was rescued by Twitter user Chisa and her husband as a malnourished stray last summer, according to Mashable. Chisa, who lives in the Kagawa Prefecture in Japan, began photographing him for fun. She told Spanish website Verne, that she takes and discards many pictures before getting the right one.

夏に出会ったミルコ。
当時はガリガリだけど元気でした。
今はプクプクだけど踊ってます？！#魅惑のお腹 pic.twitter.com/xHXocVQ62T

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) December 18, 2015

The cat’s Twitter page now has over 40,000 followers, and it’s easy to see why.

今日のミルコ。
飛ぶ前に私の鼻に自分の鼻をくっつけて（鼻チュー）してから飛んだ！まるで「飛ぶから見ててね！」と言ってくれたみたい。 pic.twitter.com/Tb9W6HG3vs

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) May 1, 2016

ぴょんぴょん！ぴょんぴょん！
いろんな角度で飛ぶミルコ。
カメラ目線も撮れました！ pic.twitter.com/EfTO7dDdov

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) May 22, 2016

ミルコジャーンプ！！！ pic.twitter.com/km5CNqakdc

— 無重力猫ミルコのお家 (@ccchisa76) May 26, 2016

The trick, it seems, is getting Miruko to jump for toys, as is revealed by this YouTube video.

However, we’ll always know him as the cat that was born to dance.

https://twitter.com/ccchisa76/status/721677882024550400