Nervous Cheerleader Asks Grandpa to Dance, and He Jumps Right In to Save Her Day

One cute clip proved that grandparents love their grandchildren so much that they could do anything for their happiness.

Jeff Harville of Claiborne County, Tennessee, is a motorcycle enthusiast and certainly not a dancer. But recently, a video shot by his daughter, Chelsey Lester, showed him showing off his dancing prowess.

Jeff had gone to a cheerleading event at the invitation of his adorable granddaughter, McKinly Lester. During the course of the program, at the Gap Creek School gymnasium, the family had no idea that Jeff would be on stage dancing.

Four-year-old McKinly started getting stage fright as she watched other cheerleaders perform and did not want to go on stage alone. Thankfully, her “Papaw” was there to help her out.

“Mommy, I want Papaw to dance with me!” McKinly said to Chelsey as she was supposed to go on, and when Chelsey told Jeff what was happening, he didn’t hesitate to leap out of his seat and take his little granddaughter by the hand.

Armed with a set of pom-poms, Jeff did the chicken dance with McKinly in front of the entire school, wiggling his bottom in time to the music while watching McKinly for his cues. The crowd erupted in laughter.

Chelsey said the family wasn’t surprised at what Jeff did. “Her Papaw means a lot to her,” Chelsey said. “She is a Papaw’s girl! This is something she will never forget from her childhood—her Papaw dancing with her.”

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