“It wasn’t for attracting attention,” Hojabri said. “I had some followers and these videos were for them. I did not have any intention to encourage others doing the same … I didn’t work with a team, I received no training. I only do gymnastics,” The Gaurdian reported.I dance in a public park in Tehran to support Maedeh the 19 year old girl who got arrested for dancing.در پارک هنرمندان بدونحجاب اجباری رقصیدم ولی نوازنده نگران اینکه بساطش جمع بشه با عذرخواهی آهنگ رو قطع کرد.برای حمایت از #مائده_هژبری بیا #برقص_تا_برقصیم pic.twitter.com/8JtGU4QOzI
— Masih Alinejad ️ (@AlinejadMasih) July 7, 2018
Iranian state TV aired the alleged confession on Friday. This is not the first time Iran lashed out towards dancers. In 2014, six Iranians were sentenced to 91 lashes and jail for posting a video of themselves dancing to the song Happy, by Pharrell Williams.Social media applications like Twitter and Facebook have been banned since 2009, yet many Iranians still manage to use them. Iran also has laws in place concerning women's modesty, with a compulsory hijab law.Teenage dancer, Maedeh Hojabri, was arrested in Iran. She used to record dance videos in her bedroom and upload them to her instagram with 600K followers.#مائده_هژبرى pic.twitter.com/3EDVR9veV3
— Negar (@NegarMortazavi) July 8, 2018