Their Facebook post reads, "Washmallay! We just love Pashto dance. After a rigorous practice session, we managed to master a few moves. Check us out!"
While we commend their efforts to learn more about Pakistani culture, it seems that the embassy forgot that Pashto is in fact a language, and not a dance.
Regardless, some of them showed their love for Pakistan by donning a green and white shalwar kameez.
Others took it a step further and dressed in a traditional Pashto outfit (topi included).
They definitely struggled to get the dance moves down.
"He [the instructor] chose a classical dance. I chose to do a little bit of a free spin on that one."
"Okay, now he's getting way too complicated."
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They also had some apt observations to share:
"I feel like a ninja."
"Jab app kartay hain toh bohot acha lagta hai. Jab mein karti hoon toh acha nahi."
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Watch their dance moves here:
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