Dancing Queen Upstages Subway Showtime Act: Video

NEW YORK CITY -- A showtime performer's subway pole was claimed by a lady straphanger who wouldn't stop dancing and is now being called a hero, new video shows.

"Miss, miss, yo miss," the angry subway dancer shouts as a blond woman dances against the subway pole he tried to claim. "Stop!"

The smiling woman did not stop. Instead she tossed her hat into the air in a brave attempt to out-perform the upset showtime dancer. It took only three tries for the dancing diva to successfully land the red wool cap back on her head.

Stanley Williams III posted his video of woman's new take on showtime to Twitter Sunday night and it has since been viewed more than 216,000 times. The video shows the woman dipping, swaying and shouting along to tunes the showtime performer probably hoped would be his backup music.

New Yorkers took to reddit to suss out the significance of the woman's breakout performance.

"Like, the guy is annoyed she’s dancing," wrote quiversound. "Does he not see how that’s how we all feel as passengers?

"That guy complaining about her ruining his show had absolutely no right to do that," argued Maria-Stryker. "She’s allowed to spaz out in the middle of his performance for the same reasons he’s allowed to perform."

Several redditers shared stories of being kicked in the face by showtime performers, and applauded the dancing woman's courage.

"Not all heroes wear capes," wrote LeicaM6guy.

"Not the hero we deserve," added functionoftime. "But the hero we need."

People ride on the subway on January 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)