Dad saw his daughter dancing alone without a partner at a school event — so he jumped in

Some dads share absolutely beautiful relationships with their children, creating memorable experiences out of simple activities such as making them breakfast or dropping them off at school. These are wonderful memories for children who are close to their dads.

For one particular daughter, when her dad noticed the girl was dancing alone, he happily jumped in to accompany her. In a video, a young girl is seen performing a traditional Chilean dance along with several children of her age. It seems that the girl's partner did not show up, which meant she was the only one among the five pairs to dance without a partner. After a round of dancing, in an adorable turn of events, her father must have just thought to himself, "Not on my watch," and he jumped in from the crowd and started to perform with her. In the middle of the video, at about 46 seconds, the little girl holds up a half heart with her hands while the father completes the other half in an extremely emotional moment.

The father-daughter duo did the whole dance sequence perfectly, syncing in with the rest of the group. The dad didn't miss a single beat, doing all the steps well, making his daughter extremely happy and leaving everyone in the audience surprised. The girl, confident enough to dance without a partner, is lucky to have a parent who would just randomly jump in and dance with her, just so she doesn't feel alone. Several people commented, agreeing that the dad was a beautiful human being!

Reddit user r/Afraidtodraw2021 commented, "It is and on two levels - first... little girl had the confidence to just go out there and dance her dance even if she didn't have a partner. She wasn't going to let that stop her, but then to have Dad jump in... I mean, that's seriously awesome. Top tier parenting for sure." Another user agrees, writing, "Not only did he show that he has her back, but also put himself in the position so suddenly that she knows she can always count on him (,:" Another user commented, praising the dad's parenting style, "First class parenting right there. Way to turn a moment of disappointment and anxiety in a cherished memory."

Another commenter user was especially moved by the heart that the little girl throws at her dad in the middle of the video, "WHY IS NOBODY MENTIONING THAT SHE HOLDS UP A HALF HEART WITH HER RIGHT HAND AT 0:46 THEN HE HOLDS UP HIS RIGHT HAND COMPLETING THE OTHER HALF OF THE HEART. That's the cutest part of the whole damn thing."

Another father received applause online for going above and beyond to cheer every single student on the roster at a recent high school graduation ceremony, which his daughter caught on camera. "Who else has a papa that cheers for every single kid on the graduation roster," his daughter captioned the heartwarming video on TikTok, posted by @marlainacapetillo. He cheers and shouts the name of every student as they go on stage to receive their diploma. 

This article originally appeared 2 years ago.