A university graduation tends to be a formal affair, with people crossing the stage to solemnly receive their degrees.
But one young woman from Auckland, New Zealand, recently shook things up when she chose to make her mark by dancing across the stage instead.
Eteroa Lafaele, 23, a recent graduate from AUT, now holds a degree in computer science degree – a piece of paper she said cost her $30,000.
Eteroa Lafaele (pictured) stepped onto the graduation stage in style when she recently received her degree
A proud moment: Ms Lafaele said celebrating the completion of her studies warranted a celebration
And what better to celebrate by putting one foot out and ‘letting everything strut’.
As to be expected a video of her inspired moment where she ‘slayed like a boss’ is taking the Internet by storm.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Ms Lafaele said her celebratory dance wasn’t planned in the slightest.
But it was designed to mark three years of hard work and the $30,000 she spend on her degree.
‘I knew at the time when I graduating I would take over the stage because it was a well deserved moment,’ she said.
‘The dance was a celebration of a new season of life as well as one that helped me to take ownership of all my hard work.’
The 23-year-old said while there were plenty of surprised faces in the audience, those on stage with her couldn’t have been more supportive.
‘The vice chancellor was holding my hand and said it was an amazing entrance,’ Ms Lafaele said
‘The vice chancellor was holding my hand and said it was an amazing entrance,’ she said.
Ms Lafaele said her impromptu performance, inspired by her hero Celine Dion, was totally in line with her personality – one she described as ‘really extra’.
‘I just wanted to be seen and heard because this degree wasn’t easy,’ she concluded.