For some Toronto fans, now is the perfect time for Drake's 'In My Feelings' viral dance challenge

Wherever Drake goes, trends follow.

With his new album, Scorpion, released on June 29, fans of Drake have already begun unleashing hours of viralcontent.

A dance challenge inspired by one of the album's songs,In My Feelings,has beenmaking the rounds on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Itfeaturespeople dancing a series of moves whileDrake sings the hook: "Keke,do you love me?"

For one Toronto manthe social media fun is a breath of fresh air after a spate of gun violence that has occurred over the past few weeks in the city.

"There's been a lot of shootings recently," LavanAnpalahansaid. "The city has been going through quite a bit it's good to see people doing something fun and positive for a change."

Anpalahanand his girlfriend,Saumya Salgado, posted their own dance videos toInstagram.While his moves are objectively less impressive than the hundreds of dancers who've posted online, he says it's not about that.

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Toronto's Lavan Anpalahan and his girlfriend, Saumya Salgado, say participating in Drake's 'In My Feelings' dance challenge helped lighten their mood after a spate of gun violence in the city.

"It's just a fun thing to do," he said.

The trend started with comedian and online personality, The ShiggyShow. Clad in a beige sweatsuit, standing in the middle of the road, the Instagram starrecorded himself dancing to the song the day the album came out.

Since then, #inMyFeelingsChallenge or #dotheshiggy has gone viral on nearly every social media platform.

Police say dancers shouldbe careful

While not every video features a dancer in the middle of a street, many are recording themselves on roads abruptly leaving their vehicle and dancing as their car slowly cruises.

Ontario Provincial Police Const. Clint Stibbe saysthis couldbe a dangerous, and illegal move.

"Pedestrians should be aware that it is an offence to interfere with traffic under the Toronto Municipal By-Law," he told CBC over email.