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Watch this 3-year-old dance when her dad picks up her from day care

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Little girl has best reaction to seeing her dad after day care
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ByGMA Team
October 04, 2023, 8:15 PM

A dad in Missouri was recently greeted with a dance of joy when he picked his daughter up from day care.

Da'rius Morman of St. Louis shared a video on TikTok Sept. 6 of the reaction he received from his 3-year-old daughter Amouri.

In the video, Amouri is seen sitting at a table near the day care's entrance when Morman walks in. She greets him with a huge shout of "Daddy!" as soon as she sees him.

She then tears up a little as she gives her dad a huge hug, before turning around and dancing while shouting and singing, "Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy."

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Morman wrote in the video's caption that his daughter's reaction "melted his heart."

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"Ya'll do not understand how much this video literally melts my heart," he wrote. "I'm so happy I caught it on camera."

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He continued, "Just watch her reaction ... from excitement to emotional happiness to wrapping her leg around me and even dancing."

Morman went onto write how much he loves making "wonderful memories" with his daughter.

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"I love you Amouri," he concluded.

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