Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisNational postal mail handlers union endorses Biden The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally Jim Carrey to play Biden on 'Saturday Night Live' MORE (D-Calif.) defended newly minted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Florida Democrat introduces bill to recognize Puerto Rico statehood referendum The Memo: 2020 is all about winning Florida MORE (D-N.Y.) after a video of the congresswoman dancing in college went viral in an attempted smear against her.

“Just to go on record. I’m for *more* dancing in politics not less,” Harris said in a tweet Friday. The tweet also featured a GIF of the senator dancing in her seat alongside rapper Common.

Just to go on record. I’m for *more* dancing in politics not less. pic.twitter.com/aCu9xofwM0 — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 4, 2019

Her tweet came hours after Ocasio-Cortez touted her dancing skills while brushing off a recently surfaced video that backfired as an attempted attack against her.

"It is not normal for elected officials to have a reputation for dancing well and I'm happy to be one," Ocasio-Cortez told The Hill earlier on Friday.

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“I think it is just funny what is considered to be disqualifying. It is unsurprising to me that Republicans would think having fun should be disqualifying or illegal," she continued.

The edited clip from eight years ago showed then-college student Ocasio-Cortez dancing with friends in a short video, which was filmed at Boston University, where she graduated from in 2011 with a degree in economics and international relations.

The video had resurfaced earlier this week in a tweet from the account @AnonymousQ1776, which has since been deleted, along with the caption: "Here is America's favorite commie know-it-all acting like the clueless nitwit she is.”

The clip instead prompted a fierce defense of her moves online.

Fellow freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) also posted a tweet supporting Ocasio-Cortez earlier on Friday.

"If we can't dance it's not our revolution," Omar said in the tweet.