Regina-raised dancer joins army of Kens during performance at the Academy Awards [Video]

A black Stetson hat, a white bowtie and a pink-striped sash under a black blazer: an outfit that exudes “Kenergy.”

That’s what Regina’s Mackenzie Green was wearing on stage at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday when he joined about five-dozen other dancing Kens — alongside the main Ken himself, Ryan Gosling — as they performed I’m Just Ken from the movie Barbie.

“A lot of people through my Facebook and through my Instagram have reached out and they’re like, ‘this is such an iconic moment in history.’ Some people were saying that it was their favourite part of the Oscars,” said Green, who was raised in Regina but now lives in Los Angeles.

During the performance, the army of Kens provided background for Gosling, who was clad in a bedazzling pink suit and singing the power ballad that inspired a standing-ovation from the audience.

The song has become a popular tune on its own, …