Americano Hand Dancing
This video has been making the rounds on Facebook and after a few run-throughs, it occurred to Miss Mussel that what these two were doing looked a lot like Irish dancing.
Turns out she was right. Speakeasy, a WSJ blog has the lowdown on Up & Over It aka Peter Harding and Suzanne Cleary.
“Irish dancers learn their choreography with their hands, usually beating on their laps or chests, Harding said, “just so your head can kind of get around it.” Harding and Clearly therefore decided to turn the practicing technique into a video. Working with film director Jonny Reed, they took five days to choreograph the dance to “We No Speak Americano,” and another five days to get it down. Then it took about two hours to film.”
Here’s one of their older videos where the hand dancing is a representation of a marital squabble rather than just a cool trick.
On this day..
- An Idea - 2011
- XKCD: If Only - 2008
- Quiz #24: Second Clue Set - 2008
- Review: Penderecki String Quartet & Stéphan Sylvestre - 2008
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