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The Good the Bad and the Utterly Random
Rave Time!
Aug 27th
It’s been a while since we’ve had a “The Good, The bad & The Utterly Random” post here. It’s long overdue. So here’s a special Rave edition to make up for lost time.
OK, so this guy might not be raving technically, but it’s hard to find good individual ravers, and many videos of raves are too dark, too blurry or just plain bad. Besides, this is just too epic to keep to myself and the guy deserves exposure.
This next video shows just why you need girls to throw a good party.
I’d say more about this all-male rave, but after typing “all-male rave” I feel a little uncomfortable with this topic.
Now you might say I copped out again for this post’s bad video selection, since those guys were clearly doing it for laughs. Fortunately, I came prepared with another video, one that shows just how they get down in the World of Warcraft.
Normally, I wouldn’t recommend learning to rave from a dwarf, even if he is level 80, but look at these nerds go!
And now for the Utterly Random.
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Caution: Melbourne Shuffling
Jul 21st
For this week’s edition of “The Good, the Bad, and the Utterly Random,” we’ll look at videos focusing on the Melbourne Shuffle. What’s the Melbourne Shuffle you ask? Well, I’ll have an article about it up later, but for now you should know that when it’s done right, it looks like this:
This dancer’s name is Slim and she has a few more videos of her dancing up on YouTube. Take a look here to see more of her.
As you can see, when properly executed, the Shuffle results in a lot of fluid glides that send you in various directions. Just make sure you’re in a clear space when you shuffle.
Originally, that was going to be the “Bad,” but as you saw, his dancing wasn’t really that bad. That said, there’s plenty of similar videos of people shuffling and falling. Some dance (much) better than others, but they all end up flat on their butts.
Finally, the utterly random.
Cartoons Shuffling.
And no, these aren’t the only two out there in the world.
The Good, the Bad, and the Utterly Random
Jul 3rd
Well, it’s time for the first official post of The Good, the bad, and the Utterly Random on How to Dance Techno.
First the good. You may recognize the first half of this video. Yes, it’s the same footage found in my first post on this site. This is a compilation video of Spoke. He’s a French dancer, and arguably the best Tecktonick (also called Milky Way or Electro Dance) dancer around. He’s really something to watch, although I’m not too big on the music chosen for this compilation.
Next is the bad. I’m not exactly sure how to describe this video. All I can say is that there’s mesmerizing about it.
I wasn’t even sure if he was dancing to techno until I heard the sample and synth. Even if it wasn’t, this is a video all should see.
And now the utterly random.
Yes, this is (hopefully) intended to be funny, but with names like “Chernobyl Child” and “Ping Pong,” how can you deny it’s randomness?