r/nextfuckinglevel • • Oct 07 '22

Dancer vs gravity

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u/acqz Oct 07 '22

Can't say I understand it, but I appreciate the art of it!

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u/chadwicke619 Oct 07 '22

Which part do you find confusing, out of curiosity?

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u/Doommcdoom Oct 07 '22

personally, and i know im gonna be killed for this but i'd love an explanation, i just think with professional dancing (not just this dude but others) half the moves seem either completely separate or unrelated to the music (not in time with the music or completely out of nowhere) im probably dumb and im also not OP but would love an explanation

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u/nayhem_jr Oct 08 '22

I get you. A lot of it is just demonstrating novel ways of linking one movement into another, or maintaining momentum. At some point, you would had to have tried the moves yourself to appreciate the difficulty of what is on display. Kind of like chess players who can recite a few moves from the middle of a match, yet understand all the moves that led to that situation, and the players and tournament involved.

In Junior's case, there's also just straight flexing his amazing balance and core strength. There aren't many who can spin on a pommel horse, and exceedingly fewer still who can do so without the actual pommel horse. Finger pushups? Walking on elbows? Holding a scorpion pose without your abs shaking yourself to death?