Xtrap Dance Crew
This is the Japanese dance troupe Xtrap Dance Crew. Xtrap’s style of dance is known as finger tutting. According to HipHopArea.com, “Tutting is the name given to a contemporary abstract interpretive dance style that exploits the body’s ability to create geometric positions and movements.” In other words, Xtrap’s hand choreography manages to accomplish on a micro scale what Busby Berkeley created on a macro scale. I never would have believed these effects could be created using just 30 fingers!
I’m really impressed with how precise and coordinated the dancers’ movements are. I’ll bet they’re excellent typists!
What’s that? You want to try it yourself? You’re in luck!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Xtrap+Dance+Crew
You can follow these fellows on their website and on Facebook, Twitter, and their YouTube channel.
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October 17, 2017 at 6:18 am
That’s pretty cool! ☺️
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October 17, 2017 at 6:54 am
It’s a little hypnotic!
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October 17, 2017 at 7:17 am
That’s a good way to describe it… ☺️
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October 17, 2017 at 1:40 pm
Well I can honestly declare that I have never seen anything at all like this. It’s fascinating and pretty mesmerising. I don’t have the coordination or grace for dance choreography for sure but I am very doubtful that I have the coordination required for even making my fingers danced.
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October 17, 2017 at 2:29 pm
I think I could manage it, but the older I get, the worse I am at retaining choreography. I’d be the boob who screwed up every take.
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October 17, 2017 at 3:11 pm
My fingers can barely type accurately on this phone. I’d definitely not make it past the finger auditions.
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October 17, 2017 at 3:54 pm
I am highly entertained by the mental picture “finger auditions” is painting.
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October 17, 2017 at 4:12 pm
It’s starting to sound dodgy actually in the current context of the Weinstein thing.
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October 17, 2017 at 5:03 pm
Well, that took an unexpected turn.
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October 17, 2017 at 5:04 pm
Yeah. It did. Sorry. My head space can get a bit chaotic and messy at times with weird and inappropriate segues.
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October 17, 2017 at 5:46 pm
Don’t worry. You’re fine. F.Y.I., I was imagining an American Idol-style audition waiting room with people stretching their fingers and talking to themselves.
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October 17, 2017 at 6:22 pm
That was my first thought too. But my second thought got dark.
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October 19, 2017 at 10:18 pm
This is so cool! I couldn’t do that as I have unfortunately no rythme at all. Even with my fingers.
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October 20, 2017 at 10:35 am
It takes a pretty extraordinary skill. I’m sure they can also text like the wind.
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October 20, 2017 at 3:45 pm
Awww, that’s another thing I am pretty bad at…
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October 21, 2017 at 7:30 am
I discovered an amazing Japanese video game that teaches typing by using the correct repeat of the letters provided to you to shoot at attacking zombies! Very “inspiring” to get it right! Maybe that’s also a skill builder here? I love that you find these unique and often mesmerizing things in the world!
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October 21, 2017 at 8:20 am
What a great idea for a video game! And thank you. It is a real privilege to find and share cool stuff.
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October 21, 2017 at 8:21 am
Wait, Gina? Is that you?
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October 29, 2017 at 5:58 am
Yep, just little old me. Often stalking, only occasionally commenting 🙂
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October 29, 2017 at 8:49 am
XOXO!!!
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