Danse du Jour

[shanmonster]

Today's clip features Japanese popper Kazumi. Her control, balance, and flexibility are astonishing. Check out the rock-steady back bend and recovery. Niiiice.

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Comments

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

ummm.. "Popper?" Popular music dancer? Huh?

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

[Sorry, word fiend]

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Popper as in one who specializes in pops (ie. pops and locks).

[water-of-fire.livejournal.com]

Holy shit. Where does one learn to do that??

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Japan, apparently. This seems to be the Japanese way of approaching pops and locks.

[moonjaguar.livejournal.com]

I was kind of bummed when she was partly off-camera, I couldn't see what she was doing with her head and neck. I also keep wondering if she was wearing padded sissy pants because those split landings made me go "ow!" I'd just like to have 1/8 of Kazumi's flexibility.

[catalystika.livejournal.com]

Hamutsun Serve and Mortal Kombat are a couple of Japanese crews doing popping type dancing. Some of their routines are breath taking. You should be able to find lots of clips of both of them on YouTube.