A random mental walk.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Kuduro

Kuduro is a type of African music I first saw mentioned in an interview with a tailor originally from South Africa.  Figuring that youtube would be be the best place to look I came across a video which featured a number of stunning dance/acrobatic moves.  (As I write this I suspect that the "stunning dance/acrobatic move" may be just ho-hum ordinary for those in the know about the culture, but just new to me.)

About 1:23 seconds into "Buraka Som Sistema - Sound of Kudur"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkXhtw7UNk a young man takes a step, seems to kick one leg out from under him with the other leg and taking a silent screen worth prat fall twirling his legs as his body spins in mid air so that he lands face forward.  (Looking at the sequence over and over the timing varies from 1:23-1:28 minutes into the video.)

While one part of my mind is marveling at their physical ability another part is wondering about monetizing their skill.  After watching the sequence over and over a more accurate description is that he seems to be executing a weird low level pole vault where he walked past the bar, and then threw himself backwards over it.

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