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sfried
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Jay Kay's style of dancing
I've always been intruiged about what you would call Jay Kay's style of daning. It looks like most of it is composed of b-boy moves, althoughI have my doubts. Is he techically considered a breakdancer or is there another name for the type of style he uses (also reminds me of Moonwalking)? |
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CosmicBear
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 06:08 |
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In an interview Jay called himself a 'Mover', not a 'Dancer'. So i guess there isn't any particular style for the way he dances/moves. Can't remember where it was. Do a search for Mover, you might find a transcript of the interview here
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Edit: There ya go 
http://www.jamirotalk.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=78&highlight=mover
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sfried
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 07:12 |
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Thanks.
Are there any particular names of the "manuvers" this mover makes? Or are they all just erratic? I'm curious... |
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CosmicBear
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 08:50 |
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i don't think he has specific names for his moves. actually when watching him performing live, his moves seem to be rather random
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muzzander
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:42 |
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i remember reading an article where jay once stated that he dont dance..he move and he named his move as "QuaiMove"
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sfried
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 05:17 |
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| muzzander wrote: |
| i remember reading an article where jay once stated that he dont dance..he move and he named his move as "QuaiMove" |
Thanks dudes. Didn't know skateboarding had an influence as well. No wonder he skated so well in the "You Give Me Something" video. I thought he trained for that...or something.
Where'd you get that info regarding it being called a "QuaiMove?" |
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muzzander
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 09:17 |
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yeah...skateboarding and breakdancing does play a major influences in his moves...back in those early days when he's still a street kid with wallis buchanan...
i forgot where i'd read the interview and not that sure whether it was Jay or someone else said bout the "QuaiMove"...but it did said something bout "QuaiMove"...just i forgot who'd coined it...i assumed it was Jay because it's his move after all...
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scruffziller
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It seems to me that Jay's "moves" are accentuated with the rhythm of the music and his moves are like a sign language of the music. As that it they are like loud gestures like he would be giving a speech. But since he is delivering a speech of powerful funk, the gestures have to match. The biggest study of this is in the Space Cowboy video.
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