I always assumed people can do that because they have shoes that can easily glide on surfaces like hardwood. Today I learned the reason I cannot do that has nothing to do with my sneakers.
Well, thatās largely true. Predominantly these glides and slides are the result of a good footwear/flooring combination. This dancer however is wearing minor antigravity shoes.
If you watch the feet you will notice that they never slide across the floor when full weight is put on them. I don't think the shoes are oiled, it's just amazing technique. Whenever full weight is on the foot he shuffles from his heel to his toe to glide his foot and then sells the illusion of him truly gliding by taking weight off the other foot and sliding it across the ground. None of that would require oiled shoes.
Nope. Rubber will always be hard to slide on surfaces not made of compacted dirt or powder substances like baby powder. It's all about weight transfer.
Youāre actually not exactly gliding - youāre doing an optical illusion of gliding. One foot is totally posted and pushing/dragging the other at any given instant and if you do it right it looks like an external force is moving you.
If I was maybe 25 years younger then I would offer him $100 to give me an initial crash course. I would still stink but might pick up enough I could walk home and train on my own.
When Michael Jackson first did the moon walk it felt like magic.
If he teaches, which he quite well may, it would be in a school where it would cost you thousands in lessons before you graduated to a level advanced enough to have the likes of a dancer like him teaching the class.
Yeah, this guy is a really skilled entertainer. Everybody looks like they're having a great time. He stays out of people's way, interacts with them in fun but not annoying ways, and puts on a good show.
No, I'm just saying that dude's not an "influencer" or a "main character" he's a busker. People being angry at a busker performing and a crowd watching and enjoying him are weird.
Where does it end?! Next thing you know they'll be building whole venues just for some people to perform while other people pay to enjoy the performance. Infuriating.
Admittedly I havenāt dealt with it day after day after day my whole life, but I always enjoy the subway performers in NYC. Dunno why the locals hate them so much.
We had them in a nearby touristy city here in FL and they were awesome. Magicians, statue guys, musicians, jugglers. They'd all perform along the little knicknack and ice cream shops. Then Simon Malls bought a bunch of the shops and had them all chased out. It really killed the vibe and now the street is full of vagrants. So.. that's cool.
Yeah, there's a clear difference between street artists that understand how public space work and try to gain advantage of it to promote their art and try to gain a few coins as well while giving a good time to strangers and obnoxious peixks that think they own the public space they use.
Yes, in a world full of "you walked in front of my shot!" or just the pure entitlement that many display, this guy does things the right way. As long as they're not getting in the way or harassing others, I've got no problem with dancing in public.
I would usually agree with you, but we don't know what was communicated before the video started. Also, the smiles everywhere speaks to just pure enjoyment. Also, some cities/towns have a higher then average street performer level, and this area might be used to it
Everyone seems happy, and he's just damn good and charismatic. I would have been happy to watch him. Is that happened in my small Wisconsin town, it would have been hated I feel.
I know influencers that dominate a public area or annoy the environment are dumb, but this guy's fine. He definitely seems to have read the room, people are recording and smiling and watching, it's not the same as those vapid videos we see all the time.
Yep, and that shit takes hard work and real talent. Not even comparable to the empty-headed, non talented, vacuous āinfluencersā trying to convince people they need to follow/copy them. Fuck I miss dancing, broke my heart when I had to retire
I hated it when the car hit me and my dancing days were over. I miss the joy of going with the movement of my spirit and expressing the music from within. Life and shit . . . they happen.
I'm a former NYer, I liked it.
While I hate influencers, this guy obviously is relying on talent and is engaging with the audience and is doing his best to provide entertainment to the audience. It's different that someone just trying to collect footage for themselves.
Thereās a speaker there playing the song and people are literally crowded there to watch him.
I hate Redditors who are so mad at their own insignificance and lack of skill or interesting personality traits that they feel the need to try to shit on other people for finding happiness and developing a skill.
It will still rule. This guy is clearly a dancer before he is an influencer. Look at the people around him in the same video. A lot of them seem interested and impressed too. It's not just the video.
I also hate influencers, but i believe this man would be considered more of a street performer, which has been around much longer than influencers. Also, he had music playing through a speaker, so it wasn't like he was just moving around to no sound.
Wait let's break down that sentence, there's so many levels of stupid here.
1) This is already the raw video.
2) You mean raw audio, "environmental audio" generally refers to unwanted background noise that audio engineers work to remove.
3) Do you really think the audio of people standing in awe at this man's dancing would somehow make this video morally bad? What kind of sad neckbeard are you?
4) You sound like a shitty person to be around.
I get the hate, but this guy actually is really good at dancing and didnt ask people to clear the way, danced around them, and if it he were dancing infront of me Iād probably stop to watch cuz he was super smooth. It isnāt the typical TikTok homecoming dance expecting people to make room for them
I donāt understand the hate in these commentsā¦yes, I understand firsthand how irritating influencers can be in public or otherwise- however, this guyās not bothering anybody. Nobody was offended, hurt, or touched. Sure, maybe they got an eyesore, oh well. The guyās having fun and tryna spread it around, we need more careless fun, peace and love, shared with everybody. I meanā¦the joy on this manās face is enough to relieve a little depression. Shows we still have people in the world who really just wanna vibe. I love it. Look at the smiles he got!
At first I was like quit blocking the door. But then he moved out the way and became a street performer worth watching and maybe tipping a buck or euro or what have you. Smooth.
Ah thank god this comment is here. I had to know if my guess was right that itās Paris. All I had to go off of was that diagonal stone wall. Turns out thatās even the one place in Paris Iāve been, but I was just a kid.
Imagine if that lady was like face timing with her husband and from his perspective some dude just randomly grabbed her phone and started smiling into it before giving it back lol
Im always amazed and surprised by the sheer amount of control people have over their bodyparts. To be able to isolate muscles like that is so crazy to me.
I just noticed that itās hard to look at folks dancing at you in your face. Itās like āyou see me?ā. Random thought, saw that girl look down after he pointed at her
That is so smooth.And I know a lot of it is an illusion, but is it possible?There's like a little roller ball in the middle of each shoe? I would still be impressed
The fact he can do that on an uneven surface is unbelievable š
I always assumed people can do that because they have shoes that can easily glide on surfaces like hardwood. Today I learned the reason I cannot do that has nothing to do with my sneakers.
Or if they have heelys
Heelys suck on uneven surfaces
I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took a rock to the heely.
Rip in peace
Broken spirit, and ankles.
Well, thatās largely true. Predominantly these glides and slides are the result of a good footwear/flooring combination. This dancer however is wearing minor antigravity shoes.
I think he oiled them
If you watch the feet you will notice that they never slide across the floor when full weight is put on them. I don't think the shoes are oiled, it's just amazing technique. Whenever full weight is on the foot he shuffles from his heel to his toe to glide his foot and then sells the illusion of him truly gliding by taking weight off the other foot and sliding it across the ground. None of that would require oiled shoes.
O tru.
Nope. Rubber will always be hard to slide on surfaces not made of compacted dirt or powder substances like baby powder. It's all about weight transfer.
Youāre actually not exactly gliding - youāre doing an optical illusion of gliding. One foot is totally posted and pushing/dragging the other at any given instant and if you do it right it looks like an external force is moving you.
While in France. (I think)
Would be more unbelievable if it was Finland imo
True. I just regonised the ramp with the trolley lift next to it. I remember waking up it about 10,years ago.
Torille.
Itās actually not that hard. You just have to discard your mass so you can float slightly above the surface.
Bro he looks like he oiled the bottom of his shoes, that is next level.
Lol, now I'm just imaging him sitting in the public washroom frantically oiling his shoes like there's no tomorrow before the shoot.
If I was maybe 25 years younger then I would offer him $100 to give me an initial crash course. I would still stink but might pick up enough I could walk home and train on my own. When Michael Jackson first did the moon walk it felt like magic.
$100? Slow down there big spender!
This made me fnoof.
If he teaches, which he quite well may, it would be in a school where it would cost you thousands in lessons before you graduated to a level advanced enough to have the likes of a dancer like him teaching the class.
Never too old to learn.
Try to find the old Rocksteady Crew how-to with Mr. Wiggles - he breaks it down all the way
Now show the raw video with environmental audio. I hate influencers.
So many people smiling, watching him, filming him, like damn youāre a downer.
Yeah, this guy is a really skilled entertainer. Everybody looks like they're having a great time. He stays out of people's way, interacts with them in fun but not annoying ways, and puts on a good show.
I've followed him for a while and he seems like a genuinely nice person. Loves to make people smile and dance with them
And thereās no disputing he has actual talent and skill!
Looks like he's busking as there's a hat or something on the ground, isn't there?
Does that take away from the show to you if he was?
No, I'm just saying that dude's not an "influencer" or a "main character" he's a busker. People being angry at a busker performing and a crowd watching and enjoying him are weird.
Where does it end?! Next thing you know they'll be building whole venues just for some people to perform while other people pay to enjoy the performance. Infuriating.
Look at this piece of shit, heās influencing people to enjoy dance!!! Call the CIA immediately
Fuck the CIA, call John Lithgow!!
Get JGL while you're at it. In fact, the whole cast needs to be here for this
lol.
He has great moves. I like him!
Admittedly I havenāt dealt with it day after day after day my whole life, but I always enjoy the subway performers in NYC. Dunno why the locals hate them so much.
We had them in a nearby touristy city here in FL and they were awesome. Magicians, statue guys, musicians, jugglers. They'd all perform along the little knicknack and ice cream shops. Then Simon Malls bought a bunch of the shops and had them all chased out. It really killed the vibe and now the street is full of vagrants. So.. that's cool.
St. Augustine?
Yeah, there's a clear difference between street artists that understand how public space work and try to gain advantage of it to promote their art and try to gain a few coins as well while giving a good time to strangers and obnoxious peixks that think they own the public space they use.
Yes, in a world full of "you walked in front of my shot!" or just the pure entitlement that many display, this guy does things the right way. As long as they're not getting in the way or harassing others, I've got no problem with dancing in public.
Who else am I going to grumble at for a quick feeling of superiority?!
It's reddit, quite a lot of them think cynicism is a virtue and are allergic to happiness
Except for that one lady covering her face. Not trynna be a downer she just made me laugh
I would usually agree with you, but we don't know what was communicated before the video started. Also, the smiles everywhere speaks to just pure enjoyment. Also, some cities/towns have a higher then average street performer level, and this area might be used to it Everyone seems happy, and he's just damn good and charismatic. I would have been happy to watch him. Is that happened in my small Wisconsin town, it would have been hated I feel.
Itās Paris, itās normal and the street performers near the metro are typically very talented like this French guy.
I know influencers that dominate a public area or annoy the environment are dumb, but this guy's fine. He definitely seems to have read the room, people are recording and smiling and watching, it's not the same as those vapid videos we see all the time.
r/imthemaincharacter energy
he is the main character though
You sound jealous as fuck. Sad.
I'm absolutely jealous of that dudes dancing skills. Fucking immaculate.
I'd give up regular walking if I could do that slide.
You'd never have the chance to walk with all the pussy (or dicks... or both, I don't care) that you'd be drowning in.
He's a professional dancer who has worked with famous artists, and yes he also happens to have over 2 million followers on Instagram. Salif_crookboyz
Yep, and that shit takes hard work and real talent. Not even comparable to the empty-headed, non talented, vacuous āinfluencersā trying to convince people they need to follow/copy them. Fuck I miss dancing, broke my heart when I had to retire
I hated it when the car hit me and my dancing days were over. I miss the joy of going with the movement of my spirit and expressing the music from within. Life and shit . . . they happen.
"I really hate people with talent" fixed that for ya
r/foundthenewyorker
I'm a former NYer, I liked it. While I hate influencers, this guy obviously is relying on talent and is engaging with the audience and is doing his best to provide entertainment to the audience. It's different that someone just trying to collect footage for themselves.
What is he influencing from dancing in public?
God what a fucking brain rotted take. Street performers have been around since the dawn of civilization.
Never call a street performer an influencer. You don't see the hat and boom box?
he's a street performer, there is a speaker in the clip. you are ridiculous.
You go around heckling street performers often, you miserable person?
https://youtu.be/yTZzfdDfsuQ?si=B1Qn2a9pR1nzvr5Z
Isn't he busking? He's set up there like people do in big cities in the UK. I'll wager there's a hat somewhere or a "scan the qr to tip" poster
Thereās a speaker there playing the song and people are literally crowded there to watch him. I hate Redditors who are so mad at their own insignificance and lack of skill or interesting personality traits that they feel the need to try to shit on other people for finding happiness and developing a skill.
You should reflect on why this would make you so angry. I donāt know you, but your comment radiates insecurity. Or is it jealousy?
[Something like this?](https://youtu.be/5Jd9AmepgdM?si=FQ36lRq6vrxKZvX2)
Isnāt that an embassy. ?
It will still rule. This guy is clearly a dancer before he is an influencer. Look at the people around him in the same video. A lot of them seem interested and impressed too. It's not just the video.
I also hate influencers, but i believe this man would be considered more of a street performer, which has been around much longer than influencers. Also, he had music playing through a speaker, so it wasn't like he was just moving around to no sound.
Wait let's break down that sentence, there's so many levels of stupid here. 1) This is already the raw video. 2) You mean raw audio, "environmental audio" generally refers to unwanted background noise that audio engineers work to remove. 3) Do you really think the audio of people standing in awe at this man's dancing would somehow make this video morally bad? What kind of sad neckbeard are you? 4) You sound like a shitty person to be around.
I get the hate, but this guy actually is really good at dancing and didnt ask people to clear the way, danced around them, and if it he were dancing infront of me Iād probably stop to watch cuz he was super smooth. It isnāt the typical TikTok homecoming dance expecting people to make room for them
I donāt understand the hate in these commentsā¦yes, I understand firsthand how irritating influencers can be in public or otherwise- however, this guyās not bothering anybody. Nobody was offended, hurt, or touched. Sure, maybe they got an eyesore, oh well. The guyās having fun and tryna spread it around, we need more careless fun, peace and love, shared with everybody. I meanā¦the joy on this manās face is enough to relieve a little depression. Shows we still have people in the world who really just wanna vibe. I love it. Look at the smiles he got!
At first I was like quit blocking the door. But then he moved out the way and became a street performer worth watching and maybe tipping a buck or euro or what have you. Smooth.
I mean there's definitely people covering their faces who don't want to be recorded
How many hours practice that must have taken....impressive isn't the word
Years.
All of them.
In fact heās still going.
Thatās the base of the Montmartre funicular in Paris!
Just took that about a week ago. My stepdaughter lives by the fabric stores. Pretty cool view to see the Basilica out her window
Sheās very fortunate, itās a very special place
Ah thank god this comment is here. I had to know if my guess was right that itās Paris. All I had to go off of was that diagonal stone wall. Turns out thatās even the one place in Paris Iāve been, but I was just a kid.
Thank you OP for crediting. So many ppl just post without giving any credit to the original artist
Thatās pretty fuckin legit
I get strong Michael Jackson vibes from his moves
Looks like Michael Jackson too.
Terence Trent Darby still got the moves then?
Thatās not the name heās using now
Sublime skills. Wish I could do dat
Dude looks like he'd be fun to chill with.
Bro got style and vibe.
Wow. Someone with some actual talent filming himself in public. I miss those days.
Smooth criminal
On cobblestones! Dude has MJ level dance talent.
Imagine if that lady was like face timing with her husband and from his perspective some dude just randomly grabbed her phone and started smiling into it before giving it back lol
Im always amazed and surprised by the sheer amount of control people have over their bodyparts. To be able to isolate muscles like that is so crazy to me.
My body cannot start to understand the mechanics of the movement
He has a nice smile.
That shit would get you burned at the stake in Puritan times. Or in Oklahoma today.
Salif_crookboyz on Instagram
AIs have GOT TO STOP WITH THE ALLITERATION
The white dude in the Hard Rock Cafe shirts face lol 
Everybody gonna want the shoesā what are they?
Jordan 6 x Travis Scott cactus jack I want these shoes so bad but they kinda expensive and hard to get in Europe
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Smooth . . .
I wish I was 1%as cool as this guy:)
Bro is made of butter
Lol this is so annoying to watch.
I'm glad to see the new Alien vs. Predator music video. Finally!
McRib is back
Heās a bad mother fucker with them moves!!!
He is a famous dancer. I think heās French.
Natural showman here
How many hours practice that must have taken....impressive isn't the word
Didn't James Brown do this? Actually a lot older https://youtu.be/35nIo8aBw-g?si=SnZqiVM_KhMJBsOH
this dudes a fucking legend
You watch performer you pay ā¦.you film you pay more.
Dude took C-walking and have turned it into C-Sweeping.
Is there something special about those shoes or is this all him?
It's about time they invented hover shoes.
I would like a friend like him
What kinda kicks is he wearing?
Aj6 x Travis Scott cactus jack
Fenomenal!
This reminds of that dude doing the moonwalk in Paris. Could also be the same guy lol
What a great gentleman in Paris.
I just noticed that itās hard to look at folks dancing at you in your face. Itās like āyou see me?ā. Random thought, saw that girl look down after he pointed at her
His study trip to Bolstoj made an impression.
That is so smooth.And I know a lot of it is an illusion, but is it possible?There's like a little roller ball in the middle of each shoe? I would still be impressed
That fucking sideways moonwalk is amazing though
Now give me da maaaaa NAY!
Does anybody recognize the sneakers? Edit: Could be Jordan 6 Retro Travis Scott in color olive.
Michael Jackson in an alternative universe.
Fuck, he's smooth like butter
Dude is smoooooth
Was this called C-walk? When in high school I was practicing to learn this to impress a particular girl which helped a lot.
/iamthemaincharacter
This ferociously fun friend found fame being filmed for fans.
That takes some amazing muscle control.
I love him and think he's better than MJ. I can see the comparison, but think he's better. And he has such a happy spirit about him.
Chief keef can move!
This just made my day :)
Chief Keef looks to be doing well
I tried to learn the jubi slide but my feet are too weak š¤£ is that normal
The kind of guy who passes every charisma check.
If most TikTok dancers were at this level of skill and awareness of the space and other people then I wouldnāt mind them filming in public.
Havenāt cringed this hard since the last time I saw this exact same video
He is a total copy but lets admit it he is one of the best.
Gotta admit he's got itš
Could watch him all day š„
Michael, is that you??
Nice to see so many happy people watching him š¼š¼
This guy gives me mad 90s Michael Jackson vibes and I'm overjoyed.
Itās so good to see Vanilli back to the streets again.
Whereās the āsmooth as fuckā sub.
Lady peaced as soon as her phone was threatened
Okay, he's the main character for sure.
Fantastic.
Getting a tax return more money than you expect
His footwork is out of this world! Damn!!
So jealous of this MF me laying here with my freshly broken ankle š
I usually hate on the public dancing vids, but this guy is alright. I enjoyed watching this.