Dance Vader
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Sun 2007/07/22 00:40
Didnt really plan this one too much and just went to Harajuku to see what would happen.
Hector was Vader while I wore the trusty ol trooper armor. After watching this vid, you can get yourself along to Hectors site to see the "behind the scenes" video and photos.
This time round, we brought along some portable speakers so that people who were dancing with us could actually hear the music. In the Dance Trooper video, only I could hear the music on the iPod ^^;
You can also see in Hectors video that we were actually dancing (or attempting to) to the same Earth Wind and Fire "lets groove tonight" tune. Didn't want to have the same soundtrack in the final video so replaced it with a tune that had the same tempo.
If you want to share this video, you can find the embed code at YouTube.
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I got a message yesterday from Lucasfilm regarding the Tokyo Dance Trooper video...
And the g...(more)
Thu 07/05 00:13 comments (56)
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
It's pretty cool how everyone just drops whatever their doing and start dancing as well. Great stress reliever ^^;
(ID #52211) Posted on 2007/07/22 00:37
Self-employed
The handshake dance was amazing! LOL Great dance video again, Danny. I absolutely adore them. Cute girls in this one too :D
(ID #52213) Posted on 2007/07/22 00:52
danny you rock vader deffenitly sucks
(ID #52214) Posted on 2007/07/22 00:55
Anime viewer, Manga Reader
It was great, Danny. You always try to involve the crowd with your activity. You have shown you're not just any other blogger who only existed online. Look forward to more of such activities
(ID #52216) Posted on 2007/07/22 01:20
Software Developer
Haha you rocks doing the robot dance ^^; Thanks for the fun, and looking forward next episodes!!
(ID #52217) Posted on 2007/07/22 01:33
nice wavin' robot moves man! and this hip groove too, it's NIICE i like.
(ID #52219) Posted on 2007/07/22 01:38
Haha only in Japan huh...you'd probably get arrested over here in America with all the parents over here that have corks up their arses
(ID #52220) Posted on 2007/07/22 01:38
e-jump in Malaysia
LOL.... So free.... I wonder when will Luke Skywalker & Co. will drop by :D
(ID #52221) Posted on 2007/07/22 01:56
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
Hilarious.
(ID #52223) Posted on 2007/07/22 02:09
Wow really really great :D Vader needs some training but still a nice groove ;)
(ID #52224) Posted on 2007/07/22 02:11
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Really Hector was not doing that bad. That kid in the red shirt could carry a beat if it had handles on it. ^^; I love the two girls they where great! ^o^ What's with the girl and Hector, was he trying to get a little bump going on. ^_- Great stuff as always Danny!
(ID #52226) Posted on 2007/07/22 02:25
The best part is that you got random people involved this time. Great vid!
(ID #52227) Posted on 2007/07/22 02:34
Student Engineer
If I try to groove, yes =D Looks like you're at it again! Thanks for posting some shenannigans, I've been exhausted from work and this has cheered me up.
(ID #52230) Posted on 2007/07/22 02:57
GundamZZ in Toronto, Ontario
hahhaa...great dance danny...i like those robot moves...Vader needs some work tho... also i'm not feeling the music this time...the last video's music was much better with the dancing beats...
(ID #52231) Posted on 2007/07/22 03:04
Dog of the Country
OLOL!! wat a great "breakfast"!!
(ID #52232) Posted on 2007/07/22 03:13
Policy & Research Officer
Nice grooves both of ya. That really made my day ^_^
(ID #52233) Posted on 2007/07/22 03:27
Nathan in Atlanta, Georgia USA
Danny, trying this out would be funny if it could work - go some place outside where there are lots of people like you did in the Dance Vader video. Then stand very very still for a while and wait for people to come up and see if you're real. Then boo! scare their pants off! It'd make a funny video if it would work...
(ID #52234) Posted on 2007/07/22 03:35
anime/cosplay events organizer
ROFLMAO XDDDD those foreigners really know who to shake their groove XDDD
(ID #52235) Posted on 2007/07/22 03:40
Has been a long time since I checked your blog Danny! I've been computerless and working like hell for the last few months. Your blog has changed so much, it's truly awesome. As for the video: Go Danny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should try out for: "So You Think You Can Dance?" here in the US, or at least "Dancing with the Stars". You have now proven that you are an elite Stormtrooper. At least wear a colored trooper shoulder pad to show you're no ordinary trooper, lol.
(ID #52237) Posted on 2007/07/22 03:54
student
with all those moves by the Empire, i'm sure the Rebels gonna have a big problem!
(ID #52239) Posted on 2007/07/22 04:13
help desk support
WOW! when did you learn the wave? Keep up the ggod work?
(ID #52240) Posted on 2007/07/22 04:45
IT specialist
haha sugeeeee! Go on Danny and get the japanese shake their body!!! ^^ Loved the wavy move, fantastic :)
(ID #52241) Posted on 2007/07/22 05:37
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
OMG!! great video again danny. Though i thought the stormtrooper was supposed to be Vader's Lackey, not the boss. XD Great dancing from both you and Hector. The Force is strong in both of you.
(ID #52242) Posted on 2007/07/22 05:52
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
hahaha what a cute video! I can only imagine you guys sweating like crazy under those outfits!
(ID #52244) Posted on 2007/07/22 06:32
Thats cool. I think the new song is a bit weak. Would have personally preferred the original one even though it was used already...
(ID #52245) Posted on 2007/07/22 07:21
.NET/Web Developer
hahah...great vid! :D The Empire is way cool. ^^ Let's see vader or elite stormtrooper do a moonwalk next time. hehehe! ;)
(ID #52246) Posted on 2007/07/22 07:36
Combat Meido
Hauu~~ omochikaeri! I'd like to dance with seifuku shoujos just once in my life. Next time try to dance with some combat meidos with machine gun. I'm looking forward to it.
(ID #52247) Posted on 2007/07/22 07:38
wow. plenty of foreigners around at this time of year…
(ID #52248) Posted on 2007/07/22 09:23
Excellent...great moves!
(ID #52249) Posted on 2007/07/22 09:34
Nice! Groovy hand shakings too ^^ Yeah!!! *free hugs* rofl...
(ID #52250) Posted on 2007/07/22 09:49
Cribba (Registered on 2007/01/27 20:13)
Hehe nice, got any plans on doin some more dancin Danny? - I'm lovin it ;D
(ID #52251) Posted on 2007/07/22 10:03
lol, I had a good laugh =D
(ID #52252) Posted on 2007/07/22 10:34
Graphic Designer
hhahha very nice and funny Danny, cool vid as usual
(ID #52253) Posted on 2007/07/22 10:56
Webdesigner/Webpublisher/Salary Man
Nice scene cut. Keep it on. I want to see more.
(ID #52255) Posted on 2007/07/22 11:05
you guys rock
(ID #52256) Posted on 2007/07/22 11:25
danny u dance so nice ;)
(ID #52257) Posted on 2007/07/22 11:26
that was good. I think trooper dance better. Lots of foreigner there, I would like to groove with you guy there too lol
(ID #52258) Posted on 2007/07/22 11:46
=D Nice moves, made laugh! ^^ It made this video funny that the beginning was serious, but soon you started to groove.^^
(ID #52259) Posted on 2007/07/22 12:42
ale/pepino in Fukuoka
You guys rock! Guess the Vader suit is heavier, but you look a lot groovier than Héctor/Kirai on this video.
(ID #52261) Posted on 2007/07/22 12:47
Jose_
This is "la polla" XD. The best I´ve seen long time ago, but Kirai needs a lil more practice... hahaha. Hector Vader rulz!!!
(ID #52263) Posted on 2007/07/22 13:07
Hehe that break-dancer nearly upstaged you danny, shame people are soo shy. You could have pulled in a crowd like in the dance trooper video. Good stuff anyhow keep it coming! Just noticed new moderators at figure.fm, is the new version ready yet?
(ID #52266) Posted on 2007/07/22 13:50
Mandalorian in training + Otaku...
LOl, thats just awesome XD
(ID #52268) Posted on 2007/07/22 16:45
It's great to see how a Stormtrooper and Darth Vader can bring smiles on everyone just like that. People should be less stressed in their lives, really. Really funny video as always. Anyway... I was wondering why you didn't dance with the Vader costume. don't tell me it is less flexible or something like that. I guess we'd all like to see you going up to the challenge: To dance with the Vader armor!
(ID #52269) Posted on 2007/07/22 16:53
Photographer/Night Auditor
This are great. I have a good laugh and share the vids with friends. Keep up the great...er...dancing.
(ID #52270) Posted on 2007/07/22 17:24
Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia, but now studying in KL (still the same country) (Registered on 2007/04/21 22:31)
Aimless Traveler
Vader needs a bit of dancing lessons. Pray that he doesn't force-choke the dance instructor.
(ID #52271) Posted on 2007/07/22 17:40
I wonder where I can get a pretty comprehensive iMovie HD manual?...
(ID #52272) Posted on 2007/07/22 17:40
I'm not really sure but i think those girls were looking at hector XD, one question, who was making all the pics??
(ID #52275) Posted on 2007/07/22 21:28
That was Great! Looks like you guys had lots of fun! ;)
(ID #52277) Posted on 2007/07/22 23:48
Seems that only the 外国人/foreigners are the only ones willing to dance with you guys. :)
(ID #52280) Posted on 2007/07/23 01:09
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert, Guitar Slinger,
I cant dance to save my life. Im not built to run move/run fast but I am built for the distance ;) f**k thatIf i saw darth vader dancing around in london Id defo join in. once in a life time oppotunity
(ID #52281) Posted on 2007/07/23 01:20
I so need a Darth Vadar costume, I'm the same height as David Prowse (6'7") so I'm halfway there already!
(ID #52301) Posted on 2007/07/23 06:38
That is truly brilliant! I thought the first one was brilliant and now you have gone and done it again ^_^ I hope it appears on the official star wars website again!
(ID #52306) Posted on 2007/07/23 07:53
student - digital media
That video was so great...can't help but smile ^_^
(ID #52343) Posted on 2007/07/23 18:53
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert, Guitar Slinger,
BTW, you & your friends dancing around in costumes has made me want to do the same thing. I want to travel around london in a vader costume for my 21st birthday which is coming up soon!!!! Chances are that Id probably get arrested while trying to get on the London Tube system but hey, all the more reason to go out & make a tit of myself. so thank you danny for inspiring me & I shall make a video of it & put it up on you tube also :)
(ID #52345) Posted on 2007/07/23 19:56
Lol,great dancing. I will post this on my blog when i get back home
(ID #52351) Posted on 2007/07/24 00:50
MIS Executive
Thats the way aha,i like it,aha..aha.Thats the way..shake your boom boom..shake your boom boom.Wish i could dance together with u in Yoda costumes.*wink*
(ID #52352) Posted on 2007/07/24 00:59
help desk support
I just showed this video to one of my friends and she laugh so hard that she almost cried. I, on the other hand, have been having fun emailing this to various star wars junkies at work.
(ID #52375) Posted on 2007/07/24 04:00
Motion Graphics Designer
*laughs* oh man... splitting sides... =D another good one from you... y'know, seriously, you should approach George and sell an idea of a Storm Trooper Musical! haha! =P
(ID #52391) Posted on 2007/07/24 06:23
Haha - ace! A dancing Darth doesnt look too great though - I just see a black shape bobbing around. He doesnt 'read' as well as a white stormtrooper when he dances. Hector needs to invent a new dance for Vader that makes good use of his shilouette. Quite strange as it was mostly 'gaijin' who were dancing with you. Couldnt you get any cosplayers or loligoths in on the act? You did go on a Sunday, right? Love the electro moves on that one bit. Need to do more body popping! Woulda loved to see a video of you walking down Takeshita street (at the end) - that place is rammed full of people!
(ID #52397) Posted on 2007/07/24 07:04
Antabax in Kuala Lumpur
nice 'dance' vader. been sharing it wif muh frens.
(ID #52398) Posted on 2007/07/24 07:18
nyuudo in Barcelona, SPAIN
Hector and You are demystifying the groovy pre-conception among different cultures, I mean: you act the opposite as people may think... you got sense of rhythm and Hector as a Latin heritage descendant seem so rigid...
(ID #52412) Posted on 2007/07/24 08:37
Elvita in Monterrey, México
jajajajajajaja.....haces eso en México y nos partimos de la risa jejejejeje que buen ritmo!!!!!!!!!!! chicos del spacio jejejeje. Salu2!.
(ID #52440) Posted on 2007/07/24 20:52
IhateDesign in Santiago, Chile
What a damn! darth vader is a real robot, he had a stick in the back, lets dance man! for the other video i suggeste "sugar pie honey bunch" of the temptations, more R&B
(ID #52442) Posted on 2007/07/24 21:49
CEO MIrai Inc
Andy, the1am, Not many Japanese folks wanted to dance ^^; Ryu, My wife ^^ Howie, iMovie is pretty shit. Its good for simple stuff though. D Blade, Hector is taller ^^;
(ID #52444) Posted on 2007/07/24 23:32
Hello!i come from hong kong,i was just go to tokyo on 4/7~11/7,i also go to Harajuku,that great!
(ID #53126) Posted on 2007/08/01 10:55
o.O that's soo hilarious!!! it's really funny when Hector was pulling that guy's tie LUV IT!!
(ID #57371) Posted on 2007/09/21 21:36
Bringing smiles to the people is something I like out of this random event! Danny FTW~! xDDD
(ID #58314) Posted on 2007/10/02 12:29
Vader, you can get away with just about anything dressed up as Darth. You just have to deal with lamos trying to outdo you at lightsaber fighting all the time tho.
(ID #170177) Posted on 2008/04/14 00:04
You should try to recruit more troopers, then you can march out to an open area and some sort of synchronized dance. That would be awesome. I'm sure there are a few Danny fans in Japan that have their own trooper suits.
(ID #232829) Posted on 2008/07/08 11:04
I think that Vader dude scared two girls, wasn't it? ^ 3^
(ID #232856) Posted on 2008/07/08 11:35
study
make more video it funny looking you dancing
(ID #233023) Posted on 2008/07/08 15:56
Isnt a "little" hot in Japan to dance in a similar uniform?
(ID #233069) Posted on 2008/07/08 17:49
Unemployed and searching
Truly an amazing video, hope to see more "dancing vader & trooper" sometime. I never knew just how flexible those suits really were. After hanging out with the 51st legion before & during Comic-Con; I might ask them next time. Hey Danny Choo with 51st "boogie-down!" =D
(ID #233073) Posted on 2008/07/08 17:58
Student/Virtual Junkie
Do more dance videos in TOKYO!!
(ID #233178) Posted on 2008/07/08 21:03
haha, these dance videos are great :D
(ID #233189) Posted on 2008/07/08 21:41
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
If I did this action called "dancing", I think I would fail miserably at it...
(ID #233211) Posted on 2008/07/08 22:04
I love your Stormtrooper armor! PD: More well!
(ID #233236) Posted on 2008/07/08 22:44
The signature Danny-Choo Two Step! I love it.
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