Shibuya Dance Trooper
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Mon 2007/10/29 23:40
Unfortunately something totally unexpected happened...
During the first dance attempt in the Hachiko crossing, the strap that holds the cod piece down snapped and I had an elastic strap dangling in the wind between my legs - t'was so embarrassing!
Quickly retreated to a quiet spot where I used tape in the utility belt to hold down the strap. This meant however that later dance sessions severely restricted leg movement. This also meant that we didn't get to shoot as much as we wanted. I didn't get to do the running man! If you would like to share this video, click on the "menu" button on the player to grab the embed code. If you are sending this to a friend/foe or submitting to a social bookmarking site, use the link below and direct folks to YouTube instead.
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For those who cant be bothered to watch the video - a few shots below.
I asked a few people already and many of them much prefer the previous Akiba Dance Trooper. Which do you prefer?
If you have any crazy ideas of what you would like to see next, let me know - does not have to be dancing ^^;
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Student
Oh man, I love it. Gotta love your dancing Danny ^^;;
(ID #61413) Posted on 2007/10/29 23:57
NEET (no, student...)
dude, you have guts doing that.... But yea, the dance moves in this one is much better... imo... liked how people danced with you a little bit, and then left...
(ID #61414) Posted on 2007/10/30 00:15
kuikui in france
That's so cool ! Where did you learn to dance like this danny ?
(ID #61415) Posted on 2007/10/30 00:21
LMAO I saw it earlier today on Youtube, it was hilarious.
(ID #61416) Posted on 2007/10/30 00:24
Just awesome! Now we need a video with "Prof. Danny Choo teaches you how to dance in 5 easy lessons." XD
(ID #61417) Posted on 2007/10/30 00:25
Any chance we could get a higher res version of these to download in the future. (direct link or bitTorrent perhaps) YouTube is great and all, but with a back drop like that and dance moves like yours, we need to see it in all its high res glory. Great stuff, keep up the great work man.
(ID #61418) Posted on 2007/10/30 00:27
Student
lol I like it when he dances and ppl start to join in... (somehow intrigues me lol)
(ID #61419) Posted on 2007/10/30 00:32
IT, Programmer, ...
Nice new variations on the dance ;p Hope you can get the suit fixed. Hehe, how about dance trooper at Tokyo Big Sight reading doujinshi and then suddenly starts to dance when he hears the music ;p
(ID #61424) Posted on 2007/10/30 00:57
Student
Man, this totally made my day! Thanks Danny!
(ID #61429) Posted on 2007/10/30 01:12
Great additions to your dancing repertoire. Try adding some moonwalk in there. I'd suggest break dancing, but I think it'd be hard to do in armor, and there's the whole issue of breaking your neck.
(ID #61430) Posted on 2007/10/30 01:18
I would personally love to see Danny dance at the Washinomiya Shrine to the Lucky Star intro song wwwwwww
(ID #61431) Posted on 2007/10/30 01:29
Very nice! I see you've got some new moves there Danny!
(ID #61435) Posted on 2007/10/30 02:03
"Smelly" Recruit
ROFL!! thanks for making my day!! just hope the server does not die this time. =X if not i'll miss this site
(ID #61436) Posted on 2007/10/30 02:04
Web Design & Development
Oh god, that owned so hard. Danny, you are my hero. Great moves by the way. I wish I could dance that well.
(ID #61445) Posted on 2007/10/30 02:45
Professional Student
Simply awesome! I love 'em all!
(ID #61447) Posted on 2007/10/30 02:55
I prefer the Shibuya dancing video a lot more and gotta admit that you've improved your dance style a lot! ^^ Still enjoy how some pedestrians dance along and then just walk away very relaxed.
(ID #61448) Posted on 2007/10/30 02:56
Interactive Media Design and Graphic Design
hahaha this put a big smile on my face. I love the dance, you are good heheh. Did you have the song going in your helmet to fallow the beat? or did you just improvise?? danny you are the best silly weird (good weird) person out there. :-)
(ID #61450) Posted on 2007/10/30 02:59
Motion Graphics Designer
dancing trooper makes my day, as usual ^^ i wish there was more impromptu dancers. that would be nice. and oh, i just noticed. you'd look good driving around that youtube itasha. white trooper in white itasha... mareketing gimmick maybe? you should sell them that idea!~
(ID #61451) Posted on 2007/10/30 02:59
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
Personally prefer the Shibuya Dance Trooper video. The music's much more catchy ^^; Did you do alot of dancing back when you were younger? We had folk dance back in secondary school LOL.
(ID #61454) Posted on 2007/10/30 03:46
Administrative Assistant
While I agree it would have been cooler had more people gotten involved. but the music definitely was better. Made me wanna dance
(ID #61455) Posted on 2007/10/30 04:13
Very fluid moves (You did improve a lot since last time! Congrats!), catchy music, great ambiance. Too bad not many people spontaneously wanted to dance with you this time; this is the only thing I regretted when I saw this video compared to the other one. At any rate, keep it up! I'll be waiting for your next one. -Question Time- I wonder if you would try DDR or if you already did (if so, how you felt also). (No, no, there is no real reason behind that)
(ID #61457) Posted on 2007/10/30 04:42
That was the best thing I have seen all day! Wet your pants laughing funny. Keep those smooth moves up Danny :)
(ID #61459) Posted on 2007/10/30 04:59
Ah Danny you are the best, made my night sooo much better. But man, how long did it take you to learn those moves? Maybe you should do a Storm Trooper Dance in each major city, lol.
(ID #61462) Posted on 2007/10/30 05:59
Otaku/Gadgeteer/Deadman
Wow...cool moves.
(ID #61464) Posted on 2007/10/30 06:30
Software Developer
You've made great progress with the robot dance haha ^^ Awesome Danny, Awesome! Did you dance without music? or you have something that plays some near?
(ID #61465) Posted on 2007/10/30 06:32
Danny, my respect for you just went up 10X! Awesome video - made me chuckle on this grim and bleary monday morning! Some great moves there - love the robo-moves towards the end. Nice to see the shibuyans getting in on the act too. I can imagine the embarrasment as your cod piece malfunctioned when you were posing for all those ladies! You sure it wasnt caused by mokkori? Im surprised 'da law' didnt intervene - stuff like that in the middle of the hachiko crossing is frowned upon, though the crowds didnt mind n__n Nice one, sir.
(ID #61466) Posted on 2007/10/30 06:50
Director/代表取締役
QuickFix, I'm looking how to seed torrents - dont know much about it and need to look up on it. Once its done I'll let you know ^^ Hatix, Nice idea ^^; Space Cowboy, Break Dancing = broken armor ^^; Shin, I need to learn the moves first ^^; Boris, lu-k, You may just be able to make it out but I actually have an iPod playing through headphones. Windbell, Just a bit ^^;;; Bob-san, Will get more to join in next time - first they need to hear the music. Need to install a speaker into the armor somehow. D Blade, DDR is on the list ^^ Hatori, Me cant dance ^^;
(ID #61467) Posted on 2007/10/30 06:52
Director/代表取締役
Andy, LOL at Mokkori! We knew where all the police Koban were and made an effort to avoid them ^^; Thanks all for the comps. I still need to practice dancing ^^;
(ID #61468) Posted on 2007/10/30 06:54
respect! nice dancemoves, too!
(ID #61470) Posted on 2007/10/30 07:14
That was cool! Empire dances back o(^_^)o
(ID #61471) Posted on 2007/10/30 07:18
Ever considered doing a classical dance with Darth Vader ?? Could look sweet ^-^ btw total respect ....awesome ;)
(ID #61473) Posted on 2007/10/30 07:53
Wow, sweet video, sweet moves, maximum respect.
(ID #61474) Posted on 2007/10/30 08:43
You look much more comfortable dancing out in public in my opinion, which is very good ^^. I'll post this on my blog now lol, haven't posted in a bit due to studying for midterms. Too bad only guys would come up to you and dance lol. Keep on dancing(thumbs up).
(ID #61477) Posted on 2007/10/30 09:46
Super moves, total pwnage you sir command my respect I am sure you've thought of this too but the sole trooper seemed lonely, why not bring more of the forces of the empire to bear?
(ID #61478) Posted on 2007/10/30 09:54
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Excellent piece of work danny, you really made my day. why dont you bring get hector to put on the darth vader armor and then join you for your next trooper video?
(ID #61480) Posted on 2007/10/30 10:25
Student
Hahahah! This is awesome Danny! I love the fact that people came up and danced with you. XDDDD And you lie! You CAN dance!
(ID #61484) Posted on 2007/10/30 11:51
Illustrator & Designer
Hey Danny, nice dancing and I like the music! ^___^ My favourite bit would have to be when you did that fancy foot shuffle move just when the first Shibuya came on. I also like the robot moves, do more of them!!
(ID #61486) Posted on 2007/10/30 12:06
IT content developer, crosscutural trainer, freelance translator / interpreter
That is just awesome! Despite your wardrobe malfunction, you pulled off quite a show, and hats off for the choice of music. I don't think I'm going to get that tune out of my head anytime soon!
(ID #61488) Posted on 2007/10/30 12:14
Nice! I wanted to see when the strap snapped and dangled though... NSFW tag. XD
(ID #61489) Posted on 2007/10/30 12:26
Your dancing is soo full of life, no one can upstage that! Wish I could have been there to watch it, lifes good.
(ID #61493) Posted on 2007/10/30 12:54
Danny's legend continues... I was at Shibuya that day. Too bad I didn't see you. Otherwise, I might join your dancing.
(ID #61495) Posted on 2007/10/30 13:09
Anime Retailer
NICE! Your moves were stepped up in shibuya dance trooper despite the technical difficulties. I look forward to the next one! ;)
(ID #61497) Posted on 2007/10/30 13:22
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
freaking awesome Danny. I'm adding this to my video page.
(ID #61498) Posted on 2007/10/30 13:33
heya danny, y don't u post your vids on niconicodouga too? it'll be great seeing the comments on your vids XD
(ID #61499) Posted on 2007/10/30 14:16
Woohoo! Man! What a life you're leading Danny! If only I could the same. Just go and dance in the middle of the city - as free as a bird. Cool Danny cool!
(ID #61502) Posted on 2007/10/30 14:57
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Intense! This has more action than the previous one. Can't wait for more Stormtrooper action!
(ID #61506) Posted on 2007/10/30 15:16
You know what did it for me on the first one Danny? The old school funk! No one expects to see anyone dancing to earth, wind, and fire these days, so it was pretty sweet. EVERYONE I showed it to cracked up and loved it. It would be great if you ran away through a crowd of people.... followed closely by a bunch of Jedis. You might get the same look that guy gave you in the subway for the first vid.
(ID #61511) Posted on 2007/10/30 15:35
Danny you have definetly been practising and learning some new moves. You even did the robot. Even the public weren't as shy as they were in the previous video. Good stuff!!!!
(ID #61512) Posted on 2007/10/30 15:36
College student and soldier
As for suggestions, I have but one word: THRILLER
(ID #61513) Posted on 2007/10/30 15:36
It would be great if for halloween, you made a white pumpkin head to put on on with your stormtrooper outfit.
(ID #61514) Posted on 2007/10/30 15:41
Student
Brilliant dancing Danny! Ah, Seeing Hachiko crossing reminds me of when I was in Japan a couple of months ago. Nostalgic xD Shibuya was so alive an especially at night, loved it, and Hachiko Crossing was amazing.
(ID #61515) Posted on 2007/10/30 15:54
.NET/Web Developer
i actually like this vid over the previous one. reason is the dancing is better and so is the music. ^^ but yeah, it'd would have been nice if more people joined in. you could probably attach a speaker to the cam :D
(ID #61516) Posted on 2007/10/30 15:59
your dancing at the last minute turned from cool to wicked. love the moves!
(ID #61517) Posted on 2007/10/30 16:05
mahou kishi
danny Choo again hits Digg.com front page http://digg.com/videos/comedy/New_Tokyo_Dance_Trooper_in_Shibuya_Very_funny digg guys!
(ID #61519) Posted on 2007/10/30 16:13
getting better at dancing danny! hahah good stuff! :p
(ID #61520) Posted on 2007/10/30 17:05
Your dance really improve, i can't wait for the next, maybe with Hector Darth Vader. good video, congrats
(ID #61522) Posted on 2007/10/30 17:25
=_= Danny... Break >_> I want to see you do a six step in that... that would be aswsome... or pull off a Pop n' lock or something
(ID #61525) Posted on 2007/10/30 19:41
i can't believe you do that on Shibuya... on that horrible district......those dances can only be performed at akiba or at the otome road ...its somehow betraying the otaku comrades
(ID #61527) Posted on 2007/10/30 20:47
Like McNally said: Thriller =D Great video, very enjoyable!
(ID #61529) Posted on 2007/10/30 21:04
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
I like both Danny. This one is great because you have some good move and know what looks good. Also the various locale change is a nice touch. Would love to see a high res. version too. This original is great simply because you used a classic piece of music. Still say you need a backup maid dancers. Also a cutie dressed as Mirai would be nice. Sure you have thought of that already. ^_-
(ID #61532) Posted on 2007/10/30 23:04