Dancing With 10-Foot Stilts
In Trindad and Tobago, “moko jumbies” soar high during Carnival. The traditional art of stilt dancing is a highlight of Trinidadian celebrations, but for stilt walker Adrian Young, it’s an everyday practice. For the past 21 years, he has been dancing among the clouds. Now, through his Future Jumbies youth group, he’s helping the next generation make their own strides.
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He sounds like such a chill and humble guy.
@ruins4
5 жыл бұрын
I first to comment here
@redacted6596
5 жыл бұрын
420th like
@cho158
4 жыл бұрын
wearelegion ikr
@alfredolucien8030
4 жыл бұрын
wearelegion d
@bhattuvasirumi5121
4 жыл бұрын
Ya a very nice....from india
girl at school: i want to look tall with my heels me:
@squidneythesquid2487
6 жыл бұрын
it's not ogre your profile just makes this comment so much more perfect
@tarawestie4595
5 жыл бұрын
@it's not ogre You should probably use "tall" instead of "high" because people might think you're talking about drugs instead of height lmao
@maccer8330
5 жыл бұрын
666 LIKES LOL
@savzsav9518
4 жыл бұрын
I'm an Trinidadain
@ahyafikri4746
4 жыл бұрын
*me an intellectual:
i can’t even walk in heels damn
@Mercy-nz1zt
6 жыл бұрын
tsuki hina lmao same
@canyounotrightnow5981
6 жыл бұрын
Timeka Magloire 🤦♀️
@regginator2.047
6 жыл бұрын
Same
@faridahkamil87
6 жыл бұрын
yeah I can't even walk with those things
@widyaraja
6 жыл бұрын
tsuki hina same
Adrian: “But falling is good” Boy: **Falls** _THUMP_ I think I laughed harder than I should’ve.
@muzicalmastermind6163
4 жыл бұрын
Really?
@payton1807
4 жыл бұрын
SomeAustralianGuy lol
@Aviationgeek21
4 жыл бұрын
Good for you
@Epicdoritos
4 жыл бұрын
XD
@gachasloth3007
4 жыл бұрын
So did I XD
She: “i like tall,bad boys.” Random guy walking around on stilts: *”you talkin to me?”*
@tmid2four7
3 жыл бұрын
😂
"They try to put me on the cover of vogue" "But my legs are too long"
@cheerlife3355
4 жыл бұрын
LongChin ! Everyday is leg day
@longchin2232
4 жыл бұрын
@@cheerlife3355 monday tuesday Wednesday,thighs calves all the way
@raymonddeactivated7118
4 жыл бұрын
@@longchin2232 thursday friday saturday
@longchin2232
4 жыл бұрын
@@raymonddeactivated7118 sunday is the one day,i get on my runway
@keyboardtwin7838
4 жыл бұрын
@LongChin ! Ready for it hunty
1:22 had me dead 😂
@almondcroissonttt4852
5 жыл бұрын
*me trying to balance studying and internet use.
@kittylashae9494
5 жыл бұрын
Me too 😂😂😂
@alashaamber5187
5 жыл бұрын
@@almondcroissonttt4852 sammmeeee 😂😂 😂
@blazerthebandit1820
5 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard i had an asthma attack
@markzuckerberg3347
4 жыл бұрын
I'd also be laughing if it was you 😂
The passion you can see on his face and hear in his voice brings a tear to my eye. Keep killing it my man!
@iluvcat
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
Yeah saw this before and tried something like this in elementary school. Sht happened
@BaBooTubeVideos
6 жыл бұрын
You're still in elementary school.
@mikek6150
6 жыл бұрын
My guy this comment shows me that ur still in elementary school or just got into middle school.
@makaylaandrews1068
6 жыл бұрын
I bet you are not form Trinidad and Tobago
@crismary6202
5 жыл бұрын
Did you go to gardiner manor or something
@randomdolphinxoxoxo4045
5 жыл бұрын
xXMeghan OnlineXx no they said they saw this video before..tf.
That's balance
@MrJoeharvey85
5 жыл бұрын
Yup
@aidensundara4991
5 жыл бұрын
I can’t even balance on one leg for more than 1 minute
@wistful4684
5 жыл бұрын
Aiden Sundara LMAO,ME!!
There some tall boi's
@ruins4
5 жыл бұрын
Yea boi
@eri3182
5 жыл бұрын
They're*
@markzuckerberg3347
4 жыл бұрын
Boiii
@choccake3057
4 жыл бұрын
As a Dishonored fan, that just triggered my senses
@unfitforconsumption
4 жыл бұрын
Underrated
My home Trinidad and Tobago...love this...side note: the steel pan or steel drum was invented in Trinidad and Tobago.
@nikhilmanraj2701
6 жыл бұрын
Dwight E morgan invited?!
@dwightemorgan4367
6 жыл бұрын
Epicness FTW thanks
@chickensoul6544
6 жыл бұрын
TT Born and raised
@shaun_rambaran
6 жыл бұрын
*steelpan None of this 'drum' business.
@monkeywithachainsaw
6 жыл бұрын
Also fun fact, it's the most recently invented non electronic instrument
Feeling proud to see trinidad on this channel.....
@jonathans4553
6 жыл бұрын
Yasmin Roberts me too
@elisasingh6143
6 жыл бұрын
Me too
@jennawilson80085
6 жыл бұрын
I'm one
@kemy6097
6 жыл бұрын
#trinitodebone
@IzzyWithers
6 жыл бұрын
Sameee
I will buy this for my small friends.
@rubaalghamdi8982
4 жыл бұрын
Ruuudddeee
@AALIXD
4 жыл бұрын
Ruba Alghamdi very, especially for me
@goldencoated_221
4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@kevinnguyen552
4 жыл бұрын
Ruba Alghamdi R/wooosh
@bipyeong-ga1625
4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinnguyen552 That is only used when the person doesn't get the joke, you're using it out of context.
Crush: I like tall guys Me:
@ganyus.
4 жыл бұрын
Dont make jokes/memes about this because this is NEVER okay :/
They dance better than me. ..
@xxmandaxxxxxx2675
6 жыл бұрын
Liliana Garcia hahaha there are Africans thats what we all about😘
@jjangjjangman940
6 жыл бұрын
cocoXOXO coco not all africans are good at dancing -_-
@gracegordon7449
6 жыл бұрын
Liliana Garcia are they supposed to not ?
@serenity0367
5 жыл бұрын
cocoXOXO coco there Trinidad not African, not *all* Africans dance well.
@yellowguy9606
5 жыл бұрын
Who can't dance better than you
"No risk, no reward" That's right booooiiiiiii !!!!
Trinidad and Tobago looks beautiful and very joyful ! I would love to visit someday
@kianatrevers
6 жыл бұрын
Miss Uma february/march is the best time to visit as it is carnival lots of moko jumbies on the streets and also a large costume parade
That's so awesome and difficult! Great content, you're such a great inspiration for my channel. Keep it up :)
@GoldenG0dc0meth
5 жыл бұрын
OK PASTAPANDA SHUT YOUR MOUTH YOU ARE JUST WEIRD SO BE QUIET
@hamidahamida1473
4 жыл бұрын
Subhanalha. Mnahamyakuvunjika
MY HOME!!!! I'm so happy 😄😏😚😢
@putribaros3186
5 жыл бұрын
Nice to meet you😄that's so fun walking so high👍
This is amazing talent. He definitely should be more viral. Strong legs and balance. Great job for teaching these kids.
He sounds like such a sweet kindhearted man!!
So happy you did a video on Trinidad and Tobago!! The Carnival season and all its rituals/costumes is such a source of pride for us!
Where my Caribbean people at? By the way I am from the Virgin Islands
@caffeinefree667
3 жыл бұрын
Here, half bajan, half Jamaican
This is cool, but How do they get off?
@nikhilmanraj2701
6 жыл бұрын
Ladder I live in tnt
@yall571
6 жыл бұрын
Now I’m wondering how stable the ladder is
@skyehernandez
6 жыл бұрын
Moko jumbies have a way of coming down with the help of the all-important handlers. You simply turn your back to a handler, put your arms out, stoop and let yourself fall backwards into the hands of the handler. A lot of strength and trust involved. The ones on the higher sticks sit on walls or trees or anywhere high to untie themselves and then come down. And yes, as Epicness FTW says, they use short ladders, if available.
@yall571
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info, now I can sleep nice to- and I just realized the Zodiac Killer was never caught.
@kaioken9k
6 жыл бұрын
The Muffled Crew yes he was caught
I'm from st.thomas in the Virgin Islands and here in the the Caribbean we love to do this in our parades 🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮
Watching this channel's videos feels like an anventure for me,I love this channel
“No risk no reward.” ❤️❤️❤️💪🏽
I love this channel it is so exciting to learn new things and every video is never boring or negative
No risk no reward. Words to love by. Good job coach.
Im from trinidad and tobago🇹🇹
These kids make it look so easy!
Big up Trinbago (Trinidad and Tobago)! 🇹🇹❤🔥💯🔥❤🇹🇹
So proud to see Trinidad on great big story 🤗
I don't even need to watch the video yet to see how beautiful this is. I love you stories about all the dancing from all over the world. ❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤 They're my favorite
OH MY gosh I'm shedding tears right now... GBS came to my country!! Thank you for portraying our art in such an amazing way
My country Trinidad💓💖
they tried to put me on the cover of vou- Sis: shut it.
@macfhp
4 жыл бұрын
Yassss I love that sooong
@lizlee8715
4 жыл бұрын
Allow me to continue with the lyrics. "But my legs were too long"
@ganyus.
4 жыл бұрын
I like this, but dont make a freaking meme out of a traditional thing
Im from trinidad and im so proud to see my country on this channel
Man" our people have so much talent! That's amazing😉 Thanks for sharing and thumbs up!😉
*2:05** the ants trying to get away from under our shoes*
Great to see something from my home country😊😊
What a wonderful thing to do, teaching the young ones and having fun doing it. Cheers man.
This was so cool. My four year old was telling me a story about people walking on sticks so I said you want to see a video and I typed in ( people walking on stilts ) and this came up. He was so excited.
T&T im from trinidad and i play a mokojumbi every carnival😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗
Can you guys review barbados in august gor Crop Over?
We need more ppl like this man I adore u sir all the way from Tallahassee 💯💯💯❤️💋💋💋
This is a dance from the eastern part of Nigeria (West Africa). I was so excited to see it being performed on this channel. Am sure their ancestors if traced, could be from the eastern part of Nigeria.
And once again another country makes something cooler looking then it already is
@shaun_rambaran
6 жыл бұрын
pssh, Welcome to the Caribbean, man.
@trini2DBone134
Жыл бұрын
What yuh mean?
But what if you fall on concrete and brake your leg
@nadiastudios3303
4 жыл бұрын
Break is break boi trinis doh be afraid to falling
I have been to T&T and the parties they hold in castara are amazing, with men doing this
I LIVE IN TRINIDAD! OMG I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE REPRESENT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Me trying to view a fight at school.
*THESE KIDS ARE AMAZING!* #ColorlessWorld
Future Jumbies! Love this and the great moves.
This is incredible 😍 the talent 😍🙌
This channel seriously need more traction.
Just imagine falling forward
@jeffharris6653
6 жыл бұрын
Hammy 101 you will land on your knee brace so it does not pain
Yasss! I love this channel, we in the caribbean have so much culture and traditions, more Caribbean content please! 👏👏👏
Oh my goodness. This is Amazing.
Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Me in Iamzoie voice: I KNOW YOU LYIN
“No risk, No reward”
This takes so much strength and balance! Wow!!! 🥰🥰
Yass I live in Trinidad and Tobago this is awesome when carnival rolls around 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
My only question Is how do they Get onto those things😑
How come children can do that but I can barely RuN in high heels
This is Sooo awesome!!!!
Amazing, simply amazing
*I can’t even walk Straight..ON MY OWN TWO FEET*
I can’t even walk normally by myself...
Wow. Beautiful
Wooo trinidad out dey 💯 love my country 😃😃😃😃
I can’t even walk ina straight line... I-
Never see me doing that I'mma just like my own comment 😂
Beautiful.
Magic Johnson had dancing stilt walkers in costume at one of his partys back in the day. I been hooked ever since. I want these guys at my party !!
Adrian:“ If you ain’t fall you ain’t learned nothing”. Me:*falls*.* brakes head,arm leg other leg other arm brakes spine,and knees.😁
@user-pe3kx7fb7r
4 жыл бұрын
Miss Honey Tea Your bones must be super calcium deficient, here drink some Milk It will make your bones stronger.
Compound fractures are afoot
They make it look so easy
So awesome!!👏
First
"But falling, is good" * boy falls * Me: So if I break my legs it is good? In what way though?
I am so proud of my country👏🏾🇹🇹
This is so cool because they have people like this come to out school walking on sticks😊
Perfect for zombie apocalypse. Not-so-perfect for thieves.
First #1
@BaBooTubeVideos
6 жыл бұрын
Wrong~!
One word, *Talent*
Much respect Mr Young 🇹🇹🇹🇹
Feeling proud to see meh country on dis channel
Amazing guys
Wow this is supper cool
This is really cool.
Yes brother preach it this is the Caribbean
Just watching this gives me anxiety... It’s really amazing!
I love my country🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
Good evening, thank you for the strength of you staying safe with these on that is great as well. Thank you for your time goodnight.
What an awesome guy
So cute!!!! The little children raising ten feet above little me over here is incredible!!!
Absolutely Amazing..👏👏💖
Really a great big story