Vox answers your questions you never knew about having them

@rnqtn

7 жыл бұрын

So true.

@really.not.important

7 жыл бұрын

When they're not shilling

@Thing82liker

7 жыл бұрын

Anton Gőlz I like how they touch topics that no one would ever care about, but afterward we want to care about it. Like tap dancing😄

@ChefkochTony

7 жыл бұрын

***** sorry, English is my 3rd language

@rnqtn

7 жыл бұрын

MoonMC Videos, Exactly. Which is why I love them xD

That dude in the beginning was doing wings, man! Those are SO annoying to do, I can't do them and I've been trying for ages.

@ryan_alexander

5 жыл бұрын

He was, but he had pretty bad form. Unless he was hinged over for stylistic effect, they looked pretty ugly

@paigesmid9514

5 жыл бұрын

He delayed his second foot. It makes it look harder but it is so much easier. He basically cheated. Wings are hard, and if his wings weren't delayed his form would have been much better.

@janekuper6548

4 жыл бұрын

@@paigesmid9514 He was doing a 4 count wing. They're harder not easier

@mayochupenjoyer

Жыл бұрын

@Ryan Alexander Music in purely rhythm-focused tap dancing, the upper body doesn’t matter, only the sounds do

You made me smile on a very sad day here in the UK. Thank you

I was gonna watch a trending video of an old woman being exposed as a fake homeless woman but this seemed more interesting. Edit: holy crap it got deleted!

@EliasBorchert

7 жыл бұрын

Dream Big I watched it. It wasn't really anything special

@Tombee2

7 жыл бұрын

Dream Big *WAIT REALLY!?*

@rnqtn

7 жыл бұрын

Tombee 123, Are you being sarcastic or is that a real "WAIT REALLY?" Cause if so then yes it was deleted. I wonder why though...

@kyletomlinson5365

7 жыл бұрын

It says youtube removed it because it violated their policy on harassment and bullying

@rnqtn

7 жыл бұрын

Kyle Tomlinson, Mm. Go figure. Well it's probably trending on Facebook or Instagram. It wasn't very interesting anyways.

And that's the beauty of it: A language everyone understands, and is brought to life anew with every artist.

@brettflower8058

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered why It's fascinated me since I was a kid, took my first class at 35.. so excited I'm buying shoe's today

Drums were actually banned, wow. We still had our bodies and feet though didn’t we!

@Ronaldo-rt7hl

2 жыл бұрын

exactly 💯‼️

@noirekuroraigami2270

11 ай бұрын

That’s why African American music/dancing is so different from Caribbean and S. American

Music is too loud in some sense

@xenoliving3951

7 жыл бұрын

The tap music was never loud enough.

@tomek1678

7 жыл бұрын

But when people were talking, the music covered the speech

@flamecranium7787

4 жыл бұрын

*scenes*

did they cut the description of other dance moves? this is the "shim sham" END OF STORY. anyway, cool video.

@xenoliving3951

7 жыл бұрын

Lol, right? Even then, I didn't really get what the shim sham was

@BR-jt6ny

7 жыл бұрын

the animation was too choppy, I couldn't follow it either

@djdedan

3 жыл бұрын

Did they show it? They must've took it out... PUT IT BACK IN

the "jig" referenced is actually sean-nós which is the traditional form of dance in Ireland.

@Bcorcoran100

2 жыл бұрын

Which they stole from African-Americans....

nicely done! I love pretty much when in dances, fusions start to take shape, in spite of the fight it entails. In the long run, very nice things emerge. It unites us. I consider, however important, as this micro-documentary did, to mention the origins of a dance style (people, locations, etc), so that dancers and/or listeners have a sort of higher-enjoyment. But also, to avoid historical falsification and 'cultural appropriation' (I have problems with this term, but it does a good service here).

Tap dancing is so hypnotic! Thanks for making this video :D

VOX... if you're reading these comments could you guys do something on the influence New Orleans has had on popular music.. considering We are the founding place of jazz.. (buddy bolden) Blues (all along the Mississippi delta) Rock and Roll (fats domino) , Elvis and the Beatles Also attest to this... Fats was also credited by Bob Marley as being the starting point for reggae music... New Orleans also being the permanent home of brass band (second line) music ... I think our major contribution often gets overlooked...

@thefakedeal

7 жыл бұрын

Rich Harrow would love to watch that

@kalaiselvi5505

7 жыл бұрын

Love a music related videos from Vox anyday. Especially, the breakdowns, explanations, origins, influences, etc. Do it, Vox

@bumpin9086

7 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that

@cmooreHD

7 жыл бұрын

Rich Harrow wow! You just saying this little piece even educated me! Vox NEEDS to do this!

DISCUSSING TAP AND NO GREGORY HINES, SAMMY DAVIS JR, OR SAVION GLOVER???

@bellumsemper2654

7 жыл бұрын

Jüdah Levi Montana The lack of name dropping is almost criminal

@jeanjones5550

6 жыл бұрын

And no Ray Bolger. He is the reason I am interested in tap dancing.

3:54 *E X T R A T H I C C*

@TheIndogamer

7 жыл бұрын

Lost Potato *2thicc4me*

@OpticSamurai24

7 жыл бұрын

Lost Potato... Damn... You weren't joking... Nice

@joaquinclavijo7052

7 жыл бұрын

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@flurgle

7 жыл бұрын

As a Brazilian, I approve

@saami9606

7 жыл бұрын

Lost Potato SAMURAI JACK!!

the music is too loud it makes it hard to listen

@davidb5205

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. For some reason all the voices were really soft and low and the music was loud.

@fordhouse8b

7 жыл бұрын

More importantly, it drowned out the actual sounds of the tap dancing itself. They describe the tap dancers as musicians, yet obscured 'their' music with an intrusive soundtrack.

I like vox production value keep it up guys

This made me feel cool about being a jazz musician and a tap dancer

❤️ I still casually tap dance sometimes... literally a couple of days ago before I started actually working, I felt the need to bust a step which turned into a few steps lol

4:35 and they’re also like,’Pick it up! Pick it up! Pick it up!’ After they knock your lunch onto the floor.

"Say, now. That's a pretty good _sound_ you got out of them tappers." "Yeah. Especially considering they were tap dancing with _moccasins_ on _dirt."_

You guys should do a piece on capoeira. It is another beautiful and creative form of dance.

these are the videos I want from Vox

That Brazilian chica around 4:00 though 😉 But seriously, I've always been enthralled by tap dancing since I was a kid. Thanks for reminding me that it's on my bucket list Vox!

Tap dance: no Hot potato with the floor: yes

I love hearing about white and black people working together and dancing together.

Im so happy you differentiated between broadway and rhythm tap.

Cooool!!!!! Love this, keep it going!!!!

I love tap dance please do more videos like this!!

this and learning to play the piano are just some the things i want to learn.

You could just call it "How Tap Dancing Was Made". But there's always someone complaining in the comments when something's too "American Centric" so good choice.

Ahhhh.... Vox at its best. Neo-liberals or not, Vox makes me smile more often than cringe. Started in 5 Points? Awesome, Vox! 'The percussive dances that nurture tap came from African ceremonies, Irish jigging, and British clogging. [Then] Irish people worked side by side.' MORE, MORE, MORE!!!

@gothamonline6084

7 жыл бұрын

Good. That's what it was intended to do. Get your head out of kale and understand America's working class has had enough.

@BlackStarrSoul

7 жыл бұрын

The New York Progressive Alliance I'm not white.

@gothamonline6084

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing something of substance. Keep the brilliance coming - we're all waiting for your next moment of brilliance online.

tap dancing and banjos, American art at it's best.

@bellumsemper2654

7 жыл бұрын

Corn Kopp D. Ray White. The most West-Virginian Mountain Dancer you'll ever see

@JABOWEN

7 жыл бұрын

Corn Kopp both from Africa.

@cornkopp2985

7 жыл бұрын

both created out of a cultural mixture of immigrants living in america

@JABOWEN

7 жыл бұрын

Corn Kopp the banjo is directly from west africa,no collaborative effort there, just nigerian ingenuity google it! :) and tap dance as we know it today was a development of African slaves dancing out african rhythms with feet instead of drums. there is only 2 or 3 steps of Irish influence. but nonetheless it is a combination and FOR everyone

@JABOWEN

7 жыл бұрын

Corn Kopp the banjo is directly from west africa,no collaborative effort there, just nigerian ingenuity google it! :) and tap dance as we know it today was a development of African slaves dancing out african rhythms with feet instead of drums. there is only 2 or 3 steps of Irish influence. but nonetheless it is a combination and FOR everyone

tap is awesome ! amazing and make ppl feel happy ~

VOX please make a video about what's happening in Philippines. And Venezuela. The world must know.

Well, this was a nice break from politics and all that crap.

Its a shame vox never mentioned that Sean-nós has been practised before America was even a thing. It without a doubt was the biggest influence on Tap Dancing yet not even a mention.

@smacforbes

6 жыл бұрын

They loosely reference it a "irish jigging"

@jonovids3322

3 жыл бұрын

Bro I wish they mentioned Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr, Gene Kelly, Sherlie temple, bill bojangles, and a lot lot more people

The great Tap Dance! An American born art form just like Breaking! 👊🏻

if only i can double tap this video, to show my appreciation :D

They missed my favorite, Gregory Hines in Tap (1989), an amazing, digital audio enhanced performance. Copyright issues?

Please do a video on competitive Ballroom dance!

Vox, you should also look into Street Tap as well, as that is a major sub-genre of tap that has returned to the original roots of tap being more about the sound and rhythm.

@JABOWEN

7 жыл бұрын

GradyMitchell tap is tap, there is not "street tap" tap started in the streets, that's a redundant statement.

"One of the first original Americal art forms"? I'm sorry, but I feel like we're forgetting that art existed even before Columbus...

You guys forgot to duck the audio behind the music for a few scenes

"I said 'Step pause turn pause pivot step step,' not "Step pause turn pause pivot step pause!'.

Proud tap dancer over here 💃

Vox - giving you the answers to questions you never knew existed

How are there no comments yet?

Would have been great to hear some tap at some point in the video. It all has music on top.

I wish this video was a little longer.

Is it just me, or does New York starts everything?!!

@Angela-vl8yw

3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't. For example, the cultural exchanges between Irish dancers and African dancers were happening in other places, like the Caribbean and the South. The rhythmic dance done in, say, Appalachia is not likely from NY but directly from Irish and African people who never even saw New York. But since a lot of media is produced in New York, a lot of history becomes NYcentric.

OMG! @3:51 she's definitely channeling Sumthin from brazil

THANK YOU

Whats the music in the very end of the video? Like last 5 seconds.Thanks

This makes me miss my ten years of tap class... :/

Tap was around since the 1600's in the US.

Is anyone a fan of Gus from Psych?

@francisgerasi4547

7 жыл бұрын

omegadan lol

@bellumsemper2654

7 жыл бұрын

omegadan That episode of psych was a favor for the actor since he is a tap dancer. They even brought on Jason Samuels Smith (one of the best in the world). That was one of the few instances on TV where hoofing was shown in all its glory

@sejuti8367

4 жыл бұрын

Hahah yes was practically looking for this comment

Dude the shim sham is my ish

I think what holds tap dancing from most young people is the specialized footwear.

This one seems half-baked.

Nah man musical theater tap all the way 😂👯‍♀️

sometimes they remove the tap solos from musical soundtracks and I'm always so offended

An interpolation of "Lost Ones" by Lauryn Hill at the end, don't think we don't know Vox!

Lovely. :)

Basically, tap dancing is an extention of Clogging.

"We don't count, we just do it rhythmically" Is rhythm not periodic? Isn't that what counting is meant to assist?

@djdedan

3 жыл бұрын

It was a silly comment but i think what she was trying to say is one style is a lot more regimented while out side of studios people just do what looks good and feels good... style is more important than form, if that makes sense... but that's my 2 cents i'm sure someone who has lived in the studio world could answer better

I never knew tap dancing had African roots too! I only thought it was European.

It'd be great if the background music in this video was tap instead of this

I bet these people are really good at dance dance revolution.

Ahh yes tap dancing, one of the milestones of western civilizations.

Wasn’t there a New York tap dancer in the 1890s called Eduardo Corrochio?

For some reason I always thought of tap dancing is originated from Ireland or something....oh well

I wish you didn't play music over everyone tapping. You're saying this dance is so great lemme hear it!

Tap dancing answers the question: how can you make noisy shoe tapping into an art form?

if you need an editor that has training in mixing audio levels properly, then I'm your man, because I'm in need of work!

Quit markin up my floor, yo

Omg, this is scary bc i literally broke out into a tap dance in front of my friends randomly today

I like your videos Vox, but I can barely hear the narrating because the music is so loud :/

I feel a new found importance because I am a tap dancer.

You don't count, you just do it rhythmically

Five Points isn't just Chinatown, but otherwise solid video.

👍

Yeah, tap dancing really is music.. that's why we chose to show next to no footage with sound open.

You guys should mix your audio better. A lot of your interviews are getting lost behind the music.

THE OLD HOOFERS

Huh, surprised that Flamenco music was not an influence!

"America has culture, it's called tap-dancing" aka musical tantrums

I've never seen a Flamenco show, so obviously tap dancing is American.

makes a poibt tap dancibg is about music - covers the sound of the images with music and voice: I want to hear the brazilian dancers that you showed in the clip!

They say tap is about music then cover the tapping with music so we barely hear it- remove the audio layer so we aren't just seeing feet flying with no noise

Wow !!! No mention of Gregory Hines or Savion Glover.

Make tap dancing great again

Interesting, but the music is mixed too loud, making it hard to hear the voices.

Poppy invented tap dancing

I love the way you direct and edit videos at vox, but this one was to me almost ununderstandable. Indeed, I think the music is way too loud and covers most of the voice

the music is too loud and the narration isnt loud enough but good info-video

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

I'm curious to know how, if at all, tap dancing connects to bboying.

It just occurred to me that people might not be familiar with tap dancing.

There's something off with the sound. Sometimes it is hard to understand what is being said because the music seems too loud.

BUCK DANCING AND COMEDY IS 2 DIFFERENT THINGS DON'T GET IT TWISTED!!!