David Michalek - Slow Dancing - Behind The Scenes - The Making Of

Sculpting Movement and Time: Making Slow Dancing from Moving Portrait on Vimeo.

http://www.slowdancingfilms.com/pdf/apple071407.pdf

Slow Dancing :: Photography by David Michalek

I was just having dinner with friends, we were talking about what incredible athletes dancers are, and I was telling them about this video. Actually I suppose it is a video composite of high speed photography at 1,000 frames per second. The high definition version is better, but I can't find it on the Apple/MacPro site. You can read more about it here.

Ah, found it. Here is the high-res version from the MacPro site, without the bizarre but cool audio of the YouTube version.

Non-Tango :: Dance quells prison violence and teaches love...

Taken from the video blog on Nerve::

You’ve probably seen the charming, disarming video of 1500 Philippino prisoners dancing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Oh but there’s more…a little bit of mambo in their lives, Sister Act (above) and…the Black Eyed Peas?

Thank God CNN brings the scoop (click here to see them perform Electric Dreams for CNN’s Hugh Riminton):

• About 1,500 inmates at Philippines prison are forced to dance every day
• One of their stars is a self-described "she-male" awaiting trial on meth charges
• Prison boss says violence has ceased ever since dancing started
• Accused mass-murderer inmate says dancing has taught him "love"

10/23 :: Addendum :: It doesn't look like they are "forced" very harshly, certainly not at gunpoint, and my guess is that they would much rather be out of their cells dancing, practicing, listening to music, and getting fresh air. I would say this is more positive therapy and better "rehabilitation" in theory. I would rather criminals re-entering society having experienced dance than the alternatives.