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Postby 2Nu » Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:52 am

Since we're drawing from NW & NNW genres, I can't believe no one has given much deserved props to Ms. 'Wardrobe Malfunction' [/i]<br><blink><font size=3>[b] Janet Jackson! </blink></font>[/b]
Even when while sporting chunk, she really busted some serious
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Postby buffalochipz » Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:02 am

Would the spastic moves of Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett count? When a seven-foot tall guy flails wildly, that's some great dancin'.
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Postby scramjet » Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:02 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
<br>The English Beat's Save it for Later - the beatnik girl with the swishing wrists dance
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:34 am

The video for Scritti politti's "absolute".Great break moves.
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:37 am

And Cabaret Voltaire's "Sensoria", Kirk and Mallinder do this odd but kinda cool Rockem' Sockem' Robot dance.
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Postby WolverineSyr » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:43 am

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Yeah! I always found that strangely hypnotic. I'd look awful doing it though.
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Postby DayGloJo » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:49 am

Wolverine,

No not absolutely ridiclous, only rather SLIGHTLY ridiculous. Although most nights that we went out dancing I was SLIGHTLY inebriated so you always seemed a pretty good dancer to me! [:D]

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Postby Dave » Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:39 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by bruiser[/i]
<br>spazz attack's forward flip and floor spasm in devo's "satisfaction."

hell, any dancers i
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Postby middlesexnj » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:25 pm

Weird Al Yankovich gave a special award to REM's "Stand" video for deciding not to hire professional dancers and just have a bunch of geeks (I believe it was some band members and probably their friends) perform a stupid dance to the song. Definitely some
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Postby Arcadia » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:35 pm

The "best new wave dance move" award should go to the extremely cute and very topless blonde girl near the end of Duran Duran's "The Chauffeur" video. She has the best NW moves ever! It's on DVD so check it out.
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Postby KYYX4ever » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:16 am

The Talking Heads's David Byrne in [i]Stop Making Sense[/i]. i LOVE the Big Suit!

Even in my New Wave teen heyday, I always had a moment to stare, mesmerized, at MichAel Jackson's "Thriller" and "Billy Jean" and "Beat It" vids. He was really quite tale
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Postby design_femme » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:33 am

Dancing in Front 242 videos! http://nestorvep.free.fr/prevweeks.htm

I liked the dancing in "Never Stop" and "Operating Tracks".

"Now iz the time on Sprockets vhen ve dance."
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Postby marie3 » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:36 am

I agree with Dave. The dancing in the Madness, One Step Beyond! video was great. Always one of my favorites. That song always sounded ska like to me.[8D]
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Postby phillyidol » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:17 am

I just saw ....(gulp)Hall and Oats in their adult education video. Hall always tried to bust a new wave move in the videos but in this one oats was like breakdancing and shaking a voodoo doll. True cheesey classic!
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Postby ghosty » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:43 pm

I'm going with Morrissey's slow "windmill" arm movements in the "How Soon Is Now" video.

The 80's, while a great time for music, was also a period of cringe-worthy dance steps and pathetic gyrating. Michael Stipe practically comes off looking like Denn
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