Finger-tutting
| Genre | Street dance |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010s |
| Origin | United States |
Finger-tutting is a type of dance that involves intricate movements of the fingers.[1][2] The word "tutting" is a street dance style based on angular movements which are supposed to stylize the poses seen on reliefs in the art of ancient Egypt, and refers to "King Tut".[3]
Finger-tutting received international attention after dancer/choreographer Julian Daniels (aka JayFunk) performed in a viral Samsung commercial entitled "Unleash Your Fingers".[4] Later, the dance group, Finger Circus, pushed the art-form worldwide through commercials,[5] YouTube videos, and community-building.
Finger tutting received further international attention after practitioner John Hunt (aka Pnut) made a viral video entitled "Greasy Fingers".[1] Later, Hunt was featured prominently in the video for the Taylor Swift song Shake It Off.
More recently, Finger-tutting has been featured in the Syfy show The Magicians as one of the ways in which its characters can conjure various spells.
References
- ^ a b NBC Bay Area Staff (Jan 1, 2014). "Vallejo Man's Finger Dancing Video Goes Viral". Nbcbayarea.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Matthews, Cate (January 8, 2014). "They Call Him The 'King Of Fingers' -- And He Is, He Really Is (VIDEO)". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ YouTube
- ^ "The Most Viral Mobile Phone Ad Of All Time Is ... French?". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ Moviecollectionjp (2016-10-19), P-Nutの達人フィンガータット・パフォーマンス公開／バンドエイド『Dancing BAND AID（踊るバンドエイド）』CM, retrieved 2016-10-23
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