What Your Dance Moves Say About Who You Are

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  • Опубликовано: 3 июн 2018
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Комментарии • 422

  • @jackarandose
    @jackarandose 6 лет назад +572

    I wish I had as much fun at work as Hank clearly did making this video.

  • @toffiklubitoffi8561
    @toffiklubitoffi8561 6 лет назад +506

    We really need a Hank dancing compilation...

  • @PaleGhost69
    @PaleGhost69 6 лет назад +132

    Apparently my dance moves say I'm having a seizure...
    No. Seriously. Strangers have asked...

    • @jjc5475
      @jjc5475 6 лет назад +12

      hot

    • @davidaguilar536
      @davidaguilar536 6 лет назад +9

      practice makes perfect. I used to be called frankestein because I was so stiff. Now, I'm super smooth...

    • @MM-qd4lh
      @MM-qd4lh 5 лет назад +4

      Too funny!!! But if you're getting attention for your dance moves, know you are doing something right! Rock on and be happy.

    • @DeathBean89
      @DeathBean89 3 года назад +2

      It's the little kicks

    • @l3st4rins98
      @l3st4rins98 3 года назад +4

      Imagine you enjoy music and someone comes to you with concern "Are you okay?"

  • @ajguevara6961
    @ajguevara6961 6 лет назад +243

    This video is just gold

    • @barrocaspaula
      @barrocaspaula 6 лет назад

      AJ Guevara One of the best. Just like dancing.

  • @idrisabdullah3492
    @idrisabdullah3492 6 лет назад +68

    Judging by his dance moves, I can state with absolute certainty that Hank Green is the Zodiac Killer

  • @Toastmaster_5000
    @Toastmaster_5000 6 лет назад +147

    "Show me your moves!"
    ~ Captain Falcon

    • @kalte333
      @kalte333 6 лет назад +3

      Peter Schmidt falcon punch!

    • @Vapouriste
      @Vapouriste 6 лет назад +3

      Show ya moves*

    • @electrum5579
      @electrum5579 6 лет назад

      "COME!"

    • @NimhLabs
      @NimhLabs 6 лет назад +5

      This is what I came to the comments for

  • @sebastianelytron8450
    @sebastianelytron8450 6 лет назад +278

    Darling, save the last dance for psychological screening

    • @frances3444
      @frances3444 6 лет назад +1

      Sebastian Elytron hahahahah

    • @asielsmith1011
      @asielsmith1011 6 лет назад +4

      It will be the dancing singularity

  • @trombonedrama
    @trombonedrama 6 лет назад +75

    Science may want me to bust a move, but I am pretty sure that nobody needs to see that. Including myself.

    • @juliagoetia
      @juliagoetia 3 года назад

      Same. I actively refuse to dance in front of any living person. I will "dance" when I'm absolutely sure I'm alone though. I put dance in quotations because it's more like spastic flailing.

  • @loopycrocodile3950
    @loopycrocodile3950 6 лет назад +90

    Ahhh, the classic jumping up and down!

  • @Da_Prinny
    @Da_Prinny 6 лет назад +57

    i have no dance moves, i only have spastic arm flailing

  • @hyper9374
    @hyper9374 6 лет назад +45

    I dance like an idiot all the time when I'm alone, nothing fancy, I just start furiously flailing my limbs all around like a maniac. My cat is terrified of me.
    On a different note, why are some of these studies only about 60 or some people? How can you possibly get accurate results from such a small group?

    • @shetheyandkindagay
      @shetheyandkindagay 6 лет назад

      Same but I don’t move my body !

    • @mrskitkats
      @mrskitkats 5 лет назад +7

      Volunteering in a psychology lab, I know personally how difficult it can be to recruit participants for studies that take more than just a few minutes of their time. Even if you schedule 20 people for a day, there are days where only 2-3 show up

    • @MM-qd4lh
      @MM-qd4lh 5 лет назад +1

      OMG, me too! And my teenagers hide in their rooms, lol 🌞
      Thanks for making me laugh!

    • @MargetMints
      @MargetMints 3 года назад +3

      Lol I know that look when a dog or cat is thinking "wtf u doing hooman!?"
      Hahahahahahahahah

  • @SuicideBunny6
    @SuicideBunny6 6 лет назад +20

    "Studies have found people with more experience dancing are better at making sense of other people's dancing"
    I can confirm. I never dance. I hate dancing. And I definitely don't understand why people would move in such complicated ways just to enjoy the music.

    • @barrocaspaula
      @barrocaspaula 6 лет назад

      SuicideBunny6 it's a mind thing. You don't have to dance to everybody's music. Dance Bunny!

  • @cup_check_official
    @cup_check_official 6 лет назад +462

    I tried tap dancing once
    I kept falling in the sink

    • @lillithyukiutacrow2532
      @lillithyukiutacrow2532 6 лет назад +4

      Software Man BRILLIANT \^_^/

    • @aprilknight6971
      @aprilknight6971 6 лет назад +10

      Scishow has been needing a new pun lord, the previous one's have failed us, but you.... you are chosen. Go forth. Your job, from this day forward, is to make clever puns on educational youtube videos within a couple hours of them coming out!

    • @Master_Therion
      @Master_Therion 6 лет назад +4

      Mathias Knight :'(
      j/k Software Man is very funny.

    • @aprilknight6971
      @aprilknight6971 6 лет назад +3

      Master Therion Your service was honorable, but you missed a video and the position demands perfection!

    • @yusefedwardsproductions2148
      @yusefedwardsproductions2148 6 лет назад

      HI Hi

  • @rickbhai9829
    @rickbhai9829 6 лет назад +34

    ➖The only dance i do is moving my foot unconsciously listening to music➖

    • @barrocaspaula
      @barrocaspaula 6 лет назад +5

      rick sanchez 79 but your foot's dancing. You dance man! Let the legs dance, let your inwards move and swing, shake that ass to the tune in your head, move your arms with the flow.! You are dancing man!

    • @minatoEd
      @minatoEd 6 лет назад +5

      Paula Barrocas
      Hmmm no

  • @jjc5475
    @jjc5475 6 лет назад +24

    don't dance, watch people dancing.
    especially if you're like me and your moves do not even come close to hanks.
    make crash course dance for us!

  • @chipkosboth3233
    @chipkosboth3233 6 лет назад +13

    My wife ran a night club in NYC in the 80's... she still married me.

  • @ignorantavocado5657
    @ignorantavocado5657 6 лет назад +6

    “Old people dancing are adorable!” 😂😂

  • @biko9824
    @biko9824 6 лет назад +157

    **SLAVIC SQUAT KICK**
    *WELCOME TO RUSSIA!*

    • @danman1950
      @danman1950 6 лет назад +9

      Rick S. ALLOH CHEEKI BREEKI DAMKE

    • @biko9824
      @biko9824 6 лет назад +7

      danman1950 PAPALI PAPALI CYKA

    • @ohmygarrnis9060
      @ohmygarrnis9060 6 лет назад +6

      CUE THE HARDBASS

    • @MargetMints
      @MargetMints 3 года назад +1

      Hahahaha I soooo freaking love those dances
      They look so free and so happy... It is contagious!! Respect

  • @MrMarans
    @MrMarans 6 лет назад +157

    can we have a dancer Hank just like muscle Hank?

  • @aquamarine3699
    @aquamarine3699 6 лет назад +5

    2:37 "so just get that boy goin!"

  • @leahwilton785
    @leahwilton785 6 лет назад +7

    As an aspiring Professional dancer, this is very interesting to me

  • @DapperHesher
    @DapperHesher 6 лет назад +10

    I just headbang. I'm too metal to dance.

    • @Zoomeep
      @Zoomeep 6 лет назад +1

      Well, movement of the neck and torso seems to be attractive

    • @nerissacrawford8017
      @nerissacrawford8017 6 лет назад

      \m/ \m/

    • @gabriel300010
      @gabriel300010 6 лет назад

      Good. Now move your right knee as you air guitar.

    • @DapperHesher
      @DapperHesher 6 лет назад +1

      I actually play guitar. None of them are made out of air... lotta maple and rosewood, tho.

    • @gabriel300010
      @gabriel300010 6 лет назад

      lol

  • @cup_check_official
    @cup_check_official 6 лет назад +224

    What if i don't have any dance moves?...
    does that mean i am nothing?!

    • @MajjkyTV
      @MajjkyTV 6 лет назад +36

      It says you are very neurotic and introvert, because you are too shy to dance. :P

    • @suicune2001
      @suicune2001 6 лет назад +12

      MajjkyTV I can't say you're wrong. XD

    • @hr8290
      @hr8290 6 лет назад

      Software Man yes.

    • @jerry3790
      @jerry3790 6 лет назад +12

      Hey! Only one good comment per video per person.

    • @91722854
      @91722854 6 лет назад +3

      so that means the theory of telling what a person is from a dance move is invalid, or are those people who dont dance or have no dance move non-humans, a new race/species

  • @Melanie-ie2xt
    @Melanie-ie2xt 6 лет назад +5

    Killing it with the dancing, Hank!

  • @TheFlipside
    @TheFlipside 6 лет назад +84

    0:11- Can we please have a gif of this?

    • @Electro35man
      @Electro35man 6 лет назад +3

      Yes please!

    • @ryanhuntley4611
      @ryanhuntley4611 6 лет назад +49

      Ask and you shall receive.
      j.gifs.com/rRWDl4.gif

    • @mininara6471
      @mininara6471 6 лет назад +3

      Ryan Huntley thank you!

    • @RedLeader327
      @RedLeader327 6 лет назад +7

      Ryan Huntley You magnificent bastard!

    • @Lwoods1717
      @Lwoods1717 6 лет назад +2

      Ryan Huntley you have made my day thank youuu ♥️

  • @ReginaFera
    @ReginaFera 6 лет назад +6

    What if you're super introverted AND you love dancing? O: I don't get to dance often, but I definitely get the sense that a portion of my attention is going to noticing other people, and maybe even adopting some of their moves if it seems like fun. Social chemistry while dancing is fascinating, thanks for the video! :D

  • @strangebird5974
    @strangebird5974 Год назад +1

    I remember reading some chapter in an anthology of research on well-being (ed. by Kahneman) that on a list of what made people happy, doing meaningful volunteer work for others and dancing took the number one and two spot, iirc.

  • @liuser
    @liuser 6 лет назад +4

    I'm glad Hank covered this, he makes things interesting.

  • @shmuel6
    @shmuel6 4 года назад +1

    "dance like your daddy, move like your mama or do what you wanna" pure gold

  • @cjspurg
    @cjspurg 6 лет назад +53

    “More dance experience” typically means partner dance experience. The video seemed to say dance itself developed social cognition, but taking any type of dance class involves a lot of social interaction. So it could be just as valid to say “people with lots of experience in social situations are better at picking up social queues”. Which is much less mystical and surprising, but probably more true. I think this video was phrased in a kinda misleading and pop-sciencey way. :/

    • @celinak5062
      @celinak5062 6 лет назад +4

      cjspurg +
      This is like that xbcd? Comic where it shows that most statistical maps are just population maps

    • @charmagne2102
      @charmagne2102 6 лет назад +7

      I am confused as to what qualifies as "dance expirence," a professional dancer definably has more years of dancing than the average clubber. So would dancing in general be considered as "dance expirence."

    • @cjspurg
      @cjspurg 6 лет назад +2

      Yeah, it wasn't clear in the video. Even if any type of dancing counts, clubbing/going out dancing still involves a lot of social interaction.

    • @erikonthefloor
      @erikonthefloor 6 лет назад +6

      Objection!
      Even though it might be true that the predominance of social interactions in dance-related activities would increase your skill in picking up social cues, I think dancing in itself (even alone in your bedroom) still has a non-negligable part in it.
      As a student in psychomotor therapy and dancer myself, I learnt that, by dancing, connexions between the emotional and motor part of your brain augment (as you "get to know yourself" through body expression) and therefore, when those mirror neurons come into place(in social interactions), it becomes much easier to "feel" the other person when he/she/they express him/her/themself and also to pick up the little hints of body language even when not dancing.
      But keep your critical thinking ;)

  • @naomistarlight6178
    @naomistarlight6178 4 года назад +1

    Also since a LOT of people seem to have insomnia now due to the COVID-19 anxiety, I'd like to tell people dancing is a great way to tire yourself out so you can fall asleep, you release all your body's energy. Although it does kind of feel weird to be dancing in front of a mirror alone at 2am... But it is always fun.

  • @danman1950
    @danman1950 6 лет назад +9

    I only know that skanking means I live in a beach town and that I know absolutely nothing about Jamaica.

  • @anthonybeervor2265
    @anthonybeervor2265 6 лет назад +4

    If this was any other channel, I would have dismissed the video just for it's title. I mean, it contains all the common signs of tabloid pop-psychology clickbait. But experience has taught me to trust scishow.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 6 лет назад +5

    I always thought that the reason I hip, hop, and can't stop was because Run-DMC gave me the OCD, G.

  • @MrMysticphantom
    @MrMysticphantom 6 лет назад +42

    +SciShow
    I find this a bit questionable if not weak. These studies seem to focus on things that are very eurocentric western in cultural focus. The sample is DEFINITELY small, so the indication that this was not carried out and double checked in many other non eurocentric cultures is highly likely. Not to mention, this doesnt even take into account cultures where dancing is frowned upon and people just dont or severely minimize such behavior.

    • @bioxid
      @bioxid 6 лет назад +4

      did it says somewhere it was a global study where they took a sample from europe and extrapolated the results to the rest of the world?
      why would the study take into account the effect of dancing where dancing is illegal?
      wouldn t it be that you somehow think the studies arent diverse enough?
      this has to stop.

    • @aleksandersuur9475
      @aleksandersuur9475 6 лет назад +7

      Can you give an example of culture where people frown on dancing or don't dance at all? There are certainly examples where some kind of dancing is frowned upon due to morality or political reasons, but I can't think of a culture where there is a general dislike for all kinds of dancing.

    • @ShaudaySmith
      @ShaudaySmith 6 лет назад +4

      Footloose, bruh. lol ;)

    • @funkysagancat3295
      @funkysagancat3295 6 лет назад

      You're kinda right we know that in our western way it is kinda like that and he did commented briefly about other cultures but it is still something to question

    • @funkysagancat3295
      @funkysagancat3295 6 лет назад +5

      Guys you can't just say that is from scishow and BANG! It is right, the method of science is about not beliving in stuff when there is weak evidence. I think even Hank talked about how important this is before

  • @Nerobyrne
    @Nerobyrne 6 лет назад +64

    What if my dance moves are non-existent?
    Legit, I never feel the urge to dance.
    Even though one of my favourite genres is literally called Dance Music

    • @Nerobyrne
      @Nerobyrne 6 лет назад +18

      well I guess my testosterone is really low, I have no grip strength and no woman will ever find me attractive.
      Good thing I have lots of money to keep me company!

    • @tubertz
      @tubertz 6 лет назад +3

      You're not alone my friend, I'm gonna go bang my head in a corner

    • @angeldude101
      @angeldude101 6 лет назад +10

      You think low testosterone is a bad thing? Embrace your feminine side!

    • @tubertz
      @tubertz 6 лет назад +8

      im the biggest loser ever and i have a girlfriend, you just gotta wait for the right women

    • @dallaswalker340
      @dallaswalker340 6 лет назад +6

      *insert picture of Drax*

  • @TheNightmareRider
    @TheNightmareRider 6 лет назад +27

    So what does moshing/headbanging say about a person? Beyond them being metal AF? \m/

    • @vickymc9695
      @vickymc9695 6 лет назад +13

      Mystic Mind Analysis that we have a stiff neck iin the morning. 😆

    • @thelittleerik4806
      @thelittleerik4806 6 лет назад

      Are bronies still a thing?

    • @Jess-nz7be
      @Jess-nz7be 6 лет назад +2

      I think it simply expresses enjoyment of the music, same with foot tapping

  • @KristenRowenPliske
    @KristenRowenPliske 6 лет назад +1

    Well, I'm glad I've been ballroom dancing for 12 years then.

  • @Lpthebest94
    @Lpthebest94 6 лет назад +1

    Love you guys. You make everything look so easy and understandable. Keep on doing what you've been doin. ITS GOLD!!!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @culwin
    @culwin 6 лет назад +20

    I just bang my head like the Butabi brothers

  • @breakingboardrooms1778
    @breakingboardrooms1778 6 лет назад

    The more you emote in a way, the more you comprehend other people emoting the same way.

  • @catboxcleaner3532
    @catboxcleaner3532 2 месяца назад

    “So, get out there, ‘cause science is telling you to *BUST* *THAT* *MOVE* “

  • @Primalxbeast
    @Primalxbeast 6 лет назад +7

    So what does "Weird Al's" boneless boy dance say about him? Never mind, I think the answer is probably right there in his name. Oh well, he's a lovable goofball.

  • @MrBoubource
    @MrBoubource 6 лет назад +5

    What if i don't dance?

  • @viyou_7134
    @viyou_7134 4 года назад

    "+ old people dancing is adorable."
    I've never agreed more with someone

  • @sarahhaddad8385
    @sarahhaddad8385 6 лет назад +18

    What was that saying about dancing being a horizontal wish being expressed vertically? Oh, yeah... Sexuality aside, as someone who has dabbled in dancing, you can definitely judge someone's personality by watching them dance.

  • @kevincorpetti1379
    @kevincorpetti1379 6 лет назад

    Hank, your videos are amazing. I think having you as host for SciShow Psych is the best decision ever! Can you do a video about general anxiety disorder, and how anxiety affects us from a behavioral standpoint? I think many people believe they do not suffer from anxiety, and this causes a bigger issue altogether.

  • @o0Avalon0o
    @o0Avalon0o 6 лет назад

    I tip my hat to you; the research on this video is amazing.

  • @Makkushimu
    @Makkushimu 6 лет назад

    Change "is possibly" to "most likely". You even started the video explaining how dancing is a cultural phenomenon, and pointed out to its relationship with social cognition.

  • @DJDizzyStorms
    @DJDizzyStorms Год назад

    I know that feeling want to get up & dance when I'm at work.

  • @billionrosannaechhouk9906
    @billionrosannaechhouk9906 6 лет назад

    Watching you dance made my day

  • @carlovancaramel9734
    @carlovancaramel9734 6 лет назад

    I want to hang out with Hank SOOOOO MUCH after this video.

  • @chayimadinaandyael
    @chayimadinaandyael 6 лет назад

    Awesome!!

  • @Malidictus
    @Malidictus 6 лет назад +1

    What about those of us who never got the urge to dance, had to improvise by attempting random motions when forced to and to this day would rather sit down than get up cycle between random poses?

  • @uplink-on-yt
    @uplink-on-yt 4 года назад

    OK, dancing will be added to my post-therapy, post-depression phase, in addition to swimming, speed dating, gym, and hugging my new best friend. My brain is getting a back seat, as it is the cause of all my troubles 😄

  • @heysilly1341
    @heysilly1341 6 лет назад

    I love this man so much

  • @chronischtelaat
    @chronischtelaat 6 лет назад

    I love it when Hank goes a little beyond his normal self. The scishow episode about gold is one of my personal favourites.

  • @weirdpride
    @weirdpride 6 лет назад

    As a dancer, this is by far my favorite video on RUclips

  • @TheChadPad
    @TheChadPad 5 лет назад

    Well now I'm even more happy I went to all those underground raves!!

  • @MargetMints
    @MargetMints 3 года назад

    This must be one of the funniest videos of Hank Green hahahahaha I loved it.
    Aw I wish he would have made more examples... :(

  • @InHumanoXY
    @InHumanoXY 6 лет назад

    0:08 Hank: "You just get that urge to just start to do the moves" (*starts dancing). Hahahahahahhahaha.

  • @koohoo4500
    @koohoo4500 6 лет назад +1

    So it's not just that I look stupid... Thank you Hank.

  • @pikatzer
    @pikatzer 6 лет назад

    4:08
    all i imagined was Captain Falcon saying
    "Show mya moovs!"

  • @irondemon1989
    @irondemon1989 6 лет назад

    Nice. Now i have science facts for my awesome flash move that only i like. Time to train those moves more!

  • @Dee-jp7ek
    @Dee-jp7ek 6 лет назад +4

    Hank is such a dorky dad in this video

  • @uWu-fp2lc
    @uWu-fp2lc 3 года назад +1

    In 5:00. What if those who liked dancing to hiphop were generally more active... Now, being active is associated with feelings of happiness or more specifically "stable emotions," which could be the reason why they were better at interpreting other people's emotions (compared to those who tend to be anxious or have feelings of the like). What if it's not the dancing but the emotional stability brought by being active that is the key player that helped those dancers interpret others' emotions better? Just a thought.

  • @quantumpuddles7591
    @quantumpuddles7591 5 лет назад

    2:38 Thank you for this.

  • @NayOnFrames
    @NayOnFrames 6 лет назад

    Interesting and inspiring.

  • @kalte333
    @kalte333 6 лет назад

    Best video ever!

  • @GS-qe3pt
    @GS-qe3pt 5 лет назад

    This was really fun

  • @elementz018
    @elementz018 6 лет назад

    This was a good episode

  • @sirskinny
    @sirskinny 6 лет назад

    2:40 had me in stiches, go you good thing!

  • @TwashTurtle
    @TwashTurtle 6 лет назад +9

    So then, what I'm gonna do is start dancing in the waiting room before a job interview so my potential boss will know what kind of a confident, open, conscientious, goofy mess I am as they enter the room, before we even shake hands.
    That's bound to get me hired!
    Right?
    What if I do it in heels?
    I have so many questions.

  • @Ifoundtendollars
    @Ifoundtendollars 6 лет назад

    1:05 "these sudden signals" sounds like Hank is doing a Christopher Walken impression

  • @12395hobo
    @12395hobo 6 лет назад

    Liked the video specifically for Hank's dancing.

  • @jenniferavila3307
    @jenniferavila3307 6 лет назад

    I just saw this. You have a new sub

  • @adolfodef
    @adolfodef 6 лет назад +1

    ♫ Dance the night away ♪
    It doesn't matter what style you bring
    ♫ It's dance magic, once you have it ♪
    Let your body move, step into the music

  • @jod125
    @jod125 6 лет назад

    That was funny. This is my favourite Psyshow Psych episode yet. xD

  • @beebarf
    @beebarf 6 лет назад

    This is actually pretty funny, a lot of people say I'm good at reading others, and I've been dancing my whole life!

  • @chloepekel
    @chloepekel 6 лет назад

    The video I never knew I needed

  • @lightyears6580
    @lightyears6580 6 лет назад +3

    Dance like ur dady
    Move like ur mama
    Move like u wana

  • @tomryan9827
    @tomryan9827 5 лет назад

    Many species dance to communicate information. Music actually activates a region of your brain involved in processing movements. Not symphony movements, but it's hard to ignore the verbal coincidence.
    Music seems to be fundamentally about communicating internal and emotional information. Birds use songs to communicate. Even bees use dance to guide each other. They may not be interested in whether other bees are sad or excited, but emotions are just guides to action (or inaction). So they're definitely interested in whether another bee is "excited" about discovering a new patch of flowers, and where it's located. "Dance" is really just a label we use for communicative movement.
    People also use movements to communicate. We can't all just bust out a guitar and start singing every time we have something important to convey, but prehistoric, pre-verbal humans used movements to convey important information. Modern people do too. We wave emphatically when excited. We also fall back on motion and gesticulate more when we don't speak another other person's language. We're good at interpreting movements because they are essentially pre-language.
    Dance and music are fundamentally connected, which is why it's not so surprising that people process music partially as movement. Musical tones and physical dance both allow us to convey our internal emotional states without using words. Musical expression is more honest than words, because hips don't lie. It's much harder to fake body language than verbal language. In the same way your tone of voice means more than the actual words you say, your tone of dance communicates your internal state more honestly than words. So it's not surprising people use this information to choose partners. Lots of other species do too.

  • @MM-qd4lh
    @MM-qd4lh 5 лет назад

    Aww, kept waiting for Hank to break out in dance to Talking Heads...'burning down the house!'. A long ago favorite of fellow biology nerds in college and why I married my law school boyfriend. Way before his time!

  • @h_curly6384
    @h_curly6384 5 лет назад

    Employer: tell me something about yourself.
    Me: *does the worm

  • @thehippieboy6927
    @thehippieboy6927 6 лет назад

    I just want to hear Hank say twerk again. Literally made my day

  • @seriouslysinglemom3835
    @seriouslysinglemom3835 6 лет назад

    I must be the smartest person ever because I’ve been cutting rugs forever!!!
    Love this video-I’m going to go shake my booty.

  • @deveraux1
    @deveraux1 Год назад

    As a highly empathic Kpop stan I feel this video to my core. It explains so much!

  • @eldebo99
    @eldebo99 6 лет назад

    This video, through no fault of its own (I mean that wholeheatedly), kinda made me irrationally panic a bit just out of my anxious introversion *screaming* "I can't / won't do that". It's something I can objectively acknowledge, I know where it came from, is all good. But I honestly didn't know sitting down to watch this that I was gonna react that way.

  • @brokenacoustic
    @brokenacoustic 6 лет назад +1

    "Henry you dance like a wooden indian" ~ Modest Mouse, a line perfectly reflecting my own dance skills, or complete lack there of.

  • @offthepath7958
    @offthepath7958 6 лет назад +2

    That's awesome. I wonder if it would help those with mental differences like ADHD who can sometimes kinda suck at reading people?

  • @adabsurdum5905
    @adabsurdum5905 4 года назад

    Anderson Silva famously loves dancing. It totally makes sense as to why he could read his opponents moves so well, now.

  • @EilidhRose9
    @EilidhRose9 6 лет назад

    This has just become my new favourite SciShow Psych episode. Much guffawing occurred 😅

  • @sarahgrant9733
    @sarahgrant9733 11 месяцев назад

    Wow as a former preprofessional ballet dancer, this video made me feel so validated, lmao!

  • @miche8868
    @miche8868 6 лет назад

    Wow come to think of it I DO only move my right knee when dancing

  • @Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97
    @Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97 6 лет назад

    Every website that assesses my personality says that I'm good at reading people... I DON'T SEE IT!!!

  • @fromscratchauntybindy9743
    @fromscratchauntybindy9743 6 лет назад

    Annnd now I'm off to watch old vlogbrothers videos... Humpy Hank n all! 😁😂

  • @ixnine
    @ixnine 6 лет назад

    Hank, dance-off, you, me, now!

  • @Silhouex
    @Silhouex 6 лет назад

    My go-to dances the Carlton. My moonwalk is rarely appropriate for the situation

  • @3mar00ss6
    @3mar00ss6 6 лет назад +2

    I never danced because looking stupid is not my game :D

  • @steevemartial4084
    @steevemartial4084 6 лет назад

    Hank impersonating the typical attractive dance moves is the most cheerful thing I've seen today