Nerds as Terpsichoreans
Last year, we witnessed wacky Napoleon Dynamite get down to the funky music of Jamiroquai. Not since Pee-Wee Herman’s Tequila Dance have we been this much enthralled by a sissy strutting his stuff on stage. It’s probably the dream of all dweebs to gain fame through their unique style of dance (remember Patrick Dempsey in Can’t Buy Me Love?). Some shun fame altogether, however. Gary Brolsma, who gained notoriety for his hilarious Numa Numa vidcap, has become an “unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity.”
A lesser-known nerdy dance routine from 2004 that deserves a second look is found in the Kings of Convenience video for “I’d Rather Dance With You.” Erlend Oye’s performance eclipses that of Napoleon Dynamite in my opinion. From the Royal Tenenbaum nod in the beginning, to the silly dance lesson in the middle, to the recital as denouement, the song and dance number expresses endearingly the sweet revenge of a geeky dancer.
(Learn to Dance w/NP link via DYL)
Tags: dance, film, Jamiroquai, Kings-of-Convenience, music, Napoleon-Dynamite, Nerds, Numa-Numa, Patrick-Dempsey, Pee-Wee-Herman, peewee, Royal-Tenenbaum, Tequila-Dance, video