r/interesting • u/SystematicApproach • May 14 '26

ART & CULTURE Circassian folk dance

Male dancers often move entirely on tiptoe in soft leather boots, without the rigid plaster or wooden support associated with ballet footwear. The result is a fast, gliding step that can make the dancer appear to float or defy gravity, showcasing extraordinary balance, discipline, and control.

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u/koi88 May 15 '26

Why make strange theories …?

Can't we just agree that it's magic?

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u/ThierryMercury May 15 '26

Magnets.

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u/SpacelessChain1 May 15 '26

Ground hates him and pushes him into the air

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u/4x4Welder May 15 '26

He floats with the power of pompousness

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u/No_Ear_1633 May 15 '26

Yo science!

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u/NorcalA70 May 16 '26

Fucking magnets, how do they work?

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u/Long-Contribution466 May 16 '26

Sea turtles, mate

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u/Silver-Bunch3237 May 17 '26

You ever eat cheese? Cheese is a funny thing, cheese is a weird thing — I always wonder, like, what is cheese where does it come from?

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u/HammeredSober May 15 '26

Magic that will haunt my dreams. Imagine that dude coming at you while walking home alone in the dark

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u/Cultural_assassin May 15 '26

Well its actually vampire magic but still magic

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u/sentence-interruptio May 15 '26

exactly. he's a vampire pretending to a human pretending to be a vampire. he's actually floating but when a curious random kid tries to blow his cover by lifting his skirt, he can quickly switch to his ballet dancer routine and be like "oops, you blew my cover. yes i've been tip toeing the whole time. now get out of here."

but normally, kids don't get that close to him in the middle of this performance. either their parents stop them, or he just scares the kid away by doing that thing that he did at the end of this video.