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00:00Do you know how a dance battle works?
00:07It's really no big deal.
00:10We face each other across the floor, and the DJ picks a track.
00:13Of course, we don't know what song it's gonna be.
00:16We'll each dance around to that song,
00:19and then the DJ will switch it up.
00:21Then we go again, rinse and repeat for two or three rounds,
00:24and we're done.
00:25Usually, you'll have maybe three judges.
00:28At the end, they'll vote on who is better.
00:31No judges today, though.
00:33So we can judge ourselves, or not pick a winner at all.
00:37Sound good?
00:39A dance battle? Here?
00:46It's cool, man. Relax.
00:51It's gonna be alright.
00:53Ona already sees you've got feeling.
00:58A dance battle?
01:01Those are the worst that I love are.
01:03Be right!
01:05It's like it's a heaven.
01:06You've got it.
01:07We can't stand here.
01:08It's the fat chick.
01:09You've got it.
01:10You've got it.
01:11You've got it.
01:12You've got it.
01:13You've got it.
01:15I'll show you how you make a trick
01:17I'll make a trick
01:18Look at me now
01:19Who, who, who, who
01:22I'm not alone
01:23Asking not with you
01:25You can't just let the world
01:27Don't go with me
01:29I'll never live in control
01:31I'm not alone
01:33I'm not alone
01:34I can't believe this
01:35No, I'm just evil
01:37I'm always alone
01:39Don't think I'm better, better
01:41That's the joy of believing
01:43In the temperature of the sound, I found you a living.
01:46We don't even have to think about it.
01:48Can you sing it in the Nayron?
01:50To dance, dance, dance!
01:52I don't have to be in there before!
01:54We don't even have to be in the quartet.
01:56We don't have to be in there before!
01:58To dance, dance, dance!
02:00I don't have to be in there before!
02:02We don't have to be in there before!
02:05I can't get it!
02:06What are you saying?
02:09You're going crazy!
02:10The to do do with this
02:13Freaky light
02:14Hold on
02:15Game on
02:16Game on
02:17Going crazy
02:19Now that's fake
02:20I will not
02:21They will not
02:26Well I kind of see feeling like
02:31Hmm
02:32Okay so this is just my interpretation right?
02:36When we listen to music
02:38We all sense it differently
02:39Like, it'll stir different emotions in each person.
02:43Two people can listen to the same song, and one might go, meh, while the other thinks it's the best song ever.
02:49Know what I mean?
02:50It could make you happy, or make you feel nostalgic.
02:53Or it can get you all fired up to compete.
02:56It's different for everyone.
02:59So, the thing about people is when they get too excited, they just forget how to talk.
03:05They naturally begin to express themselves with their body instead of their words.
03:10And it might sound strange, but personally, I think that's what dance is.
03:17It's expression.
03:19And that expression, that feeling springs from much more than just the immediate moment.
03:24It comes from a dancer's personal life.
03:26Their upbringing, fears, anxieties, things they keep repressed, or even experiences of discrimination.
03:33All of those things are reflected in the music, and can be pulled forward by it.
03:39Really? And you can, like, see it?
03:42Well, that's mostly secondhand philosophy.
03:46That said, I know. You both have something wonderful to offer.
03:50And then there's Cabo.
03:55He may not have the skills to show it yet, but someday, he'll get there.
04:00I know.
04:01If the pres-
04:03If On thinks that I have feeling, then maybe-
04:09Excuse me, sir.
04:12If I win, then would you come back and join the dance club?
04:18Yeah, you're on.
04:23You can even pick the song.
04:25Any genre you want.
04:27I'll take the first round.
04:30I've been waiting for someone like you.
04:32I'll take it.
04:34I'll take it.
04:39How was he doing that?
05:07At first glance, he's just flailing around, and I can't tell what notes he's even dancing to.
05:16But looking closely, he's keeping the rhythm without fail.
05:20His steps are picking up all the subtle, intricate beats, and it's like every part of his body is responding to the music however it wants.
05:29He's so relaxed, almost detached.
05:34It's nothing like all Nirwanda.
05:35Nirwanda, this is Iori alone.
05:40Dude, they're having a dance battle in the classroom over there!
05:43You for real?
05:45I had no idea dance battles were even a real thing.
05:48I know, right?
05:49This is going and awesome!
05:51The beats he chooses to pick up, the depth of his timing.
06:09He really is hearing the music.
06:24He's a natural, all right.
06:25So, what is that Iori guy like?
06:31Hmm, super nerdy.
06:34He's always talking about anime.
06:36Wow, really?
06:37But as a dancer, I would say he's really contemporary.
06:42These days, you can just get online and watch performances from the best dancers in the world.
06:46A lot of them post tips and tricks, some even teach lessons.
06:51If you've got a knack for it and want to put in the work, those are really powerful resources to have.
06:56And, as you'd expect, the younger generation of dancers gets better and better every year.
07:00There are Japanese high school kids out there winning global competitions.
07:05Iori knows how to learn, and he's got incredible feeling.
07:08Honestly, he might be the best battler in the prefecture.
07:12Do you think he's better than you?
07:14Huh?
07:15I don't know. We'd have to see about that.
07:21Skip some.
07:22So, what you want from a player?
07:24Rose on froze, yeah, broad, insane, ice skating, big figures.
07:27My fake homies, weak and funnies.
07:29Doubting on your safety, wonder why y'all tripping.
07:32Hop, hop, hop, hop, then a scurry, scurry, scurry, then a rip, drip, drip with my Richard Miller plane.
07:37Yeah, I can take a loss, cause I know I can get it back, and I can get it back, and I can get it back.
07:42Yeah, that's sick.
07:45I had homeroom together with him last year, but he was always in his own world.
07:49He was super quiet, and we all thought he was mysterious or weird.
07:53But when he dances, he was so cool.
07:56I'ma hit you hard, I'ma crush you like a car.
07:59I'maner, whadda, whadda, whadda, whadda!
08:15Whoa, that looks so cool!
08:16Is that first year gonna go again?
08:17Yeah, ZOisha!
08:19Homey!
08:19Phantom, she's a
08:21Shepard, I'm a
08:22Phantom, you're up
08:23No
08:29The music
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09:17I'd get the feeling that I'd be losing right now.
09:29Oh man, I'm rushing.
09:32Next time that drop comes around...
09:37Now!
09:39No, I was thinking of a different loop.
09:51Hmm, I don't get it.
09:53Like, sure, his moves are flashy or whatever, but yeah.
09:57After watching Iori kill it, it's kind of, you know...
09:59Right? Like, was that even a dance?
10:06Iori, over here, dude.
10:08Huh?
10:09Boom!
10:11Yeah.
10:12Lunch soon, yeah? See ya!
10:14Later.
10:16Didn't even get a chance to ask those guys what they thought.
10:19And you?
10:22I...
10:23I...
10:24I...
10:25Um, hey, wait up!
10:35Uh, how...
10:37How was my dancing?
10:38How do I...
10:39How do I learn...
10:41How do I learn...
10:45To dance like you?
10:46You...
10:58You...
10:59Did good.
10:59Look at that!
11:15I think I'm getting better!
11:16You are!
11:17You are!
11:17You've improved a ton in such a short time!
11:20Really?
11:21I just hope I'm not dragging down the rest of the group.
11:24You could never drag us down.
11:26You're the star, Aoi.
11:29Hmm?
11:29Really?
11:30I'm the star?
11:32Huh?
11:33No way!
11:34Anyone can see that the real stars up there are people like you and On.
11:38Yeah.
11:39I'm the star, but...
11:41So are you, Aoi.
11:42You are?
11:44Uh...
11:44Uh...
11:45Uh...
11:46Hmm...
11:48Hmm...
11:49Hmm...
11:50Hmm...
11:53Hmm...
12:02Hmm...
12:02Hmm...
12:02Hmm...
12:03If I'm being honest...
12:03His second round was awful.
12:06It just screamed, look at me!
12:08No regard for the beat whatsoever.
12:11Even the crowd could tell.
12:13But that first round, though.
12:16Now that was rock solid.
12:19It wasn't flashy or try-hard.
12:21His movements flowed directly out of the music.
12:24That's my favorite kind of dancer.
12:27If he'd kept all that up in the second round...
12:31I would've been just fine with losing.
12:32Having a frame like that and no self-confidence is honestly kind of wild.
12:42But he's got my attention.
12:44And if he's the one that On said was interesting...
12:48It would have to mean...
12:50Among the first years...
12:52There's someone better.
12:54It's not like that dance battle was a total disaster.
13:01Right?
13:02In my first round, I was flowing with the music.
13:05I felt good.
13:07Same as it was during my audition.
13:10I wasn't thinking about moves to do or...
13:12Steps to plan.
13:14I just...
13:15Emptied myself out.
13:19I think I know why that feels so familiar.
13:21It's like when I'm able to talk without stuttering.
13:26I noticed...
13:27That it only happens when I stop being aware of my stutter in the first place.
13:32Like I've forgotten that stuttering even exists.
13:36Being able to talk and being able to dance...
13:38Both seem to come from the same place.
13:41Maybe that's the secret.
13:55I need to learn how to let go when I dance.
13:59I told her to get lost.
14:00My brother's just the same.
14:03Whoa!
14:04Hey, Kabo!
14:06Hi.
14:07Kabo, oh my gosh, what's up?
14:09What brings you to a third-year class?
14:11Are you looking for someone?
14:13Is it me?
14:14Oh my god!
14:15The suitors arrived, Miss On.
14:18Okay, weird vibe.
14:21This is Kabo.
14:22He's a first-year in the dance club.
14:24Wow, you are so adorable!
14:26You're so tall.
14:27What are you, 6'3"?
14:29Keep an eye out, he's a rising star.
14:31We better mark the occasion.
14:32Maybe we can do the boing-boing dance.
14:34I...
14:36I'm only here to...
14:37Talk to On.
14:38I don't know that dance.
14:39On, he's totally hiding from us.
14:41Hey, leave Kabo alone already.
14:44Okay, then you do it.
14:45Hmm...
14:46I got a boy, got a boy.
14:52I got a boy, got a boy.
14:56Seven days a week, yeah, I go crazy, I go go go.
14:59All I do is wait for you to call me on my cell phone.
15:03Not a day goes bad, but I don't want to make you mind, but I know.
15:06Seven days a week, yeah, I'm just waiting on myself.
15:09Oh, crap.
15:10I still gotta turn in my assignment sheet.
15:12Future plans?
15:25Sorry.
15:26I, um...
15:28Kinda glimpsed at your sheet.
15:30Oh, my plan sheet?
15:32It's cool.
15:33I really want to become a director.
15:35So, I figured I should study things other than dance.
15:38Like theater, film, videography, all that good stuff.
15:41A director?
15:43So, like, behind the scenes?
15:46Not a dancer?
15:47Not quite, though dance has always been a passion of mine.
15:51You know, Because of You, by Neo, that video is what inspired me.
15:56When I first saw it, I noticed he kept the beat by bobbing his head.
16:00That's when I thought,
16:01I want to spend my whole life bobbing my head to music.
16:05So, I joined dance.
16:08Weird inspiration.
16:09But, you know, eventually you learn there's other stuff out there to try.
16:13So, I tried stuff out.
16:15And what I decided is I want to create works that uplift the audience through sound and visuals.
16:21Therefore, I'll be the best director of all time.
16:25See, when I listen to music, the images come to me on their own.
16:29So, each competition's a chance to practice.
16:31I'm lucky to have the opportunity.
16:33Wait, now I'm rambling.
16:37You came up here to ask me something, right?
16:40Well, yeah, this might be a weird question.
16:44But when...
16:46Whenever I think of a certain person,
16:50I can really dance.
16:52But does that mean that I can't actually dance on my own?
16:56Have you ever had someone like that?
17:00Neo.
17:03But yeah, doesn't matter whether it's dance or art or music.
17:08Whatever medium.
17:09It's natural to imitate someone at first.
17:11Or even to lean on them for emotional support in your craft.
17:16But somewhere along the way,
17:18you'll find that you don't need them as much anymore, if at all.
17:22And I think that is the moment when the way you dance truly becomes your own.
17:32Okay, then you come over here.
17:36Down.
17:37Up.
17:39Cabo.
17:40Come on.
17:43You gotta keep your eyes on me, okay?
17:49Oh, here.
17:50Have a drink of water.
17:52Okay, back to work.
17:54Now let's go.
17:59Jeez.
17:59Where did she get all this stamina?
18:03Oh.
18:05Well, I wanted to find a way to dance without getting tired,
18:08and I think I figured it out.
18:09Unless you're actually hitting a beat,
18:11you want to make sure you're totally loose.
18:13That way, you don't get so worn out.
18:17How do I say this?
18:18It's kind of like you're going...
18:20Bam, bam, bam, bam.
18:23Like you're bouncing back and forth.
18:24And when you're not bouncing,
18:26you rely on the momentum to keep you standing.
18:28Does that make sense?
18:29I'm so bad at doing words.
18:36I can't say I follow.
18:39But it's clear that she's finding more and more nuance in her work.
18:43If I stumble at all,
18:44the gap between us will only widen.
18:47Oh, man.
18:48I didn't bring my umbrella.
18:51Whatever, I can get wet.
18:52Just like that?
18:57You don't mind sharing?
18:58Thanks, Kabo.
19:02Owen says she likes...
19:05Neo.
19:07The R&B singer.
19:09Really?
19:10And that's why she started, um, dancing.
19:15So, what, um, made you start?
19:19Like, why'd you get into dance?
19:21Hmm, let's see.
19:23Why did I start dancing?
19:26Ah!
19:26Sorry!
19:28I guess it would have to be MJ.
19:32MJ?
19:34You know,
19:35I've always dreamt about dancing just like him.
19:38You know MJ, right?
19:43Yeah.
19:44I love his music.
19:46But I've never seen him dance.
19:49Oh, my gosh.
19:50There's a DVD you gotta watch.
19:52Oh, but we're gonna have to stop by the corner store first.
19:55The DVD is not mine.
19:57It belongs to the manager.
19:58He let me borrow it while I was working for him over spring break,
20:01so I bet I'll do it again.
20:04Ah, boyfriend?
20:05What a handsome young man.
20:08Mr. Takeda,
20:09is it okay if Cabo borrows your MJ DVD?
20:12Oh, please, by all means.
20:14I'm always happy to help spread the gospel of Michael.
20:17Hope you come back to work once summer break rolls around.
20:21Your boyfriend can join us for some extra spending money, too.
20:26Hey there, welcome.
20:28Yeah, I'm sure I'll be back.
20:30Thanks.
20:30Sorry, sir.
20:40And, uh, hot coffee?
20:41But...
20:42What size can I get?
20:43I'm just not cut out for customer service.
20:50Oh, has the rain let up?
20:52She figured it out.
21:21Look at your hands.
21:26They're big.
21:27Oh, yeah.
21:34Hey.
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