Mexican pointy cowboy boots

Vice:

In this episode of Behind the Seams we head to the dusty city of Matehuala, Mexico in search of the pointiest long-toed cowboy boots ever made. Over the past year, the botas vaqueras exóticas phenomenon has overrun the rodeo dance floors and clubs of this area and even spreading North into Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and any place where big groups of immigrant Mexicans have taken root. We made our way to Desierto Light, one of the clubs in this area where party promoters host dance-offs to music known as Tribal Guarachero. For the finals competition, the 17-year-old prodigy DJ Erick Rincón of the 3ballMTY crew performed for a crowd of adoring pointy-boot wearing raver cowboys.

Just a guy thing, apparently. Via these sites.

Sword dancing

Erika Dufour and friend dance with weapons.

Link roundup

(I don't know if my starred items are going to survive the upcoming changes to Google Reader, so I'm slowly clearing them out and posting the best ones.)


The winner of Gizmodo's holiday card contest 2010.




Hamster-powered walker. Via.




Mirror monster comes to life practical joke. Via these sites.




Beyonce surprises a middle school class and dances with the kids. Via these sites.




Lioness stalks baby at zoo. Via these fine sites.

Link roundup

1. I mentioned the other day that Neal Stephenson had written an article lamenting what he saw as stagnation in scientific development. I don't believe that he mentions in the article his own association with Intellectual Ventures (which is now suing Motorola).

2. Corruption and death at a Vatican-connected hospital.

3. Video of Tom Cruise in a dance battle. It's like Zoolander in real life.

Red Bull breakdancing competition

Red Bull BC One Brazil Qualifier:

Venezuelan B-Boy Lil G won the Latin American Qualifier those took place in Forte da Capoeira, iconic fortress built in the 17th century. The best 16 B-Boys of Latin America participated and their performances were evaluated by B-Boy Judges Born (South Korea), Ronnie (USA) and Pelezinho (Brazil). Brazilian B-Boy Neguin, current winner of Red Bull BC One, participated as special guest.

Red Bull breakdancing contest

Red Bull BC One Qualifier Barcelona 2011:

Teatre Grec hosted one of the most prestigious B-boying international events. More than 1,400 people have attended Red Bull BC One Qualifier and witnessed the victory of the Portuguese Lagaet, who has already ensured his participation in the World Final, where the best 16 B-boys in the world will compete on November 26th in Russia.

Little kid playing Dance Central in a store

Little kid dominating Dance Central (and don't miss the older gentleman at 40 seconds in). (Watch w/o sound if you don't like Disturbia.) Via.

Dancers Among Us

Jordan Matter posted a new batch of Dancers Among Us photos. This particular dancer is Allison Jones.

Link roundup

1. Didn't take long for original art from Olly Moss's Gallery 1988 show to start appearing at eBay.

2. Great ballet photographs.

3. New Yuki 7 illustration. And details about the book's upcoming release.

Embody by Sebastian

I'm still working my way through everyone's music suggestions, but Embody by Sebastian is my favorite so far, and has some terrific dancing that's sure to put a smile on your face. Via Mors.

Mickey Mouse accepts a breakdancing challenge from a kid

Watch as Mickey Mouse accepts a breakdancing challenge from a kid (and dominates). There's two rounds to the dance-off.

*Buy Disneyland posters at eBay.

Best. Dancing. Ever.

Dirty dancing goes awry. Don't worry, she gets back up. There's an animated gif, too. Via.

New dancers Among Us video

New Dancers Among Us video. This one features Heather Lang (who is in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark).

Jordan Matter shows how he gets those great Dancers Among Us photos

It's not really the best dancing he's shown, but this video shows how skilled Jordan Matter is at convincing people to let him borrow and photograph their stuff.

New Dancers Among Us photographs

Jordan Matter posted several new Dancers Among Us photographs.

Leftovers 2010: Fred the Raver

The fun kicks in at 55 seconds, but the build-up is worth it.

Leftovers 2010: Fred the Raver

The fun kicks in at 55 seconds, but the build-up is worth it.

Dancing in the rain

Jordan Matter photographed Annmaria Mazzini dancing in the rain. It took 92 jumps, but he got the perfect photo (no, not the one you see above).

Dancing in the rain

Jordan Matter photographed Annmaria Mazzini dancing in the rain. It took 92 jumps, but he got the perfect photo (no, not the one you see above).

Serious hula hooping action

A cubicle drone meets a hot girl and hula hoops through downtown Los Angeles in this movie by Philo Hagen. (Probably NSFW on account of a few barley dressed hula hoopers.) The song is "Gotta Do" by Quentin Harris, which is available for download at Amazon. (I drive through that tunnel everyday.)

Here's more Philo Hagen at Burning Man. The hoop moves so fast, it's hard to believe it's not CGI: