I don't know how many times I've watched this in amazement, wondering how those dancers were able to keep their moves coordinated while dancing in 7/4 time. After watching it again, I'm beginning to see now how any change in their "routine" during the first 6 beats is made only on the 7th beat. I can see now that this allowed them to keep their moves in line with the more traditional and intuitive 4/4 time, but account for one less beat by switching it up just before going right back to the first beat. Fantastic talent!
What da heck did I just see? While I am a fan of DB, I am mystified and glad this popped up in my YT feed. Never searched him here. Spooky. Maybe from binging Honest 2 Betsy? Time signature? And time frame anyone?
This reminds me of how people of African descent have been dancing for centuries. It's interesting to see it explained in the context of the Western musical system, calling it 7/4 time.
Just throw in some banjo can call it a day. (Actually, I'm a banjoist. With uTube channel. Hmmm ....). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CF_reHaPMIc.html
This tune reminds me of when I was an under aged kid in a dirty taxi going down some steep hill in San Francisco in the 70's. I had a fake id and we would go into these dingy old bars to listen to this type of music. I miss those days.
I've never seen this footage before, I didn't know the title and it's been decades since I last heard this song yet, as I hovered over the thumbnail and saw the clapping, with no audio, this started playing in my head instantly. I recognized a song I haven't heard in decades just from seeing a few seconds of clapping hands! Thanks for uploading... great tune!
RU-vid allows much better quality uploads now. If you still have it in your power to re-upload this wonderful piece at higher resolution, that would be great. In any event, thank you for making it available!
I'm afraid I didn't like anything about that - the music, the dance, the scenery and just came back to re-edit my remark to say I didn't like the costumes either.
