smashacademy | Duster Proposes a Proposition

Entry tags:

Duster Proposes a Proposition

I know I'm normally just the band teacher, but I wondered if anyone here might be interested in a special class on "breakdancing."

If there were enough interest, I think I might be able to do a beginner's introduction to breaking, just to teach people some of the basic downrock and power move forms.

It would help if you have some gymnastics experience, but anyone with good upper body strength can pick it up. It's a lot of fun and a good workout.

If somebody can show me how to post a video... or record a video... with one of these computers, I could post a video of me breaking.

[EDIT, after Kuma shows Duster how to upload a video of himself to the school's intertubes]:
This is totally a video of Duster.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Oh - you know, that's one kind of dancing I haven't really tried yet. I've got plenty of upper body strength and I guess you'd call it Gymnastics experience. I'll give it a shot.

Oh, good. As long as you can keep to the beat then you should be fine.

Keeping the beat is something I can definitely bring to the table. Sometimes literally.

[As in dancing on tables.]

Are we allowed to wear speedos?

... why would you want to wear a speedo to break in?

It's tradition.

I'd just worry about everything being held in place.

Because once you get into 6-step and you know how to do it well, you're swinging your legs around pretty quickly, especially with windmills. And a lot of the more advanced moves require some body contortion.

I'd recommend pants, to be frank. To keep your stuff where you want it, and to keep your legs from getting too beat up for when you mess up a move and go skidding across the ground.

Oh - I see.

[Well, he spent most of his time with noi pants to begin with. However, he'd play it Duster's way.]

Alright - fine - I'll wear some bike shorts. Those are kind of the long-pants version of speedos to begin with.

You have fur, right? You don't... I mean, it's sleek, right? You wouldn't have any problem with getting stuck to linoleum?

Not in the slightest.

Why? Have you had bad experiences with linoleum and fur before?

No no, just. If your back were somehow... sticky or something... it would prevent you from doing any windmills at the upper level of breaking.

.....sticky? Why would my back be sticky?

Spines?

Band Teacher? I didn't realize we had one of those! Count me in!

...and pass on the breakdancing.

Do you play an instrument?

Moi? Play an instrument?

Of course not!

I sing!

Then you want to learn to play an instrument?

Hrrgh. I mean I was ready to sing with whatever band you were teaching!

...but I suppose I could learn something. ~~Show Ta-chan what's his.~~

Singing class is choir. I only teach playing musical instruments. I wouldn't be a very good singing instructor.

Do you think you're more suited for woodwinds, percussion or strings?

[Man. Dancing. Kumatora hates dancing. But. But Duster. Duster wins out.]

I can help with the camera thing!

Oh, thank you, Kuma. I'm not very good at these things.

[Knock knock knockin' on Duster's door~]

::A lanky, smelly guy opens the door.::

Hey, Kuma. Thanks. I'm not very good with computers.

No problem! It took me a while to figure this stuff out too! Lemme take a look at your camera real quick.

[She just wants to watch you shake your butt, Duster.]

::He will do less butt shaking and more head spinning, Kuma::

Okay, it's over here.

::He points her to a computron machine. Next to it, a pile of dirty socks.::

[That is. A lot of socks. An obscene amount of socks.]

You might wanna, uh, clear some space if you're gonna be dancing. How many socks do you own, anyway?

I don't like to do laundry more than once a month. So like thirty or forty pairs, I guess.

[And here she thought the smell was from the body that was hidden underneath. Right, this is Duster we're talking about. Kuma was admittedly one of the few people that could stand his stank, but even she had her limits.]

Yyyyeah. I'll get the camera set up while you set the stage, okay?

::Duster shoves a pile of dirty clothes off to the side, and several old plates, and also some papers that appear to be a list of instructions for how to play Farmville super well. Duster is cool::

I think I have enough room now. Maybe I should sweep the floor... but I don't have a broom...

I've never seen a dance like that before.

[Isn't dancing on one's head bad for humans? And spinning around like that?]

[Not if you're a trained professional like Duster]

Those were just some head spins. That's sort of advanced, though.

Doesn't that make you dizzy? Or hurt?

Edited 2012-09-22 03:27 (UTC)

Well, it can make you dizzy, yeah, but you sort of just learn to work through it. But it's hard to keep it up like that.

And if you lose your balance you can hurt your neck doing it. Headspins aren't recommended for beginners. Maybe I should have just done something more foundational.

Whoa!! Cool video, Duster! Wish I had mad skills like yours!

Um, thank you. Maybe I can teach you how to have 'mad skills.'

Why are my skills mad?

What did you say? More like, what did you type? Could you repeat that in words I can hear? That'd be nice!

I don't know how to do that.

What?! Hey, are you making fun of me behind me back? I can get someone to read that for me, you know!

No, I don't know how to do a voice thing. Kuma had to do the video for me. I don't know how to do voice posts. Why can't you read my replies?

Okay, that's it! Your cyberbullying days are over! [The sounds of a chair creaking and the redirection of his voice can be heard.] Jooooooolt! Jolt, I need you to read something for me!

[Unfortunately this is not even new for them. So an audible sigh can be heard, and then footsteps.]

What can't you pronounce?

Those comments! I'm asking him to tell me what they say but he won't do it! That's how I know he's secretly bashing me!

All right, all right, keep your toga on. Lemme see. Hmm... 'Um, thank you. Maybe I can teach you how to have 'mad skills.' Why are my skills mad?' 'I don't know how to do that.' 'No, I don't know how to do a voice thing. Kuma had to do the video for me. I don't know how to do voice posts. Why can't you read my replies?'

Gah! Those were completely harmless after all...

Looks like it. Here, just tell me what you want to say and I'll type it for you.

Actually? I think he's been listening in on our dialogue the whole time. Uhh.

Look, I'm sorry I got all hostile back there a second ago, Duster. I should have stopped getting so defensive about how I can't read. Made a total jerk outta myself. If anyone has 'mad skills' around here, it's me. And by that, I mean 'skilled at getting mad'.

::Duster stares at his computer screen, after hearing the banter between the angel and the puppyguy and sort of has no idea what is going on with his life anymore.::

I don't. Okay.

Uh, if you need help learning how to read I could teach you? If you don't have anyone that can teach you how to read. I don't know how good of a reading teacher I'd be, but I could try it. You can do anything if you try.

[PRESUMABLY Jolt helped Pit by reading for him.]

I dunno... Sounds like a lot of trouble to go through. I'm kind of a handful. I mean, I tried teaching myself one day and I couldn't even tolerate myself!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Duster Proposes a Proposition

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

[ACT...ION... a few minutes later??]

::OH MY::

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

[Text]

no subject

[still Text]

no subject

[audio]

text?

audio (again)

text

audio

text

audio

Re: audio

Re: audio

Re: audio

Re: audio

Re: audio

Re: audio

t-text??

audio