Punchdance (also stylized punch dance and punch-dance) refers to a form of street dance involving punching in the form of shadowboxing as well as other combat maneuvers to a rhythm.
Notable performances in film include Kevin Bacon's, as Ren McCormack, in 1984's Footloose, and the parody of it performed by Andy Samberg, as Rod Kimble, in 2007's Hot Rod. Both performances were accompanied by the same song, "Never," by Moving Pictures, written by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford. Hot Rod also included a performance accompanied by Two of Hearts by Stacey Q.[1] Hot Rod's use of the term by its protagonist[2] was followed by popular usage.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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edit- ^ a b Tyner, Adam (16 December 2008). "Hot Rod (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk.
This is a flick with punch-dancing to "Two of Hearts"
- ^ Rod, Kimble. Hot Rod.
I needed to think last night. So I galloped into a wooded glen, and after punch dancing out my rage and suffering an extremely long and very painful fall, I realized what has to be done.
- ^ Yamato, Jen (20 May 2009). "Five Favorite Films with American Idol winner David Cook". Rotten Tomatoes.
I can punch-dance with the best of them
(quote from David Cook (singer)) - ^ Miller-Rose, Nikki. "Joe Buck Yourself, Antiseen play Triple Rock tonight". City Pages.
dance dance dance punch dance fall down get up
- ^ Dearmore, Kelly (1 July 2011). "Concert Foul No. 32: Shouting Out Requests". Dallas Observer.
I often like to cheer, air-punch dance and sing along to the point of hoarseness, actually.
- ^ Larnick, Eric (10 August 2011). "'Footloose' Star Kenny Wormald on Updating a Classic '80s Soundtrack With the White Stripes". Moviefone. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
there is one track -- central to the film -- that doesn't appear on the soundtrack. That's the song Ren McCormack punch-dances to all by himself in an abandoned factory, in one of the great frustration-venting scenes in pop-cinema history. So what does Ren McCormack punch-dance to when he needs to left off some steam in the year 2011?
- ^ Silvey, Jeff (22 September 2011). "The Return of Punch Dancing?".
- ^ Rohwedder, Kristie (2 February 2015). "Lisa Fires Kristen On 'Vanderpump Rules'". Bustle.
The only duo whose reaction was on the same level as the cooks' reactions was the anti-Kristen duo of Ariana and Tom Sandoval (side note: Tom Sandoval's victory punch-dance was aces).
- ^ Stahlmann, Jack (21 August 2015). "Raise the Boombox: 6.5 Ways to Bring the 80s to Work".
six-and-a-half: Don't be afraid to break out in dance at any given moment. Are you angry? Find a glen to punch-dance your rage away.