NEW YORK (PIX11) - Whenever any of the 300 or so acrobatic dancers is on your train, it’s guaranteed not to be your routine subway ride. Dancing on a moving subway train takes athletic ability, timing, and smarts.
“It’s like measurements,” said Daniel Siciliano, a member of 2Live, a dance crew that’s regularly on the 4 and Q trains. “[A dancer knows exactly how far to stick his legs out when he does the signature move, 'The Flagpole.' We just know exactly how to flip without hitting nobody."
It takes all that, but it gives back in return.
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What do you guys think? I personally enjoy seeing most subway dancers perform and usually have no problem giving them a single if I have any to spare. And as the woman being interviewed said, I also feel that it's part of our city's culture.
Thou I can understand how one coming from a long, tiring day of work can find it annoying - it's just one of those things you gotta deal with living in such a city.
