# Dancers following in line **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 8, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738 "2023-05-08T08:26:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/1 "2023-05-08T08:26:34Z")
I recently saw a snippet from a movie where three people were in line behind each other and they all did the same steps moving forward (sort of like a march or a ‘robot’.) Can anyone find a youtube video of any number of dancers doing that? Thanks - it’s just for my amusement… ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/2 "2023-05-08T08:41:02Z")
This looks like what you are after: [https://youtu.be/AC42AwsOjKY?t=56](https://youtu.be/AC42AwsOjKY?t=56) ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/3 "2023-05-08T08:52:31Z")
Not exactly dancers but Dave Allen had [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBca1ixoEbg) skit. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/4 "2023-05-08T09:36:15Z")
I don’t know if this one counts since it’s digital copies of David Byrne all in a line and not actually multiple people, but the word “robot” in the OP made me think of this (due to David’s odd movements) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5IsSpAOD6K8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGFsgRChlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBBv8sjsAldTge-5NtfbyXor5QKkA "Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8) This is all 3 members of Genesis, starting at about 1:04 in this video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hGI2d31M7Ns/maxresdefault.jpg "Genesis - I Can't Dance (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGI2d31M7Ns) ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/5 "2023-05-08T10:04:03Z")
Sorry - I should have said I wasn’t thinking of a conga line. But the Genesis video is exactly what I had in mind - thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/6 "2023-05-08T10:47:19Z")
Since the question has been answered, I’ll just leave this here… > **[On The Way To Work - Dave Allen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7vUVe18GQU%2F)** > > A bunch of men walking together on the way to work. From the old UK comedy show Dave Allen. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/7 "2023-05-08T11:21:31Z")
Does it have to be three? My first thought was if the old music-hall turn Wilson, Keppel and Betty, and their Egyptian Sand Dance, but it seems to have been mostly the two men with poor Betty as a bit of an afterthought (that’s the 1930s for you) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pkhJpr2zR8s/hqdefault.jpg "Cleopatra's Nightmare - Sand Dance") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkhJpr2zR8s) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/8 "2023-05-08T11:34:34Z")
Madness’s “nutty train,” as seen on the front cover of their album _One Step Beyond_ [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Madness.jpg/220px-Madness.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Madness.jpg/220px-Madness.jpg) and at 1:26 in this video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SOJSM46nWwo/hqdefault.jpg "Madness - One Step Beyond (Official 4k Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJSM46nWwo) ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/9 "2023-05-08T11:52:32Z")
Thanks again! It doesn’t have to be three - and the Madness nutty walk is great. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738/10 "2023-05-08T14:18:43Z")
The thread title alone conjures up Robert Palmer and his crew — > **[Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (Official Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGw_cOgwa8%2F)** > > Music video by Robert Palmer performing Simply Irresistible.#RobertPalmer #SimplyIrresistible #Vevo