"Hit and Run"

6 July 2017

3 mins 47s

Float Like A Butterfly

Two boxers take fancy footwork to the next level in this excellent promo for French group Escape from Acapulco's 'Hit and Run'. The opponents square up for what looks to be a fearsome bout... until one decides to give the Ali Shuffle a run for its money.

The sheer bewilderment of his opponent is masterfully drawn as the dancer quite literally spins circles around him. It only takes a quick timeout and word of encouragement from his coach before he's getting in on the action though, a Travolta-esque point to the camera welcoming him back into the ring.

There's a lovely subversion of hypermasculine tropes here, as the dancer wins the day (having resurrected himself from a near-KO with body-popping panache). This is attitude-packed stuff from director Greg Kouts - and it's a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

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