- You can talk the talk,
- But can you dance the dance.
- Let's talk about that.
(playful theme music)
- Good Mythical Morning.
- First off, a word of warning,
today we are gonna be attempting some extreme dance moves,
or at least some dance moves extremely done.
I don't know, I don't know what we're gonna be doing,
but we're gonna be trying pretty hard.
But the point is, we don't want you to be intimidated.
We have devoted an entire section of our book,
Rhett and Link's Book of Mythicality,
out now, BookOfMythicality.com to unleashing
your own signature dance move.
So pick that up, it's empowering,
and an entertaining read, even if you hate dancing.
So get one, in stores now.
- Yes, BookOfMythicality.com
Now, even though we have mastered our own
signature dance moves, we are not great
when it comes to the professional dance moves
that we're going to be trying today.
And so we thought we could get some professional help,
someone who we knew would be nice to us,
even while we were writhing around
like uncoordinated snakes.
Please welcome Lindsey Stirling to the show!
- Right there, front and center.
Welcome back to Good Mythical Morning.
- Thank you. - That is
the name of the show.
- What is the name of this show, what show?
- What, we've only done 1,200, I don't know
however many episodes, how you been?
- I've been great, I don't think I've laughed as hard
as I did, I mean not that I was laughing at you,
when you did your last dance performances with me.
- The plants-off.
- Plantsing. - The plantsing,
it was very impressive.
- Yeah, I don't remember who won,
but I think everybody won.
- Well everybody lost. - There was a definite
winner, I thought that it would be important enough for you
- It was me. - to remember that you--
- I do remember, I was just trying to be modest.
- Okay, it was a pretty big honor.
- And of course that appearance really paid off
because since then you've moved on to dancing on television.
- Congratulations, - Thank you guys,
thanks for getting me there. - for Dancing with the Stars.
Well, you're the star, they're dancing with you.
- Well I'm dancing with the pros,
they're teaching me how to dance.
- And you're the star, which is pretty cool.
- That got us to thinking, because you've got
this professional dance partner in Mark Ballas,
and you never know what could happen to him.
I mean I don't have any plans, but you never know.
- I hope he's okay. - Accidents happen.
- With the splits and all.
- Yeah, right, you can pull a groin,
you could do all kinds of things,
and in that case, - Pop a knee.
- You might need, - Oblique.
- You might need a replacement,
so we thought that we could kind of compete for that space
as your backup backup dancer. - That's true.
- Of course now, and I'm gonna be technical here,
we're recording this a little bit early,
this is not as live as Dancing with the Stars is,
so there is a chance that you were already eliminated.
- Oh, it's true though.
- But we believe in our hearts that you're
going all the way. - We're believing the best.
- Thank you. - And everybody's voting
for you, including us, right after this.
- Oh, true friends.
- Let's make this happen, it's time for
Dancing with the Internetainers.
- First of all, you guys look fantastic,
loving the costumes.
- Thank you Lindsey. - We feel fantastic, too.
- I could tell, so here's how it's gonna work,
I will be describing and giving you verbal cues
on how a specific dance move is done.
After which, you guys will perform said dance move,
then we will watch a professional perform
the dance move, exactly I'm sure, as you guys did it,
and then I will be giving you guys scores
based on your accuracy.
- Great. - Oh I'm so ready.
(dance music)
- Okay I think it's important for our viewers at home
to know that they cannot see each other,
there is a partition in between them,
so that they cannot tell what the other person is doing.
- Can't see you. - Can't see you,
I can hear you, though.
- I do not want you to have any advantages.
- I'm coming after you.
- Whoa, whoa, keep the cat calling at a minimum please.
Round one, the chicken walk.
To successfully perform the chicken walk,
follow these instructions, point your right foot forward,
in line with your left foot.
Keep your left knee bent while you
straighten your right leg.
Turn your hips to the right, transfer your weight
to your right foot, straighten your left leg,
point your left leg in front of your right leg.
Turn your hips to the left.
Transfer your weight to your left leg,
repeat the first step.
- I saw a toe over here,
I know that toe's coming out.
- And close your feet together.
- I thought I knew how a chicken walked
until you started giving the instructions.
- I feel like I'm all over this.
- Okay guys, why don't you have a moment of rehearsal,
practice your moves, and we'll get to the competition.
- Man, I would be doing.
- I feel very confident right now.
- Okay Rhett, let's see what you got.
(dance music) - Okay, this
is the chicken walk.
- I hear some heavy breathing.
You're grunting, never heard a chicken grunt before.
- That is the chicken walk.
- Wow, that was amazing.
- Alright Link, let's see your chicken walk.
- I don't have it yet, hold on.
- It's tricky, the chicken walk is tricky.
- So it's like.
- [Lindsey] Oh, it's getting faster,
it's getting faster, it's getting more confident, too.
Oh, whoa.
- That is the chicken walk.
- Alright, okay, well that was very impressive,
very different approaches which I,
- Oh really? - I appreciate
the creative liberty.
Now we are going to take a look at a professional dancer
doing the chicken walk, and actually this
is my partner from Dancing with the Stars,
and my coach, so let's take a look at Mark Ballas.
- Oh. - What?
- A little, yeah okay, that's pretty much
what I did. - There's no chicken in that.
- It's a ballroom step actually.
- So you gotta score us.
- I'm so nervous.
- Let's see, Rhett's score first, Rhett, you had
incredible lines in your movement,
your facial expressions really had me drawn in,
so I'm going to go ahead and give you a four.
- Out of 10?
- Four out of 10. - That's a failing grade.
- Dang! - Now Link,
you as well had really good execution,
there's a lot of passion behind each step,
which I appreciate, however, sometimes you just gotta
learn to breathe a little bit as you do those moves,
make 'em just a little flowy, no, it's okay,
don't get an expression.
- No, no, no, I'm listening. - You did great,
just a little bit of tips for the future,
I'm gonna give you a solid three.
- Alright, three. - Good job Link.
(dance music)
- Ready for round two?
- Yes. - Yes.
- Okay, the calypso leap.
Begin with your left leg bent, and your right foot
pointed out in front of you.
Hold your right arm bent in front of you
and extend your left arm out to the side.
Open your right arm and right leg at the same time.
Transfer your weight to your right leg,
and pivot on it, bringing your left left in to meet it.
Transfer the weight to your left leg
as you kick your right leg out and around your body.
- What? - Lift your leg
in a bent position so that both feet are in the air.
- Wha? - Huh?
- Both feet are in the air.
- Spin and land with both feet on the ground.
- Sure.
You talking about the quantum leap?
- I think I got this.
- Alright gentlemen take a few moments to rehearse
and practice the calypso leap.
I see confidence, I see confusion, I see,
I haven't seen any leaping yet.
- I'm saving that.
- This time should we start with Link,
do you wanna give it a go? (dance music)
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
That is the quantum leap.
- Rhett, let's see what you got.
Alright, let's turn it over to our professional.
- Oh, okay, okay.
- There it is.
- Little more fluid than I anticipated.
- He must have stretched more than me.
- Alright, this is really tough,
you guys both had very good qualities in your leaps.
You know, I really like Link that you just
committed to it, I'm gonna give you a four.
- Oh.
- Thank you, that's an improvement for me.
- Now Rhett, I thought you did fantastic as well,
I could have used a little more commitment for you.
But you know, there was an ounce of courage in there,
so I'm gonna give you a three.
- Okay, wow. - I think we're tied.
(dance music)
- Alright, for our final round, you know, best for last,
hardest for last, but I think you guys are up
to the challenge after the spectacular dancing
I have seen.
This time you don't get a description,
you just get a title, alright, are you ready?
- Yes. - Yes.
- So your dance move is the straight leg scorpion.
- Scorpion. - Of course.
- I feel like the straight leg part is--
- I've seen the cheerleaders do it, where they can--
- The scorpion, you gotta--
you gotta get something, I got an idea.
- Oh goodness.
How am I gonna dance down here, that's not gonna do it.
Straight leg scorpion.
The arms have to become the legs,
and the leg has to become the tail.
- Okay.
- Well, I'll figure it out when it's time.
- Rhett, would you lead off.
- Yes, this is the straight leg scorpion,
a two-part dance, hoping that one part
is closer than the other.
This is part one,
this is part two.
- Wish I could see it.
- Yes, that's beautiful, beautiful.
- You had two parts to yours?
- Just in case.
- Alright, Link, - Lindsey, this
is the straight leg scorpion.
- For a second I thought you hurt yourself.
- Part two,
- Okay, alright, granted, part two.
- Just a mirror of it, the other way.
Eat that!
- Hey, I didn't see it.
- It doesn't matter if you see mine,
it doesn't give you an advantage anymore.
- I'm just gonna put this out there,
I think that was both of your best performances.
- Oh, thank you.
- But let's see how it's really done.
- Oooh dang,
you alright?
Are you okay?
- Barely, barely okay.
Rhett, I have to say yours was, it was pretty far off
the mark of what the actual straight leg scorpion is,
but I enjoyed it so much, I'm gonna give you a six.
- Okay.
- That's great, that's your best score!
- Yes, six.
I don't feel good, though.
- He looks very disappointed in his six.
Okay Link, I was very impressed with the interpretation,
- I did the floor version of that.
- Yeah, exactly.
Slightly less bent back, but I'm gonna go ahead
and give you a seven, which means you are the champion
of Dancing with the Internetainers,
and you win our ball of mirrors, congratulations Link.
- Thank you Lindsey!
- And thank you for liking, commenting, and subscribing.
- You know what time it is.
- Hi, I'm Holden B. Huffman.
- I'm Corey Smith.
- And I'm Dawson Clark.
- We are getting ready to perform
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
- [Group] And it's time to spin The Wheel of Mythicality.
- Make sure you watch and vote for Lindsey and Mark
on Dancing with the Stars, Monday nights on ABC at 8 p.m.
- And click through to Good Mythical More,
where we're gonna hang out and play the Newlydance Game
with Mark and Lindsey.
How well do you guys know each other?
- We've known each other fairly well now
for about three weeks.
- We'll be the judge of that.
- Okay, Gifticality, that means we're donating $1,000
to Team Audrey Kaller for the 2017 Walk to End Epilepsy.
Remember our friend, Audrey's dad Adam,
will eat a shoe if we get to $100,000 by Thanksgiving Day.
Join us in giving at EndEpilepsy.org/AdamEatsAShoe.
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