OK Go Tops So Far

Alas, it's another crappy video. However, this one's the one so far to beat. Again, the white shoes help.

Having seen this video a gazillion times, you can break down the video into segments.

Let's break it down. It's long.

• Arms near head, leg to side This is the opening move. Most of the times, I see the arms a little too straight up and down, and the leg movement done a bit too fast.
  
• Line up with arms on shoulders Errors here involve distance relative to one another, and assertiveness by lead guy to move arm out of way.
  
• Hand roll while legs move
  
• Arms wide and up Mistakes typically include arms too far up in the air, instead of out wide.
  
• Hand roll, side to side step Hand roll can be off.
  
• Half hearted bow Most people don't do this slow enough.
  
• Pop up arms out spin around (oh such grace, oh such beauty). Failure to look forward, arms in wrong position. Remember to smile, and face front when you can.
  
• Finger snap, knee bend Look coordinated
  
• Fists up and down, not rolled
  
• Four way, John Travolta move This is hard for most people too. It typically looks wrong.
  
• Michael Jackson handshake move
  
• Push side to side Another tough move. Often doesn't look like the person is being effectively pushed.
  
• Support two guys Often doesn't look like two guys are being held up.
  
• Two guy dance Often rushed, and not up-and-down enough. Must look disinterested too.
  
• Lead guy does four way move Again, this often doesn't quite look right when done.
  
• Chicken dance move People often mess this up by putting hands under arm pits. Kicks to left and right are sometimes too agressive or too bouncy.
  
• Above head two hand fist roll by lead A little hard to do.
  
• Lunge move Often not slow enough, with enough lean to look like a good lunge.
  
• Arm swish move (Upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right). Usually, most people do this pretty well.
  
• Left right hop with arms Sometimes not jumping up high enough
  
• Circle gun movement Steps taken can be too big. Should be tiny. Lead guy should face us even as he moves to the right side.
  
• Left right hop with arms as in two moves ago
  
• Hand clap on knees, backing up to straight line formation Often, ends up a little too spread apart.
  
• Macarena move This is right arm to opposite shoulder, down the line, left arm to opposite shoulder, facing to right, then facing to left, then the cross arm up and forward alternating. Needs to be assured. Fist cross movements need to be assured. Hands above head should not cross (one fist on top of other)
  
• Gun fight Also a really tough sequence for most.
  
• Cat pawing move Two guys need to be far apart, not a true cat pawing movement.
  
• Matrix move Arm goes over head of guy. Arm needs to be nearly horizontal. Guy needs to face us (not up). Two guys need to be pretty close. Perhaps the hardest move to do well.
  
• Hold hands and pull while circling each other Tiny steps while doing this.
  
• Punches cause both to fall back and be pushed up People often don't fall back that well.
  
• Arm slide vertical, then horizontal and head down Often done too quickly.
  
• One arm in air, wrist roll Wrist roll not always done well
  
• Hula move
  
• Chopping, four step, forward backward move
  
• Sexy crossed arm, lift, and arms above air move Usually not done slowly enough with punch at the end.
  
• Lift guy up Right guy should look up. Left guy looks back.
  

The video above nails most of it. The weak parts are the chicken move and the matrix move, but most everything else is solid.