'Lotus Flower' Choreographer: 'Thom Yorke Is An Incredible Dancer'

The choreographer behind Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke's dancing in the band's "Lotus Flower" video has hailed the singer as an "incredible dancer".

Some fans of the band believed that Yorke's dancing in the video was improvised. However Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet as well as the director of his own company, Wayne McGregor/Random Dance, said the performance was "absolutely choreographed".

"I've looked at the comments and it's really interesting, the debate that it's caused", he told Time Out. "Whether it is choreography, whether it's just someone dancing to music – all those things about authenticity of action, they're all [questions] of authenticity we're engaged in all the time."

McGregor – who also revealed that he became involved with the video at Yorke's request as the two share mutual friends – added: "I honestly think he's an incredible dancer." The video is available to watch on YouTube.

Radiohead first released their latest album "The King Of The Limbs" on February 18 as a digital download, while the physical "newspaper album" was released on Monday following the CD release.

Thanks for the report to NME.com.

Comments

[Stampede]

How is this news? Everybody already knows that Thom Yorke is an incredible dancer!

[biff022]

Goes to show how many people are clueless when it comes to performing... of course it was choreographed. Great song, great video.

[ali.guitarkid7]

Stampede wrote:

How is this news? Everybody already knows that Thom Yorke is an incredible dancer!

+1

[rafey]

the debate wasn't about whether he could dance or not, but rather, whether it was choreographed or improvised. i for one am surprised it was choreographed. also, my favourite thom yorke dance is probably still the freak-out he did at snl performing idioteque!
forget the dancing, has anyone figured his clapping out? :S it's so random, but precise.. is it following the song or a separate time signature of its own?

[Holoogamooga]

Except he "dances" like that every time he performs on stage.

[Bag'ed]

Haha, it was sort of obvious this was choreographed... But it is still a badass dance.
I can do it. Anyone that lives in Manchester and goes to the clubs at night... Come and say hi. You won't miss me.

[Soundservant]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WBQSGT0FYc&feature=related Ian Kenny from Birds Of Tokyo and Karnivool

[Senship]

rafey wrote:

the debate wasn't about whether he could dance or not, but rather, whether it was choreographed or improvised. i for one am surprised it was choreographed. also, my favourite thom yorke dance is probably still the freak-out he did at snl performing idioteque!
forget the dancing, has anyone figured his clapping out? :S it's so random, but precise.. is it following the song or a separate time signature of its own?

I believe it's something along the lines of
(clap) 2 3 4 1 (clap) 3 4 1 2 (clap) 4 1 2 3 (clap) and repeat