Dancers use wheelchairs to form “human kaleidoscope” in amazing optical illusion

World, say hello to Sadeck Waff.

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This talented gentleman is known for his out-of-this-world geometrical style in dancing.

His choreography focuses mainly on precise and synchronized movements.

Some celebrities find it irresistible.

In fact, Sadeck has already created choreography for some Grammy Awards winners like Chris Brown and Shakira.

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Sadeck was also a project of the world-renowned reality talent show Got Talent in its France franchise.

He joined the reality talent show three times and received the Golden Buzzer on his audition.

He even got the chance to teach Jennifer Lopez a few moves on World of Dance.

His credentials alone are a reflection of how good he truly is, after all, not everyone is being given the opportunity to teach the big names in the industry.

Sadeck says this one was his favorite.

“This one is my favourite. I put it at the top, really the top one of all that I have done because it was not just a show,” Waff said. “It was more than that. It was connecting people who didn’t know each other before, people with disabilities, who themselves they said ‘No, it’s not possible for me’.”

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This was an optical illusion dance routine that Sadeck choreographed for the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games on September 5, 2021.

Oxandre Peckeu started the performance with his bionic arm raised in the air. Oxandre is the first person in France to receive a ‘bionic’ arm.

After Sadeck and Peckeu’s short opening, the other 126 dancers consisted of both professionals, and amateurs, and including some on their wheelchairs came in ready like soldiers going to war.

Who said that you need your feet to dance?

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It’s all in the hands.

Sadeck’s dancers proved to everyone that you can dance with your hands alone.

Everyone was wearing a black shirt which made the optical illusion more appealing to the eyes of their viewers.

Using both synchronized and alternate hand gestures, the group was able to pull off a jaw-dropping hand ballet routine.

These dancers that were selected and managed by Neodance Academy and their teams were obviously on their A-game.

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Criss-cross movements and their arms forming letters like “X” and “L”, the optical illusion that they were able to create was truly mesmerizing.

There was no upbeat and loud music, no big movements, no fancy costumes, and no gravity-defying stunts, they just moved in sync to impress everyone.

Sadeck didn’t shy away from sharing his thoughts about the outcome of their hand ballet performance.

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“At first, to be honest, I was really anxious because it was really a challenge for me,” he said. “Before doing the dance, I spent three days by myself, drawing it. I draw all my choreography. I developed a way to write a choreography because all my choreography is just with the arms. You put the arm on ‘X’, you do ‘L’, you do something like this, so I can write it. So the first day I came with my book, with all my drawings. They thought I was crazy.”

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This is without a doubt product of pure hard work and dedication.

But ultimately, this is going to be the result when skin color and disabilities are both set aside.

They ended their performance by spelling out “PARIS 2024”, it’s where the next Olympics and Paralympics will be held.

United, they danced.

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Clearly, the world will be much more beautiful if we stop looking at race, skin color, and what a person can or can not do.

See this mesmerizing hand ballet in the video below!

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Source: YouTube – Paris 2024, SADECK WAFF

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