DDR to be featured on July 13 'Master of Champions' on ABC

rampage · Administrator Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Redmond, WA

Billy Matsumoto (aka Billy the Kid) who has a routine where he juggles flaming clubs while playing Dance Dance Revolution, and was featured on the June 29 episode of Good Morning America, will be taking his act to the ABC talent show Master of Champions, to air on July 13. There have been several posts and videos here in the past highlighting his performances, and DDR Freak wishes him the best of luck. Article link here at the Plain Dealer web site.

YouTube link to Good Morning America appearance here (thanks to fallingwalls for the link).

Thanks to lelliebunny's mom for the original tip.

Illusion Bomb · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:45 pm Post subject:

Got-damn that is one talented kid.
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DDRManiacMark · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject:

thats really cool. It would be crazy if he was doing it on heavy. Wait does he?

ColorOfSakura · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject:

Is this the same guy that juggled while playing So Deep on Heavy?

It was one of the Freestyle videos that used to be on the site here.

rampage · Administrator Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Redmond, WA

http://youtube.com/results?search=ddr+juggling&search_type=search_videos

ColorOfSakura · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:57 pm Post subject:

Kitten Nuggets · Trick Member Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Location: San Diego

He should have gone to the ITG freestyle tournament and used that as his freestyle
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Liquid Zero · Trick Member Joined: 11 Apr 2003

lol, you are SO correct. Hands down, he would win.

I was getting pretty tensed up at the mere thought of him dropping one of those on himself or the DDR pad. It could have easily happened, especially on those jackhammers. I am still in awe that he kept himself up during those jackhammers.

Although that TV guy was stupid enough to interrupt him right before the song ended, I would have still given him props if he only got through half of it.

Marq(uistadorous) · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Arvada, CO

Yeah, Ive tried juggling and playing ddr at the same time... I can't even do it on beginner, much less on heavy with flaming stick things...

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DancingMewtwo · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject:

Does he only get paid for his TV appearance if he full comboes the song? That'd be fitting...
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ddr_hero · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject:

crap! i know this guy! i went to grade school with him. he's a pretty cool dude. he's also pretty good with magic.
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XMaxX · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject:

Wow, caught me by suprise. I can't wait to see this kid in action.
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Mr. Wendell · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject:

DDRManiacMark · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

I am sure If a knew how to juggle thoose, I could really get into it, and be a s good as him... in 3 years.

Phrekwenci · Administrator Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Location: New York, NY

Ok, what the hell. I can't even AA the song and this guy is playing with fire during it.

You people are bored.
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DDRManiacMark · Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:25 am Post subject:

its an easy song once you get used to playing DDR for so long almost every day like me.

j1ng · Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:57 am Post subject:

Stupid TV host, that pissed me of too.
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Halbort · Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject:

I want to give props to Billy the Kid. I can play DDR, but not juggle.

Why did that guy walk in front of him right before the song ended though? Billy could have dropped one of the clubs from his concentration being broken.

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Fuery · Trick Member Joined: 27 Apr 2002 Location: New Jersey

It's not like they knew what any of it meant... To them, it's just a guy, following arrows in a complex sequence juggling flaming pins.

Even though he did fail, you have to give the dude props. Learning to juggle is hard enough. DDRing while juggling is an art of it's own.