Rankin stepped forward this International Dance Day to declare
that ‘dad dancing’ is an art and one that he has truly mastered.
Last Sunday 29th was International Dance Day and The Full Service cast
their collaborative net as wide as possible and asked for anyone and
everyone to contribute to their 2018 film #GETDANCING. Rankin - never
one to miss out on the fun - instead of just going behind the camera for
the occasion, has gone in front with some moves that most of us will
recognize as the epitome of ‘dad dancing’.
Rankin has been known to do a mokumentary or two in his time,
including Le chaise Ironique, but this one is slightly different; it features
the photographer and director, making some serious shapes in a skeleton
onesie (you have to see it to believe it).
Rankin says: ‘I was at a loss to know what to do, so I thought I’d take the
mickey out of myself! Doing my own bit in front of the camera was silly
and exhausting – showing people that I don’t take myself too seriously
is one of my favourite pass times. It was also amazing to see the other
contributions for the project come in. Some of them were hilarious, some
of them were beautiful, some of them were weirdly wonderful. That’s
why I love doing open submissions, people never fail to surprise me.’
Hopefully, after this Rankin’s dream of turning ‘dad dancing’ into a
professional form of physical expression will come true. Fingers crossed.
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Stylist Ellie Witt
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