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Video: Darth Vader Performs His Imperial Salsa Routine
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Ben Yakas
Published May 19, 2011
Modified May 19, 2011
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Between the bank robberies, victory speeches, and subway rides, the Dark Lord of the Sith sure does seem like a regular around these parts. But who knew Anakin Skywalker could cut a rug! A tipster sent us the below video, with Darth Vader performing his Darth Vega Salsa routine at Andrew Jackson Senior Center in the Bronx recently. Is he available for our next Imperial tarantella party?
The video is pretty cute, although we find the senior center's lack of faith in the bingo games disturbing. The dancing Darth is none other than Jonathan Arons, who made it to the semi-finals of America's Got Talent Season 3 2008—check out a montage of his Dancing Trombone routine in the clip below. We keep wondering: what would it take to get Dancing Darth Vader and Boba Fett Accordionist guy to start a band?
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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