Plenty of fans have recreated this famous dance scene over the years, in all sorts of media, and most attempts lean on digital animation or posed figures. What makes this version stand out is that everything happens through real bricks moved by hand, one frame at a time.
The maker built a cast of custom figures for it: a V1 with ball-and-socket limb joints, an attached arm piece and a yellow single-eye head; a bulkier mecha called Swordsmachine; and a Teto figure with twin drill pigtails. A dismantled robot lies destroyed on the floor of the scene, and its parts are detached and reattached as the video goes on. The choreography is synchronized to the song, and afterwards the figures switch to a second routine set to an upbeat electronic pop track.
The boombox deserves special mention. It is assembled entirely from bricks, plates and tiles, with no electronic boards, wires or 3D-printed pieces anywhere in it. Instead it works as an articulated mechanical prop: the cassette is placed into the open deck by hand, the deck is pressed shut, and a button on top is pushed down to start the music. Details like the antenna and the opening front compartment give it real character.
The effort behind it is considerable. Around 627 photos went into the animation, taken over roughly a week while working a bit each day, with every figure adjusted frame by frame. One open question remains: instructions for the Teto figure do not exist yet, though the maker has said they may arrive down the line.