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BTS' 'Permission to Dance' includes sign language choreography
Shortly after BTS dropped the music video for their Ed Sheeran collab "Permission to Dance," several fans were quick to notice that it features special choreography: sign language!
According to Twitter user @teokminnie, who translates Korean into English and Japanese for the ARMY community, the movement of scratching the body with the thumbs out and the other fingers half-bent means "fun," and using one palm as a stage with two fingers of the other hand moving from side to side means "dance."
Of course, making a V with both hands is a symbol meaning "peace."
“The 'Permission to Dance' music video features a 'special' choreography. It is a performance using international sign language*, and the movements which mean 'to have fun', 'to dance' and 'peace' are connected together.” + pic.twitter.com/U7Z1ujpSvJ
— ?? ????????? ?? (@tteokminnie) July 9, 2021
“The 'Permission to Dance' music video features a 'special' choreography. It is a performance using international sign language*, and the movements which mean 'to have fun', 'to dance' and 'peace' are connected together.” + pic.twitter.com/U7Z1ujpSvJ
— ?? ????????? ?? (@tteokminnie) July 9, 2021
Soo Choi, an ARMY account with 1.2 million followers, gave a few examples from the music video. Many others were quick to point out in the replies that aside from being inclusive of the hearing-impaired, the "Permission to Dance" music video also features people from different ethnicities and ages.
Their choreography has "International Sign languages"
— Soo Choi ???? Permission to Dance (@choi_bts2) July 9, 2021
Dance, ????Joyful (Happy) ???? and Peace ?? @BTS_twt #PermissiontoDance pic.twitter.com/X41xuHAyGn
They made the message accessible for everyone, also the diversity in the MV. BTS are legends!! pic.twitter.com/570F2m6hka
— mia ???? ?? ∞ ?? ??????ª? ??? ??? ???????????????? ??????????????? (@Borahaepurplely) July 9, 2021
and they also included diff. race, nationality, age etc. ???????????? ???? ????@BTS_twt#PermissionToDanceGranted#BTSBackAndButterThanEver#???_???_????_???
— ??????????????? (@bora_haetwt) July 9, 2021
#PermissiontoDance pic.twitter.com/l5CQJj4D6z
Aside from the music video, BTS did a special livestream on Friday, featuring "Butter," "Spring Day," and the performance premiere of "Permission To Dance."
A Butterful Getaway with #BTS ????
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) July 9, 2021
Join us for #PermissiontoDance performance premiere! and more!
??? ???? 'Permission to Dance' ???? ????? ??? ???!
???? 2021.07.09. 9:30PM (KST)
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In addition to acknowledging the hardships brought by the pandemic through their songs, BTS' special choreo has given people more reasons to dance.
We stan an inclusive and compassionate idol group!
—MGP, GMA News
