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Favorite dancing bassist?
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That's like some kind of troll dance from my nightmares. I'm gonna say no.
Actually he doesn't seem to move around much at all. To be fair, there's not much room for dancing when you play an elevator gig...
Oh, wait... Did you mean the other Jermaine?
Um…YEAH!!!
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Cooler, because he played bass. Fretless bass. Like nobody else.
Can you imagine, at some point(maybe it’s already happened)their kids are going to see that and say, “Mom, really?”. Still, she came a long way with her confidence…
And then there's the understated cool of Gary Willis, a musician in free-flowing synergy with his instrument (most of the physical action about 1/2 way through):
Something about the way Willis moves often makes me think of Jay and Silent Bob's dance scene in "Clerks".
Something about the way Willis moves often makes me think of Jay and Silent Bob's dance scene in "Clerks".
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My top 3 are Abe Laboriel, Abe Laboriel and Abe Laboriel. The more he played the more he jumped and the more space the band gave him 
Robert Wilson (The Gap Band)
Phil Spalding (Mike Oldfield, GTR & Toyah)
Chris Squire (Yes)
Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea)
Phil Spalding (Mike Oldfield, GTR & Toyah)
Chris Squire (Yes)
Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea)
Along with those second generation funk bands as they battled for the title. Con Funk Shun, Rose Royce, The Gap Band, Lakeside, Heatwave...often doing chorography and not seemingly freestyling like say Abraham Laboriel, Verdine White or Flea.
If I was tp pick one total package, playing, dancing (with choreography) and singing Duke Jobe of Rose Royce.
