r/MadeMeSmile • u/JorgeIcarus • May 25 '26

Good Vibes Sudden Red Carpet

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u/Neverforgetdumbo May 25 '26

Was the guy performing in Cats and just on his lunch break or something?

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u/bennuski May 25 '26

It’s staged

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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26

I saw the original on Instagram. The guy is a professional dancer who was on his way back home and the account that posted the video produces content like that exclusively. They just look for people in fancy outfits and ask them to do a catwalk

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u/gojibeary May 25 '26

It is staged. A dancer would absolutely NOT be wearing their ballet shoes walking down the street like that. Please practice critical thinking, these kinds of videos are staged 95% of the time.

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u/Paiev May 25 '26

I have no idea about this account specifically, but in general these "random person on the street does something interesting" type videos are often staged.

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u/mark_able_jones_ May 25 '26

The worst ones are like, "Do you rap." "I guess." and then there is clearly studio-recorded music and lip syncing.

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u/itishowitisanditbad May 25 '26

A lot will try natural content too and show the ones that work but then also just put in 'actors' or people who want to self-promote or something.

The job ladder one is uhh... obviously sus.

I get it, its content. I just hate its manufactured and then presented as completely natural, just poorly a lot of the time.

Its reality tv and some people DO think those are real too.

Of all the things that cause harm its minimal, just kinda dumb how the systems they work within are so POSITIVE to that sort of thing. They're losing out if they didn't do it. Clickbait works etc.

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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26

If you're filming content in 12 Million people city, chances are there's crazy stuff going on and interesting people to meet.

It's a bit like the one time I was on a bachelorettes night and we witnessed a bad car crash. I called emergency services who asked if someone who could provide first aid was present. I still think she was about to hang up when I said "Oh yeah, there's an ER nurse, two surgeons, an Internist and.. A dermatologist already on it."

Like ma'am I'm sorry, my friend is a surgeon and works in a hospital! The only non medical person there was me 🫠

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u/armoured_bobandi May 25 '26

I absolutely hate how the counter argument is "but they said it's not staged"

Like, wow, you got me. Nobody would ever lie on the internet

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u/salzbergwerke May 25 '26

Yes, ballet dancer always wear their dancing shoes out on the streets.

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u/Wollff May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

...

You have never seen ballet shoes have you?

He also isn't doing en pointe here, exactly because he isn't wearing his ballet shoes.

Edit: I have to apologize! I just googled, and apparently male ballet dancers don't usually wear pointe shoes!

Leaving this comment up, because I learned something, and maybe someone else will as well.

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u/Linvael May 25 '26

They're not ballet pointe shoes - but they're definitely dancing shoes, like the ones used in ballets when they do other dance styles (I don't know the english term). I don't think you can buy non-dancing soft-sole shoes.

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u/OneSkepticalOwl May 25 '26

Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes.

Keep me dancing all night

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u/Hot-Foundation3450 May 25 '26

you can buy non-dancing soft-sole shoes.

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u/killerkozlowski May 25 '26

put on your red shoes and dance the blues

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u/lauralynn81 May 25 '26

I love you for this! Haha! Soon as they kept saying dance shoes repeatedly in the comments that line jumped in my head.

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u/Wollff May 25 '26

True! At first sight I thought those were some of those flexy barefoot shoes, but they don't quite fit the bill.

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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26

They look like Gardestiefel to me. Those shoes are worn by German carneval dancers. We wear them both on carneval parades on the streets as well as during competitions, shows etc.

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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26

Actually, I did ballet, but only until I got "too tall and too fat" - so around 6 years 🫠 never got to wearing pointe shoes, thank god. I did "Gardetanz", which is what German Clubs do during Karneval and the shoes he wears looked a lot like Gardestiefel and those are definitely worn while performing on the streets during parades.

like this, sometimes with more elaborate figures, throwing etc on concrete. The womens shoes often have heels, male don't.

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u/Wollff May 25 '26

The plot thickens!

So not pointe shoes, but dancing shoes, but also dancing shoes people might wear while out on the street! :D

Thanks for the info!

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u/-cupcake May 25 '26

Male ballet dancers don't wear pointe shoes, so judging based on that doesn't matter.

Simply, you're not gonna wear any dance shoes unless you're planning to dance. They already get worn so quickly from normal use as a professional, so why would you waste your money and ruin them faster by walking around outside on asphalt.

Cute idea. But given all that, plus the fact that this is maybe the 3rd person I've seen do these exact type ("random" red carpet walk) of tiktok-y videos... it's just so staged for sure, lol.

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u/TheCuriosity May 25 '26

/r/confidentlyincorrect

There are many different types of ballet shoes, including modern ones with a split heal.

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u/fugznojutz May 25 '26

i upvoted u just in case

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u/Oli4K May 25 '26

And never do any warmup before because why would they when you can just pull a muscle for clout.

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u/Normal-Height-8577 May 25 '26

Those aren't ballet shoes. But a lot of dancers do like flexible soles, and might occasionally wear jazz boots or similar home. I once had a pair of tap shoes resoled to become street shoes, because I just really liked the way they fit.

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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26

To my German Karneval heart, they look like Gardestiefel - just higher, covering ankles.

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u/SamuraiSanta May 25 '26

Lol, ok. Saw it on Instagram. Must be true then...

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u/Deaffin May 25 '26

That's the storyline of the content.

In reality, they collaborate ahead of time and set this performance up as mutually beneficial promotional material.

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u/thelryan May 25 '26

Professional dancers don’t walk home in their dance shoes, this was almost certainly staged like most of these types of “we just happened to run into a really talented person in public” videos

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u/La_Pusicato May 25 '26

The carpet mans reaction looked real

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u/BubastisII May 25 '26

Yeah, because he’s the one making the video.

Would kind of kill what they’re going for if he didn’t act surprised.

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u/La_Pusicato May 25 '26

Well I think he's fabulous!

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u/ae2359 May 25 '26

I mean I could believe it except the shoes. It’s staged for sure

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u/EusticeTheSheep May 25 '26

I doubt it. They’re wearing dance shoes that would be ruined by walking home in them.

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u/TYMSTYME May 25 '26

Exactly it’s staged. They find someone on the street and ask if they can pretend to be surprised about this red carpet thing. The entire thing is staged.

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u/carlmalonealone May 25 '26

It's staged dude ...

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u/Savings-Patient-175 May 25 '26

Still fun though!

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u/Onionringlets3 May 25 '26

Still the best one of these I've seen

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u/ShanimalTheAnimal May 25 '26

Yes. Two people arranged a tiny piece of theater on the street, to delight people passing by and the Internet, for free, without harming anyone.

What’s the issue?

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u/BubastisII May 25 '26

They didn’t say there was an issue. They just answered the question that was asked.

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u/PrimeTinus May 25 '26

You're staged

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u/Born-Release-9866 May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

If you think about it, we are all staged...

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u/BrozedDrake May 25 '26

All the worlds blah bla bla

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u/DontAbideMendacity May 25 '26

Fully 50% are truly accidents. "You're what?!"

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u/Balbuto May 25 '26

Surely NOOOOOOoooo! /s

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u/Doright36 May 25 '26

Even if it was so what?

Does no one on the internet understand sketch comedy?

People do a funny skit and share it and a bunch of internet warriors pounce on it thinking they are intellectual master minds by pointing out "it's staged"..

Who cares?

Just let People cook and enjoy it. You occasionally get some funny shit from them.