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# This is poetry. This is dance.
- URL: https://www.slightlyacidic.com/2012/11/28/this-is-poetry-this-is-dance/
- Published: 2012-11-28T21:46:08.000Z
- Updated: 2012-11-28T21:46:08.000Z
- Author: VM
- Tags: Uncategorized, biomechanics, cheetah, kinesiology, National Geographic Channel, Phantom Flex camera, #Migrated-1787481734435, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-23 10:42

Drop everything, cut off all sound/noise, and watch this.

If you've gotten as far as this line, here's some extra info: this video was shot with [these cameras](http://www.visionresearch.com/Products/High-Speed-Cameras/Phantom-Flex/?ref=slightlyacidic.com) for the sake of [this conversation](http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/big-cats/?ref=slightlyacidic.com).

To understand the biology behind such almost-improbable fluidity, [this is](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesiology?ref=slightlyacidic.com) a good place to start.