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Madmarsha said

Ah, very cool!


Oh, I certainly see the general performing connection. Just curious, do you know of anything he's been in where his dancing/gymnastics background would have been more evident? I mean, Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing was, Ah, of course.

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One important, but understated skill in screen acting, is muscle memory/remembering where/what you were doing
A scene is going to have multiple takes and the director/editor prefer if you repeat your actions as precisely as possible each time without losing expression or energy level
So dancers, gymnasts, et al have the physical training for that - but also the emotional training not to get bored out of your gourd repeating the same dang thing over and over