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A guy on BART was doing this trancy dance movement thing,
looked a little bit like tai chi.  I videoed him doing it. Another guy
sitting behind me wanted to know if I thought it was right to do that
without my subject's permission.  

I assured him that I'd talk to the guy.

We both got off at Berkeley, and I handed him my card.

On the escalator, I tapped him on the shoulder and asked him
what that movement thing he was doing was.  He told me that it
was an invasion to touch another person in public.  I apologized,
asked him if he had been doing tai chi.  

He told me that he practiced the art of silence..  

So no video today...

 ...or that's what I was thinking yesterday when I wrote the above,
right after the incident.  I mean, hell, the guy should be able to
silently practice his movement without some fool showing up with
an inquisitive nature and a camera, shouldn't he?   

Yeah.  Maybe.  On the other hand, maybe going into your act on
public transport isn't the best way to practice silence.  Maybe having
a stranger initiate a conversation with you doesn't have to be taken
as an invasion. 

So, fuck that shit.  Somebody does dance.  Great.

I do video. 

Here's a video of a guy doing a movement thing that I found interesting on BART. Enjoy!