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May have to be trimmed, normally in-game refs aren't needed unless the source is obscure, but I don't think these are too obscure.
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'''Bamboo dancers''',<ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 113.</ref> also referred to as '''limbo guys'''<ref>Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide. Page 103. "''Whenever you come across two pairs of limbo guys, avoid jumping over their poles one at a time.''"</ref> or '''limbo Shy Guys''',<ref>"''Out came the limbo Shy Guys, who kept the beat, while the Yoshis danced.''" - [[Shy Guy Limbo]] ending quote</ref> are a subset of [[Spear Guy]]s that do the Bamboo Dance. While [[Dancing Spear Guy]]s [[jump]] around with spears, bamboo dancers always come in color-coded pairs and dance with limbo sticks. Their stick can trip [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s and [[Health Meter#Yoshi's Story|lower their happiness]], so it must be jumped over to avoid damage. During gameplay, one dancer is in the foreground while the other is in the background, making them invincible.
'''Bamboo dancers''',<ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 113.</ref> also referred to as '''limbo guys'''<ref>Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide. Page 103. "''Whenever you come across two pairs of limbo guys, avoid jumping over their poles one at a time.''"</ref> or '''limbo Shy Guys''',<ref>"''Out came the limbo Shy Guys, who kept the beat, while the Yoshis danced.''" - ''Yoshi's Story'', Shy Guy Limbo ending quote.</ref> are a subset of [[Spear Guy]]s that do the Bamboo Dance.<ref>''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Shy Guys trophy (set to English). "''There are many types of Shy Guys: they've been known to''[...]''do the Bamboo Dance''[...]"</ref> While [[Dancing Spear Guy]]s [[jump]] around with spears, bamboo dancers always come in color-coded pairs and dance with limbo sticks. Their stick can trip [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s and [[Health Meter#Yoshi's Story|lower their happiness]], so it must be jumped over to avoid damage. During gameplay, one dancer is in the foreground while the other is in the background, making them invincible.


Bamboo dancers only appear as enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', and only in Stage 5-3: [[Shy Guy Limbo]]. They also make a cameo appearance in both ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]''.
Bamboo dancers only appear as enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', and only in Stage 5-3: [[Shy Guy Limbo]]. They also make a cameo appearance in both ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]''.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=バンブーダンサーズ<ref>[[Shy Guy Limbo]] Japanese name</ref>
|Jap=バンブーダンサーズ<ref>''Yoshi's Story'', Shy Guy Limbo Japanese name and ending quote.</ref><ref>''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Shy Guys trophy (set to Japanese).</ref>
|JapR=Banbū Dansāzu
|JapR=Banbū Dansāzu
|JapM=Bamboo Dancers
|JapM=Bamboo Dancers
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