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[[File:YSBambooDancerArtwork.jpg|thumb|frame|One of the bamboo dancers without a stick]]
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'''Bamboo dancers'''<ref>Prima Bath. ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 113.</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> 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.
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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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Artwork of a bamboo dancer from Yoshi's Story
One of the bamboo dancers without a stick

Bamboo dancers[1] are a subset of Spear Guys that do the Bamboo Dance. While Dancing Spear Guys jump around with spears, bamboo dancers always come in color-coded pairs and dance with limbo sticks. Their stick can trip Yoshis and 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.

Sprite of a red bamboo dancer from Yoshi's StorySprite of a yellow bamboo dancer from Yoshi's StorySprite of a green bamboo dancer from Yoshi's StorySprite of a blue bamboo dancer from Yoshi's Story

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.

The artwork and sprites for bamboo dancers appear quite differently, as the sprites appear to be wearing yellow face paint and grass skirts in the same manner as Spear Guys, while the artwork depicts one with an unpainted mask and a much less leafy skirt. In addition, their shoes are green in the artwork instead of blue.

In the Japanese version of Mario Party Advance, Hulu is identified as a bamboo dancer, despite looking much more like a Dancing Spear Guy.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バンブーダンサーズ
Banbūdansāzu
Bamboo Dancers

German Limbostangen Guy
Limbo Stick Guy

References

  1. ^ Prima Bath. Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 113.