Out of the kitchen and into the discofinger

Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller shows that nimble fingers are handy both in the kitchen and on the dance floor.

An anonymous submitter supplied us with this photograph from the French Laundry Christmas party, showing that the man voted the Best American Chef by the James Beard foundation isn't a one trick pony. He can dance!

Discofinger salvation

A shining example of 19th century British discofinger found in London's East End and submitted by discofinger-spotter Casionova.

William Booth (1829 - 1912) was the founder of the Salvation Army. He preached to alcoholics, criminals and prostitutes about the path to salvation, which can clearly be found in the dance move affectionately known as the discofinger.

Discofinger, circa 210 BC, China

One of the earliest examples of the discofinger has been spotted in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, at the home of the Terracotta Army. It is believed that the Terracotta Army, which contains more than 8,000 statues, was a form of funerary art, the purpose of which was to be able to rule another empire in the afterlife. The figures were buried with the First Emperor of Qin in 210-209 BC.

The significance of the discovery of a discofinger from this time cannot be understated. Its existence strongly suggests that the Qin Dynasty was no stranger to the discofinger, and indeed, it may have been a part of traditional Chinese dance of the time.

Block party discofinger

From Flickr: Disco finger, originally uploaded by Dag4.

Another random discofinger found on Flickr, location unknown.

"You misunderestimated me--I can dance, too!"

The everlasting romance of discofinger

From Flickr: Fennell_Wedding_348, originally uploaded by benjamingettinger.

From the Discofinger mail bag

We at discofinger were delighted to get our first submissions. However, we were too lazy to post them until now. Thanks to Barry C. for his artistic contributions to the discofinger empire. [Pic 1] [Pic 2]

We were especially excited to receive Markus' photos, as he is a complete stranger and a German to boot. [Pic 1] [Pic 2] [Pic 3] What is perhaps most thrilling is his claim that discofinger is taking Deutschland by storm.

"That Discofinger.com-idea is great! I googled "disco finger" just for fun and found your page. I'm happy to tell you that the discofinger became a tradition during the last three years. And this trend is growing bigger with each party."

More discofinger photos here.