QCA Dance: Robert James Hoffman III

I don't mind straight people as long as they act gay
Perhaps best known for being the Urban Ninja, Robert James Hoffman III is a dancer, comedian, and actor who starred in She’s The Man (a romantic comedy inspired by Billy Shakesqueer’s gender-bending crush-fest Twelfth Night), in the endlessly-spoofed You Got Served for which he also won an American Choreographer Award, and in Step It Up 2.
Before you get your hopes up, Robert is straight (but single and prefers boxer briefs… yow!). However, a lot of his comedy uses gay humor and characters— perhaps he’s comfortable with his sexuality or aware of his gay fans. Dancing and theater in general have always had a large gay following and he capitalizes on that by playing with preconceptions of homosexuality without demeaning it.
On his site, Hoffman gives advice to aspiring dancers, though it applies to all artists in general: “There is one way and only one way to make it as a dancer, train harder than anyone else. If there isn’t any good training in your area, find it… it takes time to get your body that versatile and controlled. However, being trained technically is not necessarily the answer. If you can discipline yourself, then first seek out your biggest inspirations whether it be music videos, movies, instructional tapes, b-boy event tapes, old swing dance footage, some guy you saw dancing on the street… whatever it is, seize it and juice it for all it’s creative influence on you. Next, commit all your time to practicing, or working with that person, or perfecting the moves, or going to the clubs where the people get down… when you train hard, you gotta train HARD. You don’t stop when you get it. You do it better. You don’t stop when you get the trick; you evolve the trick into a better trick. You dance until you throw up. Nothing less. That is how you build super endurance. There is no excuse. It is up to you. Do you wanna make money DANCING for the rest of your life? Well so do alot of other people. All you have to ask yourself is: Are you willing to practice harder and longer than them?”
Below are some of Robert’s gayer comedy videos:
Soulmate: RJH dabbles in homosexuality… er, or narcissism… or, um, masturbation? There’s lots of flirting, excitement, and a nice shower scene near the end.

The YES Dance: A hilarious live stand-up performance featuring Hoffman as James Precious from The House of Precious.

See Hoffman’s other gay videos and the Urban Ninja after the jump…


Dancer Face: Once again, James Precious from the House of Precious talks about the founding of his organization, Dancer Face.

Here’s the video that started it all… Urban Ninja Part 1…

… and the newly released Urban Ninja Part 2

And as a bonus for you guys who made it this far, here’s Touching Another Dude Softly (TADS) in which Robert sees just how far he can go with other guys. Turns out, all guys like a little bromance, even if they don’t reciprocate.

Aug 20, 2008 By paperbagwriter 12 Comments