WELI - Kangaroo Time (Club Edit) (From Dance Your PhD 2024 - OVERALL WINNER)

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Official video for WELI “Kangaroo Time (Club Edit)” made for the 2024 'Dance Your PhD' Thesis Contest.
My EP ' Yours Academically, Dr. WELI' is available on all music platforms. It has 4 tracks, and talks about my journey from academia into music. It all started with 'Kangaroo Time', but now, 'Shall We Let It Go?'
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Science and Artistic Rationale:
In our 2024 AAAS/Science Magazine Dance Your Ph.D. Contest submission, we explore kangaroo behavior through dance and promote diversity. The performance, titled "Kangaroo Time", is based on my Ph.D. field research at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia, conducted at the Australian National University in collaboration with the University of Sherbrooke, Canada. My thesis, "Personality, Social Environment, and Maternal-Level Effects: Insights from a Wild Kangaroo Population", is accessible here: openresearch-repository.anu.e.... I am honored to have worked under the expert supervision of Prof Loeske Kruuk and Prof Marco Festa-Bianchet.
We delve into animal personality, defined as consistent behavior that distinguishes individuals, and social plasticity, the extent to which behavior changes in response to the social environment. We explain how both personality traits and social environment influence kangaroo behavior, including responses to stimuli like a remote-controlled car, and we demonstrate the role of personality on social dynamics.
The diversity of the dancers, ranging from classical to urban styles, reflects the variations in kangaroo personality, e.g. bolder to more shy. These dancers, unchoreographed, improvise their movements, responding to cues and interacting with each other. The dance thus serves as a visual narrative, capturing how kangaroos react based not only on their instincts but also on their social context. This approach demonstrates that kangaroo decisions are a complex interplay of intrinsic tendencies (personality) and social awareness leading to adjustment (plasticity). I hope this performance makes the scientific concepts both accessible and engaging for the audience.
I completed my Ph.D. at the Australian National University, Canberra, in 2021, and worked as a Research Officer. Now, I'm pursuing music, having released my debut EP "Yours Academically, Dr. WELI" and the single "Kangaroo Time (Club Edit)," featured in the video. This project represents a fusion of my scientific work and my foray into performance and creative arts, combining animal behavior with artistic expression.

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Useful links: - Stream EP 'Yours Academically, Dr. WELI': open.spotify.com/intl-pt/artist/50lLmw55L8IEvin7efZ063?si=Jrr6lxBiQT-_Svk4zOo42g - BTS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIaaZ4p5rJiXntk - Mother-offspring paper: academic.oup.com/beheco/article/34/6/1002/7274023. - News article: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/kangaroo-personality-thing-heres-how-study-it. Link to my thesis in the bio. Have a fantastic kangaroo time! 🦘

[@foxman2137]

"Differences lead to diversity. It exists within any given species. It is just natural." Thank you for that!

[@welimusician]

I could not have done this without diversity.

[@TheAccidentalViking]

This. Is. Everything.

[@cathyraymond4654]

I think that's a bit backwards. There is diversity precisely because differences exist, both genetic and philosophical.

[@CaffieneKitty]

In the common parlance, that is an absolute ’bar’.😊

[@Menon9767]

@@cathyraymond4654 Thats what the original comment says

[@TheAwesomenessOfJay]

I'm a drag queen who just finished my PhD as well, and now I feel inspired to do something like this. Fantastic work with a great ending message!

[@welimusician]

Yes!!! I loved to hear we inspired you. Can't wait to see your video! ❤️🌈

[@randyriddle2293]

Congrats on finishing your PhD!

[@friedrichehrendorfer4017]

Congratulations to winning the "Dance Your PhD Contest 2024"!! This made it even into the newspaer here in Austria! Excellent video 🙂🌈🏳‍🌈

[@Gammelgard16]

But still no kangaroos in Austria😊

[@Mimussaturninus]

Li a matéria na Revista Pesquisa da Fapesp e achei incrível toda essa história. Fiz mestrado em etologia de aves, tenho paixão por comportamento animal e este vídeo me emocionou demais. Parabéns!!!

[@amall91]

This is genuinely so good and such a bop

[@catalinaray5534]

🎉 Congrats on winning. Heard Dr. Weli's story on NPR here in the United States. Of course I had to come watch the video afterwards!❤❤❤

[@GeekyGram]

This spoke to my heart. The world needs more Kangaroo Time.

[@Gammelgard16]

Not only the content of the song but the joyful dancing is extremly inspiring! Thank you very much for sharing.

[@timlueking]

Greetings from Austria to Australia. I came here due to an article in a newspaper. Well done! Great video and interesting results.

[@daneb.mcfadhen9896]

You're also brave. Getting heels stuck in a gopher hole most of us would face-plant. Leave it to the queens to ace this in a cow pasture. Beautiful.

[@welimusician]

haha good pick on that slay!

[@mincastamtam]

This just made me so happy I cried a little. ❤🎉

[@EverywhereLikeSuchAs]

I just saw this on MSNBC with Stephanie Ruhle, here in the States! It made my night. 💛

[@dianesullenberger5425]

"Kangaroos adjust to each other democratically without bias towards gender, age, or extreme personalities." If only everyone could channel their inner kangaroo.

[@tonykaze]

If there was a version of KZbin that only did this, and I could only have one - I'd choose it.

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

The Guardian article sent me here! Absolutely brilliant!

[@myklebustsears]

Heard about this on NPR and had to come take a look!

[@lanasinapayen3354]

Brings a tear to my eye for some reason!

[@pamrossetter2150]

wow - what a fantastic and bizarrely emotional experience this video is!

[@Phoenix-the-Poet]

oh my friend, I cried, and anyone who knows me will tell you _ I DO NOT DO THAT! I love learning things in engaging ways. Dr Weli definitely has a brilliance!

[@annkramer3704]

So much unfettered joy! Thank you, Dr. Weli, for sharing this!

[@AnaMarcelaChara]

Congratulations Dr Weli! I just heard about your vid in the Canadian news, loved it! What a great message to share these days! 👏🏼

[@MarianaDee22]

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing your creativity and joy.

[@melismaze]

Eu CHOREI com esse trabalho. Deu até vontade de voltar o pursuit da carreira acadêmica. 🥺 BORA, BRASIL! 🇧🇷

[@myjdetcetera]

I heard about you, Drr. Weli, from NPR. Your story brought tears to my eyes! I'm so happy you are again dancing! Loved the video. Thank you for sharing!

[@StardustScribe]

This is really good! Both the costuming and the additional on screen text really helped me understand your work.

[@welimusician]

That's so nice to hear you liked it and had a rewarding kangaroo time experience! 🦘🦘🦘

[@student_remo]

I love this marsupial study! 🤍 Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in Wilsons Promontory National Park, South Victoria, Australia. I particularly liked this excerpt in the PhD: "Analyses of behavioural data from experimental trials on over 250 wild eastern grey kangaroos over three years revealed that the average personality of group members better predicted the group-level duration of feeding or whether or not the group moved away, compared to extreme personalities (highest or lowest score) or older individuals, suggesting that group decisions are ‘democratic’."

[@Julie-qu8vr]

FABULOUS.

[@welimusician]

Thank you! :)

[@CaffieneKitty]

Why did this make me cry? 🥹

[@GOREgousdEVIL]

Same!🥲😋

[@mariaaugustacarvalhorodrig9313]

Came from a note in the Science newsletter. I am used to watching the winner videos, and once I played realized you are brazilian! So proud.

[@weli-mus]

This is so sweet! Tenho muito orgulho de ser brasileiro!

[@eugeniomarins2936]

Parabéns! PhDs brasileiros arrasando! 🦘 Saudações do Brasil! Vi no The Guardian.

[@pedrofrom1984]

Brilliant. I'm inspired to do a PhD just to be able to dance it. 😅

[@welimusician]

Yasssss!!! ❤️ That's one of the things PhDs are for! 🤣

[@pedrofrom1984]

@welimusician , my wife, who has her Ph.D. in law, worked as a wedding singer to pay her way through uni. A perfect blend of performance art and academia. Me? I played in a thrash punk band and did physics (no Ph.D.) 🤣

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Genius and silliness, what a great combo. Came here from a link in The Guardian in the UK - I hope you go global.

[@freddie_hg736]

Greetings from Austria!

[@saggiteightyfour8367]

Love it Weli! So cool!! 🎉🎉🎉 You executed the concept brilliantly! I had a ton of fun on the day 😊😊

[@weli-mus]

So good you enjoyed it!

[@owenbrau63]

AMAZING!

[@bobnay4672]

This is one of the single best things I've ever seen. Congratulations Doctor Weli!

[@valkyriad.r.8377]

Que lindooooo, amei! 🦘

[@jorgmoorth4885]

What a brilliant idea. I read about this clip in the Sueddeutsche in Germany. 👍

[@welimusician]

Hi Germany! ❤

[@brunabekasmr]

LIVED ❤❤❤

[@jonir8447]

I just love this so much!

[@TheOtherDibbler]

Okay, this is awesome. AND educational, I didn't know all of that about kangaroos before.

[@maryfinelli9390]

We're all animals, each with our own unique personality.

[@marinadeandrade9022]

Absolutely amazing 😻 I love it

[@weli-mus]

Vc arrasou, Marininha!

[@kathirm9]

Everyone here thanks to George Takei 👍

[@Carlim141]

vim pelo tiktok hahaha amei demais

[@AlexHop1]

Wow! That was fun!!!

[@trufflehuffer]

Oh wow! 🤩 Best PhD production EVER! 🙌🎶🦘🎉❤

[@arachneart7537]

This is truly spectacular Weli, congratulations. It goes to show that a simple idea can be so effective. It's very clear and even though I've lived in Australia my whole life, I never knew any of this. I bet this was a lot of fun to make.

[@ronizohar1402]

I really liked the clip, the colors, and the creativity in it. I also liked reading the explanation accompanying the video, Good luck in the competition!, I think you will reach the top places I also participated in this competition and was one of the winners in 2018....

[@weli-mus]

This is so sweet, thanks so much for the kind words! ❤❤❤ Fingers crossed! 😊

[@kekechen6752]

I’m going to share with my team - awesome work!!!

[@heldergusso]

Fantastic!!!!

[@300blackcats]

Came here from Tom Scott's newsletter :)

[@birdiekay686]

Just watched this for the fourth time and cried AGAIN! Thank you so much for this, as a queer biologist this makes me immensely happy!

[@argemirogarcia]

Parabéns, meu caro! Sua pesquisa e sua dança são geniais!

[@PaddyQuiggin]

This was great fun to watch

[@beatrizpinheiro974]

Oi! Quem me mostrou seu vídeo foi uma amiga austríaca e eu to apaixonada por todas as referências que você colocou do nosso país

[@susiewatkins5725]

Strewth that's topper !! Love it

[@ahbeu]

Que perfeito, parabéns... sério.... maravilhoso!!

[@noelleimel2220]

Heard about this on NPR, so cool btw! The research is interesting and this video is so well-made.

[@flaviagoreth]

Os cangurus nos ensinando que respeitam a diversidade cultura dentro da espécie. E nós quem somos os seres racionais. Parabéns doutor, encontrou uma ótima reflexão para nós. Bem merecido o seu PHD. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Eu aqui chorando por ver cangurus dançando e o melhor é que sei o porquê...

[@natalyacristine2651]

Que incrível!!!

[@joelgroberg9783]

Amazing and imaginative approach to educating folks about our amazing wildlife, thanks so much!

[@pagal83]

Congratulations on your win! And what a fascinating insight into mammalian behavior. You and your cast SLAYED. This is fabulous.

[@andreakirkby]

You brought a smile to my face. Lovely video!

[@mariaguimaraes1035]

Muito lindo como você conseguiu transmitir os conceitos científicos nesse vídeo tão vivo, alegre, bonito. parabéns, prêmio merecido!

[@weli-mus]

Um beijo Brasil!!

[@Sunshine.Supermen]

This should be series.

[@Fliss625]

Love this!!

[@C4114N]

This. Is. AMAZING.

[@daysebandeira1189]

Sensacional! ❤🏳️‍🌈🦘

[@briglewisloud]

Brilliant!

[@maxorchard7823]

Your interview on CBC Radio sent me here. Brilliant.

[@nic969]

The music is also interesting, the blending of rythems and styles and instruments

[@alleyoop2899]

This is the best !! ❤

[@0401asdf]

You earned the first place😊

[@cebbo666]

This is so precious 🥹❤️‍🔥

[@SherilRKirshenbaum]

I love this so much!

[@konradholti9048]

Heard you on CBC Canada tonight. Very sympatico! Awesome video. 🌈Greetings from Canada! ❤️

[@welimusician]

Hi Canada!! ❤

[@MichelleSPodcast]

Well that has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Freaking amazing!!!! 😂🎉🎉🎉❤

[@emilianomorbidoni7903]

Really nice

[@noelleimel2220]

Why am I crying learning about kangaroos

[@Mimussaturninus]

I'm crying too.

[@togliz]

This video is a banger. So good.

[@TheAccidentalViking]

I LOVE this and I'm going to use it in my group work at my local 'rehab to work' group.

[@lifeIsWonderful2974]

What a glorious Video and song ❤️❤️❤️☺️

[@Ancusohm]

This is so cool and fun! I love it.

[@mauraluxford5441]

Love the translation to dance of Kangaroo culture and community! Well done. 🍃👍🏽

[@shuxrat2600]

Wow, this is great Weli!

[@littlekitty7611]

I feel like red kangaroos are underrepresented

[@welimusician]

They are a different species and they don't occur near here unfortunately cuz they're gorg ❤

[@raspberryspool5968]

Amazing WELI! So proud to be part of such a well thought out and elaborated song. In my own backyard too!!! Parabéns xxx

[@weli-mus]

[@alyssakimberley1]

I utterly ADORE this!!

Que clipe maravilhoso 🤩 amei saber que cangurus também são people pleasers hahah

[@spliffqueeg]

Lovely, everyone in it is brilliant, the little child brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!

[@welimusician]

Aw that's our beautiful Chichi! ❤️

[@mauerpete2502]

Thank you so mutch Dr Weli! Greatings from Italy 🎉 i come here from Köln site ❤ thank you again and thanks Köln that make us meet ❤🎉

[@user-em8qy4bk7t]

Eine schöner Traum,❤ ein tolles Video🎉 Pure Freude, es könnte so schön sein.....

[@sevengoals]

Super good!

[@leticianaisa]

Oi Weli!! Sou jornalista no Brasil e queria muito te entrevistar para uma reportagem! Como posso entrar em contato? Parabéns pelo seu trabalho!

[@saggiteightyfour8367]

@welimusician

[@OaktownBman]

:22 kang-ga, kang-ga-roo (The earworm I've needed for years!)

[@welimusician]

Hahaha 🦘🦘

[@terrykelly602]

Absolutely brilliant, great combo genius and silliness, made my day.

[@RobMcCarthywith101Loan]

Enjoyed this. Very interesting about the commonality between human interaction and Kangaroo interaction. Were all connected in a special way!

[@modernearthwellness8678]

Unjust listened to your interview on NPR. Congratulations and great job! May you live a full and abundant life 🎉 🦘 ❤

[@xenon787]

Delightful and fascinating! Thanks for sharing your creativity in science and dance with us!

[@ChristinaTalbott-Clark]

This is utterly fantastic! Thank you!