Dance like Francis.

Every move from the Friends video as motion capture, ready for any 3D character.

Download all 24BVH, FBX and GLB · 15 MB

The moves

01	Walk to the ladder	0:49.5	BVH FBX GLB	walks across the room to the stepladder
02	Sit down	0:58.0	BVH FBX GLB	sits down on the ladder's step
03	Sitting	1:05.0	BVH FBX GLB	sits still (an idle)
04	Get up	1:23.5	BVH FBX GLB	springs up off the ladder into a kick, arms out
05	Skip off	1:25.0	BVH FBX GLB	skips off toward the black wall, arm out
06	Spotlight	1:28.1	BVH FBX GLB	dances in the dark under the spotlight (a silhouette in the film)
07	Walk to camera	1:37.0	BVH FBX GLB	walks out of the dark, across, and turns to the camera
08	Stand	2:08.4	BVH FBX GLB	stands still as the camera pulls back (an idle)
09	Open arms	2:14.8	BVH FBX GLB	arms out wide, ankles crossed, then points off to the side
10	Cross and swing	2:18.1	BVH FBX GLB	swings an arm across the body and out
11	Dip and gather	2:21.4	BVH FBX GLB	drops the arms, dips on one leg, gathers the hands in
12	Kick and raise	2:24.7	BVH FBX GLB	kicks a foot out, then throws an arm up
13	The dab	2:28.0	BVH FBX GLB	points both arms up and out to one side, then steps off
14	Side lean	2:31.3	BVH FBX GLB	leans to the side on wide legs
15	Walk forward	2:34.6	BVH FBX GLB	walks toward the camera
16	Hand up	2:38.0	BVH FBX GLB	holds a hand up high, palm out
17	Turn around	2:41.3	BVH FBX GLB	turns all the way round, arms out
18	Cross and swing again	2:44.6	BVH FBX GLB	10 again
19	Dip and gather again	2:47.9	BVH FBX GLB	11 again
20	Kick and raise again	2:51.2	BVH FBX GLB	12 again
21	The dab again	2:54.5	BVH FBX GLB	13 again
22	Bounce	2:59.5	BVH FBX GLB	bounces side to side, knees bent, arms out
23	Walk off	3:03.5	BVH FBX GLB	walks off toward the back of the room
24	Palm up walk	3:06.0	BVH FBX GLB	reaches out and walks on, palm up

In one piece

All 24 in one file	GLB FBX	one named animation for each move
The full take	BVH FBX GLB	0:46 to 3:12 in one piece
The dance as a loop	BVH FBX GLB	moves 09-21, 43 seconds, loops without a seam

Format

SMPL's 24 joints at Francis's proportions, in a T‑pose at rest. 30 frames a second, Y up, the camera that filmed each move on +Z. BVH in centimetres, FBX and GLB in metres. No fingers: each hand is one bone. The README in the download maps the bones to Mixamo and Unity names.

Least sure: the spotlight dance (a silhouette in the film), two one-second gaps behind the black wall (bridged), and the legs in the close-up (out of the picture).

Dance: Francis and the Lights, “Friends”. Fitted from the video with GVHMR.