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• Air Guitar is a form of dance in which a person pretends to play an imaginary guitar. The air guitarist emulates the guitar being played in the actual song. There are air guitar competitions held regularly, throughout the world, and are usually judged based on three criteria. Technical merit, Stage presence, and "Airness".

• Fast Facts

  1. Gained popularity in the late 1970s
  2. World Championships held in Finland
  3. First organized competition in 1994
  4. 2007 Champion: Ochi "Dainoji" Yosuke

• World Champions

  • 2007: Ochi "Dainoji" Yosuke (Japan)
  • 2006: Ochi "Dainoji" Yosuke (Japan)
  • 2005: Michael Heffels (Netherlands)
  • 2004: Two-way tie
    • MiRi "Sonyk-Rok" Park (United States)
    • Tarquin "The Tarkness" Keys (New Zealand)
  • 2003: David "C-Diddy" Jung (United States)
  • 2002: Zac Monro (United Kingdom)
  • 2001: Zac Monro (United Kingdom)
  • 2002: Zac Monro (United Kingdom)
  • 2001: Zac Monro (United Kingdom)
  • 2000: Markus Vainionpaa (Finland)
  • 1999: Johanna Ala-Siurua (Finland)
  • 1998: Juha Hippi (Finland)
  • 1997: Ville Paakkari (Finland)
  • 1996: Oikku Ylinen (Finland)

• Air Guitar Tips

  1. The higher the note the lower your hand
  2. Shake your head around
  3. Don't put strumming hand down to low
  4. Pick a song that works

• Virtual Air Guitar Quotes

  Air guitars just got real. Japanese toy makers unveiled "air guitar" gadgets at the annual Tokyo International Toy Show that, thanks to heat and motion sensors, actually make music. — FOX News

  The Virtual Air Guitar project, developed at the Helsinki University of Technology, adds genuine electric guitar sounds to the passionately played air guitar. Using a computer to monitor the hand movements of a "player", the system adds riffs and licks to match frantic mid-air finger work. By responding instantly to a wide variety of gestures it promises to turn even the least musically gifted air guitarist to a virtual fret board virtuoso. — NewScientist

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