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Quick-sort with Hungarian (Küküllőmenti legényes) folk dance

Hungarian folk dancers from Sapientia University act out the quicksort algorithm step by step, with music. It is part of the AlgoRythmics series of sorting algorithms performed as dance.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it as a memorable and fun way to visualize how sorting algorithms work.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
AlgoRythmics
Topic
sorting algorithm visualization
Format
demo
Level
intro
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
5
Recommendation years in dataset
2013–2021

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Friend, I'm not saying you were wrong or trying to argue with you. Just pointing out that different people learn differently, and it's good to have different ways to illustrate and explain things. You never know when one kind of explanation may give someone an …

    Stratoscope on Hacker News · 2019-12
    In A cool way to explain logic gates with water [video]
  • This is neat. If you enjoyed this you might also like the Hungarian folk dancers demonstrating sorting algorithms on youube: [VIDEO]

    bogomipz on Hacker News · 2017-02
    In Show HN: Illustrated Quicksort algorithm

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