Harry Shum, Jr., best known as that one guy who could actually dance on Glee, has teamed up with Ze Frank of Buzzfeed to create an unusual but powerful piece of performance art. Basically, Shum dances to a spoken word piece inspired by his childhood "shyness," which is really caused by bullying, not an innate insecurity. To be perfectly honest, the choreography loses me a bit at times, but the overall effect still works. It's very So You Think You Can Dance?-style Modern/Contemporary choreography, only with paint and loose pigment to clarify some of the meaning.

In five days, "If you are in a shell..." has received over 1.25 million views. The message of the video is one not often heard. It is okay to pull back from situations that are bad for you. It's natural. You're not alone. Stepping back now means protecting yourself so you can be better later. It's an interesting spin on an bullying awareness/victim support message that I find rather intriguing. I found my own safe space in music and theater, removing myself as much as possible from all but the performing arts until I went to college and felt safe to actually engage with other people. It did help. I wish I didn't need to have that safe space, but removing myself from the more dangerous environments meant having more freedom to just be the big nerdy TL:DR I was later.