A Dance And Diversity LEGO Celebration Nobody Saw Coming

Keith Haring’s “Dancing Figures” meet the LEGO brick, and the message is beautiful…

Having some fun with the dancing figures. As you know, Guardian’s of the Galaxy was also very much about music, and a bunch of folks from pretty much everywhere. 😉 Photo by author.

As far as “deeper meaning” LEGO sets go, there have been a few in the past. The LOVE sculpture, the STEM set, heck, even Disney’s famous camera would qualify. But then there are the ones like “Everyone is Awesome” and Keith Haring’s “Dancing Figures”, and this latter set isn’t very obvious at first. What is increasingly clear though is that LEGO does put more and more thought into their sets. Be that because they’re increasingly targeting adults, or perhaps a shift in what customers appreciate, there are far more sets that make us ponder about “the meaning of life” than ever before. I, for one, welcome these as they go a long way towards making LEGO more than just a toy. Yet, I still didn’t expect to find Keith Haring’s “Dancing Figures” on the shelves. This one came out of nowhere.

That LEGO does art sets is nothing new. I have built and reviewed at least 8 of them myself. I generally think they’re incredible examples of creativity. Not just the original art pieces, but the LEGO brickification of them as well. Keith Haring’s “Untitled (Dance)” piece, however, caught me off-guard. When the first images of LEGO’s version surfaced, I instantly thought, “who in their right mind would want…