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Almost a decade ago, Uner Tan discovered and described a novel genetic syndrome characterized by habitual quadrupedalism, impaired intelligence, primitive language, and no conscious intelligence. The cases described by him had quadrupedal locomotion (Q/L) using two palms and two feet with extended legs. Some of them later developed bipedal locomotion (B/L), although Q/L remained the preferred mode of locomotion. The syndrome is now popularly recognized as Uner Tan syndrome (UTS). Most cases of UTS described to date belong to Turkey. This video document reports on two Indian families with similar features. Unusual findings of focal dystonia that appeared during bipedal locomotion are highlighted.