T. Swift Talks Ballerinas

September 6, 2014

For the past few weeks, the dance world has been buzzing about Taylor Swift’s new music video “Shake It Off.” Your reviews are mostly positive, though somewhat mixed. Many of you told us you were thrilled to see a singer acknowledge the fact that she can’t dance. Others appreciated that she showcased a variety of seriously talented dancers. And some people praised the message of the video itself: the fact that every one can, and should, dance—even if it’s not always pretty. On the other hand, some of you felt that the dancers should’ve had even more time to shine, and that other dance styles could’ve been showcased.

On Thursday, Taylor contributed to the conversation with the release of her second installment of “Shake It Off” outtakes, “The Ballerinas.” (The first outtakes clip took a look at the cheerleading section.) The video takes us behind the scenes with the swans. It offers some beautiful footage of the trained ballerinas, plus some more hilarious footage of T. Swift doin’ her thang. But the coolest part of this video is getting to hear the singer’s take on what it was like to walk onto a set full of gorgeous, trained ballerinas. (Spoiler alert: She says some pretty flattering things about ballet.) Check it out!

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