Last Tuesday, the Bay-Area public radio station KQED released the first of eight videos in a web series titled “If Cities Could Dance”—and folks, it’s a stunner. Following three charismatic voguers around San Francisco as they #werk and eloquently describe what their artform means personally and historically, it’s a three-minute turboshot of serious inspiration, a […]
How bonkers is it that it’s been 10 years since we all first heard about a crazy/fabulous/uncategorizable musical artist known as Lady Gaga? Back in April 2008, her breakout hit “Just Dance” dropped, spawning the first of many generations of Gaga superfans. And one of the things that’s kept her little monsters devoted over the […]
Everyone loves a good viral video, especially when there’s dancing involved. And though many viral videos are contrived and created for the soul purpose of instafame, the story behind the latest video catching the eyes of millions—including Rihanna, super model Naomi Campbell, and Diddy—is even more unique because it features children who don’t even know […]
MIND. BLOWN. For most choreographers, creating music video choreography that perfectly complements a song is challenge enough. But Willdabeast Adams isn’t most choreographers. For his friend Jordan Fisher’s newest track, “Mess,” Adams decided to create choreography that perfectly complements the song when played backwards. To clarify: In the video, the song plays normally. The footage, […]
Well, this brings class videos to a whole new level! Choreographer Phil Wright and dancer Ashley Liai have been together eight-plus years, but she was still in total shock when he proposed to her mid-dance at Millennium Dance Complex earlier this week. Why? Well, the whole thing was unbelievably perfect. John Legend’s romantic “You and […]
Who among us hasn’t been sucked into watching hours on end of dance videos? (✋ Guilty 😬 ) Irresponsible? Maybe. Worth it? Absolutely! Think you’re a true dance video guru? Challenge your dance world knowledge by matching these screenshots from popular dance videos with the choreographers who created them. It’s trickier than you might expect! […]
Why limit dance to the stage? Dance and film are made for each other—and these days, technology allows choreographers to create pretty incredible things for the camera. We’ve rounded up 6 of our favorite dance concept videos for your viewing pleasure. 1. Without The Lights – Philip Chbeeb Philip Chbeeb directed, choreographed and starred in […]
OK, so maybe people don’t generally wish each other a “Happy Labor Day,” but when it’s a day that allows for a long weekend, I say it’s a happy one! (Though in case you’re wondering the real meaning, Labor Day is a U.S. federal holiday, observed on the first Monday of September, that celebrates the […]