It’s baaaack! Season 2 of NBC’s “World of Dance” will return to living rooms everywhere on May 29. Also baaaack? Well, judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, and Ne-Yo, and host Jenna Dewan, for starters. But some fan favorites from last season’s stellar cast will also take to the show’s stage again. And they’ll be facing […]
Got a case of the Mondays? Well, we’ve got a cure for you: Last fall, the new teen hip-hop group WeAreToonz released its first song, “Drop That NaeNae,” which inspired the viral #NaeNae Dance. Everyone from college sports teams to high school dance teams (to random YouTube-fame-hopefuls) began posting videos of themselves “dropping that NaeNae.” […]
You know, it’s funny: We’re so used to seeing the brilliant animation of the Dragon House Crew dancers and their ilk set to aggressive dubstep that “animation” and “dubstep” have come to seem like a milk-and-cookies pair. They’re just right together. But there’s so much subtlety and nuance in animation that it can actually benefit […]
Animator Marquese “Nonstop” Scott has come up with a brilliant formula for success. Step one: Find a striking and/or picturesque setting. Step two: Choose a dubstep or pop song that’s super earworm-y. Step three: Film himself performing an impossibly seamless display of superhuman control in that setting, to that song. Step four: Post the clip […]
Animation sensation Marquese “Nonstop” Scott is at it again. (You might remember the mesmerizing video of Scott dancing to a remix of John Legend’s “All of Me,” or this video, which went viral in 2011.) This time, he’s bringing his reality-bending style to Coca-Cola in a new commercial that’s all about dance. Scott works it […]
Back in October, we told you about all the gloriousness that is Enemy Within—you know, the United Artists Initiative dance film featuring New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck, Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Samantha Figgins, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Matthew Rushing, and Dragon House Crew Member Marquese “Nonstop” Scott? Yeah…it’s kind of a big deal. At […]
Marquese “Nonstop” Scott (photo by Drew Crozier) Not too long ago, we asked: What is animation dance? Thanks to some expert instruction, we now know that animation is about bending reality, about making people stop and think, Wait…what did I just see? Well that’s just what we thought after watching this new video of animator […]
Did you know that “sign flipping” is a thing? No, really. Apparently there are people out there doing crazy stuff with road signs. Awesome animator (and Dragon House Crew member) Marquese Scott discovered “Flipper j” doing his thing on the side of the road a few days ago. He posted a video showcasing the guy’s […]