Entries Tagged 'dance' ↓

funny – Dance Walking

Ben Aaron presents the newest fitness craze.

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Ballet reality TV – Breaking Pointe

Series goes behind the stage curtain for an intense, unfiltered look at one of the most competitive ballet companies in the country, Ballet West, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Beneath the beauty and glamour of the dance and costumes is a gritty dog-eat-dog world of extreme athleticism, focus, dedication, passion, pressure and, of course, the hunt for the unattainable perfection …

IMDb

Premiere

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(via Aunt Joyce)

Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs – Floor

This was the hottest routine at Championships this year. Shame YouTube doesn’t come close to duplicating the excitement of seeing it LIVE.

Unique and fascinating choreography.

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First Position – ballet film

The Youth America Grand Prix.

First Position recently had its World Premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and was named the audience choice’s first runner up for Best Documentary.

Click PLAY or watch a Trailer on YouTube.

First Position is in theatres May 4th, 2012.

Go BIG or go Bollywood

A gymnastics dance performance from Oakville in Ontario, Canada is HIGHLY entertaining.

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Yannick Lebrun – dancer

From French Guiana.

Yannick Lebrun began training in his native country at the Adaclam School under the guidance of Jeanine Verin. In 2004, he moved to New York City to study at The Ailey School as a scholarship student. Mr. Lebrun has performed with the Francesca Harper Project Modo Fusion. He was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2011. ….

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Photo by Andrew Eccles

related – “DANCE GOD ON THE SUBWAY”

(via Adriana Pop on Facebook)

The Beat Drop – gymnastics dance

Interesting edit.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (profanity warning)

(via @TripleTwistBlog)

Acrobatic Gymnastics – Duo Osmose

French Artistic Olympian Ludivine Furnon and her new partner, fiance Martin Charrat.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (NOT safe for work)

Thanks Dana. Thanks 21najafast.

related – Acrobatic Gymnastics – Duo MainTenanT

Acrobatic Gymnastics – Duo MainTenanT

I’ve linked to Duo MainTenanT before. But several friends have recently linked to this particular performance.

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That’s Nicolas Besnard and Shenea Booth. Previously he worked with Ludivine Furnon.

break dancing Jews

Jeremy linked to this fun edit. Over 1.5 million views.

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Happy Hanukkah.

mirror training for gymnasts

In the good old days, training in front of a mirror was part of everyday workout.

Yang Le, age-6, Xiantao, Hubei

I don’t see much of that anymore. It’s disappeared along with Ballet Bar work.

TiVo time delay video has somewhat replaced the mirror. But I still feel that the mirror is underused in an era where artistry has never been more lacking.

Gymnastics Zone has some good ideas – Mirror Training for Gymnastics

Olivia Courtney – Floor

Couch Gymnast:

… This tribal music piece seems to me to be a purposeful revisit of the legendary routine of last year’s floor champion, Brittany McCullough, minus the catwalking and mat beating. …

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It’s no Brittany McCullough routine yet, but I’m sure it will be tweaked over the coming weeks.

See more of the new UCLA Floor routines with commentary – The Bruins ‘Step Up’ for the New Season

Mattie Larson – new Floor

One of the best things about the start of a new NCAA season is seeing the UCLA Floor choreography.

Miss Val is genius. And how hard could it be to choreography Mattie, one of the best Floor workers in the world in recent years.

Click PLAY or watch a dance through on YouTube.

It’s really difficult to tell on YouTube how that’s going to work LIVE. But I’ve got a strong feeling this will be one of the top routines in College.

Very original.

Aisha Gerber’s is original and excellent too. (VIDEO) Choreography that actually syncs with the music — what a concept. Aisha gets a thumbs up for Artistry from senior FIG Judge Avril Enslow.