Category: dance

Laurie Hernandez – Dancing With the Stars

The 16-year-old athlete from Team USA is freshly back in the United States following her impressive victories at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hernandez won silver on the balance beam, and gold in the women’s team all-around.

While there’s no word on whether or not pro Mark Ballas will return, it sounds like he could make a perfect partner for Hernandez.

“I absolutely adore @lzhernandez02 just gorgeous,” he tweeted on Aug. 10. “#starpower #needadanceteacher? #RioOlympics2016.”

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 15: Silver medalist Lauren Hernandez of the United States celeberates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Balance Beam on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 15: Silver medalist Lauren Hernandez of the United States celeberates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Balance Beam on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Sofia Bogdanova – Freestyle Slalom

Wow. Sofia Bogdanova is 10-year old freestyle slalom skater, SEBA team pro-rider from Moscow, Russia.

Click PLAY or watch her on Facebook.

See more on her YouTube channel.

Miss Val profile in UCLA magazine

The secret agent: Danusia Francis
The secret agent: Danusia Francis

No one does floor exercises like the Bruins, who are renowned for their ability to paint a scene while running, jumping and somersaulting through the air. Such storytelling elements are a hallmark of UCLA gymnastics, says Amanda Borden, a Pac-12 network commentator and Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics. She points to “routines uniquely designed for each athlete” as one of UCLA’s key strengths. …

Coach Valorie Kondos Field – Born to Perform

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Just Jerk – Body Rock 2016

Awesome. The winning performance.

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Just Jerk consists of choreographers and professional dancers from Seoul, South Korea. Youngjae Sung is the leader …

Thanks Katt.

Sam Peszek tries Danusia Francis’ pose

Yep. 🙂

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(via papaliukin)

dance – Give Me One Reason

Choreography by Chris Martin & Larkin Poynton. Tracy Chapman – Give Me One Reason.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (2014)

ABANDON – dance with smoke

Choreographed and Performed by Harriet Waghorn and Troy Savic.

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… state of the art computer fluid simulation to generate the smoke effects that brings the CGI ghosts to life. Approximately 1400 hours of simulation time were required to process the bespoke effects, generating nearly 5 terabytes of data. (VIDEO)

Thanks Vadim.