This is awesome! Street performers in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa make their hats float with an ingenious technique and plenty of style. Filmed by Kim Davidson.
Misty Copeland didn’t start ballet until the age of 13. Despite the late start and early rejection she persevered, becoming (by many accounts) the first African American female soloist for the American Ballet Theatre.
If you’re ever feeling down just watch this video of an elderly gentleman grooving out. The video was originally posted to Facebook by Edgard Eleuterio Daza where it has been shared over 600,000 times! The video (embedded below) is captioned, “Forever Young” 🙂
An incredible collaboration between master cellist Yo-Yo Ma and street dance legend Lil Buck. The performance, entitled The Dying Swan, was recorded by director Spike Jonze on his cell phone Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) was a child prodigy and was performing by age five. The artist has recorded 75 albums, won 15…
The Washington Post asked six dancers of the Washington Ballet to perform their most difficult dance moves in their repertoire. This is poetry in motion. Originally founded as The Washington School of Ballet in 1944 by legendary ballet pioneer Mary Day, The Washington Ballet (TWB) was incorporated as a professional company in 1976 and…
Buugengs are ‘S-shaped’ objects that are spun and manipulated using a series of techniques to create an optical illusion known as the “visual kaleidoscope”. In this beautifully shot video entitled Flow, we see Buugeng performer Gustavo Ollitta manipulating a pair of buugengs with great skill and control. You can learn more about buugeng including…
I’m not sure about the musical selection but the coordination demonstrated by these Thai soldiers is certainly impressive. Apparently the ‘domino effect’ can be quite hypnotizing! Fast forward to 2:06 for the human sound wave 🙂
If there is one dance move that is always sure to impress, it’s the moonwalk. The dance technique became popular around the world after Michael Jackson executed it during a performance of “Billie Jean” on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever on March 25, 1983. The special was broadcast on May 16th, 1983, and would…
Dancers Among Us is the recently released photo book by photographer Jordan Matter. In it, Jordan collaborates with dancers around the country, creating stunning photos of bodies in motion. In his own words, Matter explains: The inspiration for this book came to me one afternoon as I watched my son, Hudson, playing with his…
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