“When you do things from your soul, other people really dig that shit.”
The Dance || Alex Hutchinson
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Casey Brooks || CASI
Words by Kate Wotherspoon
New York in 15 intriguing locations, the song “About You” by XXYYXX , an incredible dance duo and some rad oversized suits. Casey Brooks directed one damn cool video. Danced by Hillary Pearson & Maria Volpe this short explores simple movements across various settings. With slight time & speed manipulation there’s a sort of frantic vibration which is then layered with a cool slow beat, I fricken love it. Casey Brooks makes a flipped umbrella look cool and walking on all fours (in heels) is so dynamic, alluring and sexy. Well done.
Miss Brooks, hire me please, k thanks. ;) xxo
Upgraded Tuesdays || Dylan Mayoral
Musicality and isolation at it’s best!!! Damn this kid is something else.
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Upgraded Tuesdays || Parris Goebel
Parris upgrades any day – damn’t she’s otherworldly! This video is from 2012, and the precision and musicality blows my mind! By the way it’s real time not sped up. You’ll know what I’m talking about when you reach 2:30 time in the video. Enjoy ;) xx
P.S Let’s not even touch the styling in this video. Too on point for words.
Upgraded Tuesdays || NEW STREET ORDER
This is from five years ago but it is still one of my favorite dance videos! So tricky, so sexy and definitely an eye/mind f#ck (pardon my French).
Directed and shot by Scotty Nguyen
Dancers: Scotty Nguyen & Tracy Shibata
Choreography: Scotty Nguyen & Tracy Shibata
Song: Usher – There Goes My Baby
The gold sneakers can be found at NewStreetOrder.com
Between the Branches || O2 The Dance Company
O2 The Dance Company is a project based contemporary dance company and is directed by Sarah Dolan, an incredible human being and artist. This will be my second year with O2 and we have are performing our last six shows of `Between the Branches“ this weekend in Calgary, AB!
`Between the Branches“ is an interactive dance experience that invites you to people watch with us in the park. Be prepared to move around on stage and enjoy the show from our point of view.
`Between the Branches“ is an interactive dance experience that invites you to people watch with us in the park. Be prepared to move around on stage and enjoy the show from our point of view.
Check out our teaser video here:
Since this is a passion project we are also participating in a Kickstarter fundraising campaign! Check out our video here and support the up and coming art and dance industry in Calgary :)
You can purchase tickets to the shows this weekend by clicking this link:
O2 The Dance Company’s “Between the Branches”
Here is a clip from last year’s show “Answers”
“BETWEEN THE BRANCHES“
DIRECTED BY SARAH DOLAN
Upgraded Tuesdays || Yanis Marshall
If you didn’t know Yanis before, NOW YOU DO!
Choreography by @YanisMarshall
Filmed by @TimMilgram
Studio @DanceMillennium
Bodies in Urban Spaces || Willi Dorner
Words by Kate Wotherspoon
Photographs by Lisa Rastl
I discovered Austrian artist, Willi Dorner, via hintmag.com and became instantly intrigued from his project “Bodies in Urban Spaces”. Dorner choreographs a talented group of parkour artists and dancers into small nooks and areas of the urban jungle we pass by everyday and creates a new colourful perspective. He brings an alternative view to the city experience; a temporary intervention of public space.
“I use the different positions of the bodies to direct [people’s] gaze and thus point out it’s interesting features, to break through the normal radius of eye movement, and the walkers imperceptibly adopt the perspective of tourists.” – Willi Dorner
“I focused on the intermediate spaces; I sought out places that are often ignored and left open, and I extended the idea to trails that pass through urban areas but which are not familiar to most inhabitants.”- Dorner
To purchase the photo book of “Bodies in Urban Spaces” please visit Willi Dorner’s website here.
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Upgraded Tuesdays || Aya Sato
This is the definition of precision:
Choreography by Ayo Sato and of course their outfits are so on point! #droolingoverhere
#SLAYINGIT
Check out more of Aya Sato here: https://www.youtube.com/AyaSato1oo6
Upgraded Tuesdays || Willdabeast
So it’s Tuesday… The Mon-daze has past, and it’s not quite Humpday or Friday…. So I decided to upgrade Tuesdays by posting a fierce dance video every week.
First one up of this series is a combo choreographed by Willdabeast Adams (LA) to the song “Upgrade U” by Beyoncé (fitting isn’t?).
Just. Watch. Honestly, if you don’t’ feel hype after watching this, then I don’t know if you’re human or not…
Everything about his choreo is right. And the dancers in this video all KILL. IT. Enjoy :)
P.S. Willdabeast, you have my heart. <3
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