My Dance Inspirations
In order to build dance foundation, I binge watched so many dance videos on youtube and instagram and got inspired by so many insanely talented dancers.
1. The dancer that first inspired me to have a hard-hitting big movement dance style would be Ysabelle Capitule. She is a Filipino-Portuguese dancer who has danced in big stages such as the X Factor, the Ellen DeGenres’ show, and Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards. She is one of the most followed dancers on instagram, currently having almost 800k followers. I would say she’s definitely a favorite of mine still today when it comes to the “lit” style as I call it.
2. I ventured into the more technical style when I discovered Sorah Yang on Youtube. Sorah Yang has choreographed for my favorite California dance team (GRV), has coached some of my favorite K-Pop artist (New Jeans and Monsta X), and has been nominated as Female Choreographer of the Year twice by World of Dance. Sorah Yang has so many intricate moves and she hits every beat in the right pocket. She’s very technical, but very sharp and powerful as well. Until today, I still call her my favorite dancer.
3. On a personal level, one of the dancers I respect the most would be the very first dance captain I’ve gotten the privilege to learn from at the start of my dance journey. My high school captain Alea F. started our team from nothing. All of the members from our high school’s dance team quit just before I joined due to drama, so during her junior year (my sophomore year), she took the reigns and trained a team filled with beginner dancers such as myself. Our high school all female dance team has never placed 1st in the high school dance competitions before, but by the time I was a senior, we achieved what we thought was unimaginable with dancers who have only been dancing for approximately 3-4 years. We won 1st place. Alea gave us the vision and drive, and we made sure to keep it going after she graduated. The joy on her face when she came to watch our winning performance filled our team up with so much pride.
