Don't stop dancing!

I will review dance videos, performances and recommend 'sick' dance videos. I would mentioned my favorite dancers here and there and illustrate my dance "experience." Hey! I am just a young explorer who has so much to grow and learn! So, step into my journey, the dance floor awaits. "Dancing my way to sucess as an escape from stress" - Zhelix

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1. Keone & Mari Madrid Choreography | Latch

Metal is strengthened through fire. Muscle is grown through endurance. Flowers are blossomed from dirt. Like you, our relationship also goes through it's str...

Truly my favorite video of the year! number 1, such chemistry from a beautiful married couple. Latch certainly was fitting for both choreographies in the video. Starting off with the original song for a staged choreography to the mellow version for an expressive re-encounter. Their encounter is illustrates the definition of what it means to communicate through dance. Of course it was choreographically made beforehand, but just imagine how the world would look like if were to interact with one another through dance. 

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2. Kyle Hanagami | Counting Stars

"Let the stars guide you home." Thank you all for your support in 2013. Can’t wait to show you everything I have stored for you in 2014! So excited! Choreogr…

What a great way to start off 2014! Kyle Hanagami converts his imagination to vivid wonderful piece of choreography. I like the introduction subtitles :

"When you feel lost and hope is gone. And the entire world, you roam... And you don't know where next to go, Let the stars guide you home"

A quote well fitting to both the song and the choreography.  

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3. QUEST CREW PRESENTS: "THE HOSPITAL"

Bloopies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3my9OqLUX8 Other Social TDS NeTwerks: 2nd Channel http://www.youtube.com/RANDOMinicSHOW Instagram http://www.insta...

What a SICK concept, literally!

The filmography, the styles of dance, the piece of choreography, the sound effects and suspension all see in a first-person perspective. 

From the terrorizing baby killer to the popper/back-break followed by the mysterious nurse and her allies escaping them to find sick break dancers ripping in it. The ending was totally expected from a guy who likes to watch terror films, but I'm glad the ending was somewhat mind-blowing. It was a wild collaboration of what it seems to be quite frightening coming from extraordinary dancers.

Quest Crew are one of my top favorite crews and their work has always been admirable and greatly eye-catching.  

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4. "The Final Speech" | @_AnthonyLee_ Choreography

thanks for checking out the vid! i've always wanted a chance to work with the brotha @v1nh for quite sometime so we created this sometime last year. when we ...

I like Anthony Lee's music selection because it conveys well into his choreographies. It's ingenious to allowed his viewers to think for themselves by listening to the message of Chaplin's words in this jazzy/hip-hip type of music.                  "I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way..." (Read the rest of the speech at: http://www.charliechaplin.com/en/synopsis/articles/29-The-Great-Dictator-s-Speech) The message is concise, powerful and self-explanatory. Anthony has always pushed originality into his work and quite frankly this one of his best works of 2014 hence being part of my top ten dance videos.

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5. "Lay Me Down" @Samsmithworld | @IaMEmiliodosal & @Kelsey_Landers choreography | Emilio Dosal

This piece is very close to my heart. Not many people in my life really know this about me, but September 20, 2008 I lost the most amazing man in my life, my...

Emilio has come a long way since he began his path in dancing This choreography made by Emilio Dosal and Kelsey Landers it's unseen of coming from Emilio's YouTube channel.  I felt he's transition and learning experience came from So You Think You Could Dance (SYTYCD) shifting he's dance perspective. There was an abundance of break-dancing moves added to this piece, mixed with modern, jazz and contemporary that came all together with Kelsey. I thought of the piece as symbol of absences from a love one and I was right, but not from my point of view, exactly. In Emilio mind, Kelsey symbolizes the spirit of he's grandfather who is long gone and wished to spend time with him for at least a moment to ask for wisdom.  It's pretty clever and frankly inspirational coming from Millie. 

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6. Ian Eastwood Choreography | "Coast Is Clear" - Skrillex & Chance The Rapper

Hey guys, first of all lemme say this is the most excited I’ve been to release a video in a pretty long time and also the most intense experience of getting ...

Ian Eastwood and he's crew that consist of great dancers like Brain Puspos are collaborate and this great action theme video. The transition from an actress to a dancer was pretty cool due to the filmography. I like the choice of the song tagging along the concept and the choreography, just astonishing.  

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7. CYRUS GLITCH SPENCER & JAJA VANKOVA | We're Sorry by Tincup

Videographer: Justice Parman @justiceparman22 Instagram & Twitter: @dance9cyrus & @jajavankova & @justiceparman22 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/us...

Jaja and Cyrus have done collaborations before, they work well together due their skills and technical movements. I like this video for their style and their use of talent. The background it's so artsy fitting well to this choreography.  I found about Jaja through I.Am.Me in America's Best Dance Crew and Cyrus through So You Think You Could Dance. I followed them though twitter and various websites and I am amazed of the dancers they have become.

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8. I See Fire || KINJAZ

This is a routine about seeing the difficulties and struggles ahead of you, yet still having the strength to face them head on knowing that it will be worth ...

This group consist of various dancers and choreographers all in one group called KINJAZ. This video represents the struggles that may come in the future, but no matter what, fighting through every obstacle it's worth the time to succeed. I love their work, style, personalities and what awaits for 2015.    

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9. Megan Batoon Choreography | NAUGHTY GIRL

Santa’s daughter, Christine Kringle, goes on a mission in Santa’s workshop and stumbles upon something unexpected. It’s finally here! I’m so happy to finally…

Talk about last minute decision to add a recent video in to my Top 10 list, but it’s a Megan Batoon choreography. This video took a twist to her usual choreography, it was tough and sexy, matching the title and concept. I love her comedy that’s infiltrated in her videos and her collaborations with various dancers like D-trix.  I found out about her though a YouTube competition. Unfortunately, she lost but gain a subscriber. I began to follow her journey as YouTuber and saw her accomplishments like getting hired by World of Dance. I could tell her dancing has evolved since I began to follow her.

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10. Into Circle - JuBaFilms & MTutorials

Making Of (by MTutorials): http://youtu.be/kbpxpven5Vs "Into Circle" ist ein aufwendiges Projekt von MTutorials und JuBaFilms, welches in einem Zeitraum von ...

This video landed as number 10 on my Top Ten of the 2014 due to their concentration in break dancing. I like how they're skills have driven them to be use for various reason in their Youtube videos, but this video depicts the detailed movement of the dance style.

They are one of my inspirations as dancers.

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Best of 2014

I will attempt to post my top 10 dance videos of the year before the year ends! Let's get started!