Commercial Dance

Hey everyone!

So this week was one of the busiest of the semester so far for me. Lots of dance stuff like teaching classes, choreographing routines, auditioning, dance department midterms. And also a math midterm this week which I probably did not do very well on. Anyways, to say the least, I am so worn out and ready to relax... but I have a non-stop weekend and I anticipate the next few weeks ahead to be more full and tiring than this week. So I'm definietly trying to brace myself and stay healthy.

What this post is actually about, though, is commercial dancing. Commercial dancing is the kind of dance that you see pretty much in any part of the entertainment industry. The kind of dancing in the performances at the Grammys, in music videos, in concerts, on shows like So You Think You Can Dance, and also in commercials and movies. This kind of dancing is the type that tends to be extremely entertaining and have a "wow" factor to it. It can be very styleized like hip-hop funk, or it can also be a strong contemporary piece that gives people chills.

Here's an example of a contemporary piece that definitely wowed the audience:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk8ImwtnCug

As you may have noticed, the overall quality of the dance is very fluid and soft, but there were various tricks and elements of passion that really set it aside from just a soft contemporary piece. This is what commercial dancing is all about. Performing from your heart to touch the audience.

I'll be talking more about commercial dancing tomorrow and post some more videos because there's some really great stuff out there.
Now it's sleeping time. Night. :]