Tag: brooklyn

This K-Pop Music Video Will Change the Way You Think About Boy Bands

K-pop boy band, Seventeen just released a jaw-dropping music video that we can’t get enough of. Thanks to the intricacy and overall it-factor of the choreography, this boy band’s taking things to a level that even professional dancers might have trouble keeping up with. In fact, these guys are so good that *NSYNC may have […]

Mr. Indie-pendent, Adrian Galvin

Allow us to introduce your new postmodern obsession, Adrian Galvin—aka Yoke Lore. This insanely versatile musician-dancer-choreographer is the co-founder of BOOMERANG Dance and Performance Project, based in NYC. He owns a dance studio in Brooklyn. Oh yeah, and he’s an alum of WALK THE MOON (“Shut Up and Dance”) who often choreographs his own music […]

Meet the Lady Dragons: Brooklyn's Best Step Team

Meet the Lady Dragons of Brooklyn Technical High School. They are the loudest-clapping, strongest-stomping step team in Brooklyn, and they rock. VICE Sports made a super-cool mini-documentary featuring the Lady Dragons as they prep for a regional competition. As team captain Christina Saint Jean explains in the doc, stepping is “the art of using your […]

Get Your Friday Freestyle Fix with Two Sweet Videos

Dust off those celebratory moves, people. It’s Friday. I miss that guy. What else can help celebrate the gloriousness that is the end of a long week? Dance videos—obv. And now, thanks to The New Yorker, you can add a few more to your list. The magazine recently debuted a new web series called “Five-Borough […]

Meet the Brooklynettes, the Brooklyn Nets' Dance Team

The first clue that the Brooklynettes aren’t your average dance team is what they’re wearing. They’re more likely to strut onto the Barclays Center court in wedge sneakers than heels; their graphic black-and-white uniforms are urban chic, not girly-girl cute (though, to be fair, they’re known to sport a sequin or two). But then the […]

The Cool Kids

Yes, they’re cute. But the Brooklyn Nets Kids, who perform at Nets basketball games throughout the year, are so much more. Many of these little ones, who range in age from 6 to 13, have resumés full-grown dancers would covet. And all of them have the kind of charisma that can’t be taught. “These kids […]

Cedar Lake Video Roundup

Alexander Ekman’s “Hubbub.” Photo by Julieta Cervantes Allow me to indulge in a #humblebrag: I feel so incredibly lucky to live in NYC with access to so much amazing dance! I’m seeing Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet TONIGHT, and I can’t wait. We’re united in our obsession with this mind-blowing company—you probably saw them on our […]