Tag: karen x. cheng

Watch This Guy Learn to Dance in a Year

Remember Karen X. Cheng, the inspiring girl who went from hip-hop newbie to credible dancer over the course of a year—and documented the whole process on film? Well, meet her dance-quest doppelganger: YouTube user Neiland, a lifelong Michael Jackson fan who, a year ago, decided to master some of the pop legend’s signature moves. Like […]

What Can You Learn in 100 Days?

A while back, we told you about Karen X. Cheng, who wanted to learn how to dance—and documented her progress, on film, over the course of a year. The finished video, which compiled chronological clips from the 365-day project, was surprisingly inspiring. Its time-lapse quality made the improvements that are so hard to notice on […]

How Much Can Your Dancing Improve in a Year?

In dance, progress is usually measured in infinitesimal degrees. Over the course of a month, you were able to get your leg a teeny-tiny bit higher in arabesque! It only took you four years to finally get that triple pirouette! Because it’s hard to see ourselves improving over such long periods of time, it’s easy […]