Category: Dance
-
Misty Copeland Recreates the Paintings of Edgar Degas
Ballerina Misty Copeland has captivated thousands of people with her graceful moves as the principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. In her most recent project, and in anticipation of the latest Edgar Degas exhibition at the New York Museum of Modern Art, she has teamed with the NYC Dance Project to recreate some of…
-
The Secret Behind Michael Jackson’s Anti-Gravity Lean Was Actually a Pair of Shoes
Michael Jackson’s dance moves are unparalleled, but did you know that he got a little help from his kicks in the mid-’90s? His iconic, gravity-defying lean was first seen in the 1987 video for Smooth Criminal and directors pulled this off through the use of wires and special effects. But the King of Pop wanted to take the…
-
Black and White Photography of Male Ballet Dancers
The beauty and grace of a ballet dancer is a sight to behold. But what about twenty amazingly flexible, sculptured, male ballet dancers? That was the task faced by photographer Matthew Brookes in his recent Les Danseurs project. Matthew worked with twenty male ballerinas from the Paris Opera Ballet, bringing the dancers to a minimalistic setting that allowed the men…
-
Gravity-Defying Photos of Dancer Captured as if Frozen in Time
While levitation photography is nothing new, Taiwanese-French-American photographer Mickael Jou’s self-portraits of himself leaping through the air are exceptionally elegant feats of movement and grace. For the past three years, the Berlin-based creative has united his two passions—photography and dance—by capturing stunning images of his own nimble motions frozen in time. Similar to photographer Jordan…
-
David the Dancing Candy Floss Man Will Have You Block Rockin’ Beats!
Dancing candy floss extraordinaire David Shtorm will amaze you with some smooth moves while making some equally smooth candy floss creations! Whether you call it fairy floss or candy floss, it doesn’t really matter, as David has some Block Rockin’ Beats! http://youtu.be/t5MCnpeNMDw And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art to hang…