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Rennes, France - Nick Williams & Carla Heiney (2010)

I have no context and absolutely no idea what event this was held at, but there’s a bunch of videos that I may start posting from here.

As a lead, Nick Williams is the dancer I look to for much of my technical inspiration, especially since he’s so clean and clear with his movement. This performance could’ve been a choreographed routine—everything is so practiced and precise that people might not be able to tell it’s improvised.

One of the things that makes this dance so dynamic is how well they dance ahead of and behind the beat, and how they switch it up. Nick can delay swinging out til the very last fraction of a second, or toss in variations that play with syncopated rhythms. Carla, meanwhile, is incredibly responsive and playful in the space she has to work with. Plus, the variations she’ll throw in are absolutely stunning—follows, check out her switches from @0:24-@0;26 because holy crap.

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