@@sliyan6726 but just like dancing. Doing something that you are clearly bad at with confidence, can justifiably cause either crying&/disgust or respect, usually depending on why that person is attempting it
@@sliyan6726I mean I kind of got offended because singing is definitely much bigger than dancing. Like dude. Name a dancer that is greater than Whitney Houston when it comes to fame.
@@chorika7670WHAT this is still an insanely popular and extremely extremely classic song! he's not that young at all, you can tell he's well versed in music and dance - he was keeping up and following her lead! i can guarantee you he knows who michael jackson and the jackson 5 are. they're only the most famous family who lead a new generation into music and dance!! put some respect on them 😭😭 (all lighthearted!! 😊)
I think he’s the better dancer of the two. She didn’t let him lead and instead took over doing moves she wanted to do, and he was able to keep up and match her vibe without trying to take the lead back from her, which would have made it look sloppier.
@@zillmc yeah, she was mouthing the words to the song, if you look closely you can see her singing... unbelievable what people will try and pass off on here...
As a dancer myself, this is the BEST feeling. When u both vibe perfectly together and just have fun and accidentally have the same thought. Its soooo great
I know, I'm also a dancer and i once danced salsa with an asian lady and we both slayedd she knew that I KNEW how to dance and straight up danced together haha❤
This was rehearsed she is just lying to make herself seem more talented bc if what the captions say are true she would just be another good dancer .. too many reasons you can tell that this is rehearsed. I explained it in another comment. The main thing is she mouthed and gestured the words "when I had you to myself" and idk if anyone even new generations doesn't know this song smh
@@haleywinton7499 yea i grew up on this song. And oh well. Thanks for crushing my hope in spontaneity and unplanned genius 😅 its happened to me before but smaller. Not a whole performance
He's watching her every movement, and supporting her through them! She's definitely in charge of this one. Getting the right song is half the appeal! ❤
@@WedrownyGrajek I didn't imply anything negative. Their assignment was to improvise. She had the ideas and went for it. Him supporting her as she did so is what makes them a TEAM.
@@rebeccav9969 I didn't imply you anything, it's all good. I just see it differently - maybe I just define leading differently. One way or another doesn't change the fact their dance is fun to watch and I bet was fun to dance. 😊 Cheers!
@@blending_inlol. What does being straight have to do with it 😂😂😂. You can admire or even check out same gender without your orientation changing lol. I check everyone out tbh. But I’m only attracted on a romantic level with men.
you could tell he wanted to match her vibes, while it looks like she’s leading he’s supporting and complimenting her moves perfectly and at the end you can see him wanting to put his arm on her shoulder in order to cohesively finalize the dance but was hesitant until she lead his arm, showing his respect for his assumingely stranger dance partner. amazing skill! amazing improv! and great fluidity!
He did it exactly right. She's the star of the show and he put her on display for the audience. She was masterful at flirting with the crowd at every occasion and he knew to just keep giving her the opportunity. He didn't try to show her up, he set her up so she could dazzle and as a result they both succeeded. Well done!
The male dancer had incredible talent to be able to let her do her own style, but yet match her equally. They are both very strong dancers, and that took a lot of talent! Beautiful!
Wow!! I used to be a Salsa dancer, so I remember that special feeling you get when you and your dance partner just "connect" perfectly on the dance floor!! This is one of those moments. It's a priceless feeling. ❤ 🕺💃🔥🔥GO OUT THERE AND LIVE YOUR LIFE LA VIDA LOCA!
@@horacelidenbrock3905nope, he definitely led some parts like the twirls, but you can tell he was following because as some parts (especially the beginning) he would start to go one way, but stopped when he saw what she was doing
@@smilefishyish What you describe is called leading. He initiates a movement, she responds, meanwhile he sets up something else... and repeat. At the beginning, you can see that she's moving her hips and raising her arm while waiting for him to start the movement. Meanwhile, he's waiting for the beginning of the phrase.
I love how she’s the one leading the moves and there’s half a second barely noticeable delay where he analyzes her moves and then immediately complements her. I love this.
@@Checkmate_Centralhe's in the lead position (setting the overall move), but she's definitely the one initiating most of the variations/musicality on the moves. He's doing a good job of responding to it quickly and matching her
And you'd be wrong. They practiced this dance for weeks...TO THIS VERY SONG. They're not strangers that just met before this dance. They know each other quite well and have danced together for quite a while. They're in the same dance class my wife and I are in. In fact, my wife and I are there as this video is being made. This was for a dance-off competition that our dance class/studio had. Anyone in the class was welcome to enter it. The dancers you see here were in the top three. This is their final time dancing this particular dance. The other two couples also danced their dances again and the three couples were judged, and the winner of these three dances won. These two you see in this video actually came in second place. But this dance was very much rehearsed. And it was rehearsed many times. Hell, this is the 4th time alone that they did this very dance for this very competition, using this very song. The write up is just lies in order to get more views. And it worked. So don't think there's a delay because he's trying to quickly analyze her moves. That's not how real dancing works. Especially one as choreographed as this one is. (Or any of them that were done during the competition). The fact that there may be a delay in his movements is probably why they came in second place and not first.
Edit 2: this guy made up the story. Keeping my original comment below. @@brucewayne2155 interesting hear this insider info! I thought it was a "mix and match" style competition where people are social dancing with random partners but it sounds like you're saying it's more like a "strictly lindy", where it's choreographed with a partner ahead of time (I am a lindy hopper and not a WCS dancer clearly haha). It certainly looks like he's responding to her made-on-the-spot variations though Edit: the "strictly lindy" category is not choreographed, and you don't know your song ahead of time. You just know your partner (so you can prepare special aerial moves, combos, etc). I got the names of the competitions mixed up
@@Fwacer I assure you it's not improv. My wife and I are not only there, but were in the competition. We came in 7th place out of 18 couples that joined
Idk the more I watch it I see how much he's adding. She sets the tone at the beginning, but he's doing his job as the lead: to make his partner look good. They are both incredibly talented and he knows what brings home the bacon.
He's not as showy as she is, but he built the sandbox and is letting her make sandcastles. He's the quiet leader, letting her be the star, but make no mistake, he is the leader here.
Any man who does dance knowd when dancing with a new woman partner that you let the lead and dictate the dance. Dance can get very intimate and the last thing you wanna do as a guy is make your partner uncomfortable cause you got a little closer then they were comfortable with.
Stunning!! Simply stunning! In my book this beats world's best dancers with rehearsed routines!! THIS to me is what dance is all about!! They are having such fun!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
This couple are sure good together. Their sweet daughter, is following this young man perfectly. ❤😂🎉 i hope they continue to dance together. God bless you and thank you for giving us this nice dance and people enjoyed it. Good thoughts and prayers to both of you. C.Gano and family.😂❤🎉🎉⚘🧜♀️🧜♂️💕🌻💐👯♂️🤩🙋♀️❣🌻💙💚🙏🙏🙏
This was wild to be improv!!! He blended in at first and then his confidence really stood out and matched her energy! Amazing dancers! You had great chemistry, he could be your husband!!! ❤
He was very confident from the start... don't mistake him waiting for the beginning of the musical phrase for a lack of confidence. It's just good musicality.
@@classytacos9855 it's funny how we are always asked to respect religious people's believes, while they never respect others. Keep your toxic, destructive fairytale bullshit to yourself. Thank you 👍
That was absolutely awesome. Beautifully done!.. 11 year old Michael Jackson singing "I Want You Back" with his brothers, the Jackson 5.. Loved watching you two.. It was so natural and the flow is pure artistry.. 👍❤️
These confuse me bc isn't improv when they make up the dance on the spot?...but I saw two guys in this same ("class" idk what this is) do the exact same dance like a lil different bc it was 2 guys no girl but the same dance
Would be nice to believe everything at face value.... but you cant know for sure unless you know her..... maybe its improv.... maybe its not..... Either way..... very inspiring.... makes me wanna learn!
@@brookwilliams2803 maybe it's the same general moves done ciz they are easy to do with random partners, it's still really appealing as a dance. I just enjoyed it, I didn't really read much into it.
@soullessangel207 I saw this once before and in came on again and that's when I noticed all the moves were in the same order as the other...but I still enjoyed the video
@@DX-ddude I think the point is that they have such chemistry we could all see this being turned into a real romance. Or at the very least a great friendship.
This is the most I have internally blushed and screamed at two people that just met each other and have chemestry. I should start learning how to dance. I want this.
Dancing is fairly easy. Pick an upbeat song and just groove. Move your hands and feet and just feel the music. If you want this dancing though, I believe this is a form of tango.
Start with salsa to learn leading and directing techniques 😊 dance has a common international language. Once you learn it you can dance with anybody in couple dances.
The leads were forceful enough to get her attention but subtle enough to look like it was her decision . Very good lead male and it takes skill to match a powerful lead. And as someone else said he lead but he followed her . Really nice to watch .
That's a dance partner worth keeping for sure!!! If the audience wasn't made aware that they just met, we'd have never known. At least I wouldn't have.
He’s an amazing partner!! He intuited so well! He had no problem letting her take the lead, he was an awesome support and he let her shine the way a really good partner does! Love this!
@@horacelidenbrock3905 Maybe if you actually watched the video you could see him watching and following her movement to try and match her energy. Maybe next time....yk try having eyes.
@@Iheartmefr I see where you're coming from. My latin coach used to yell at me for looking at my partner when I shouldn't have. "It looks like she's leading you!" he would say. Bear in mind, he and I and my partner all knew that I have a strong lead in reality. Back to the video, he looks a bit too much at her. Yet, if you watch closely, you'll see that he's initiating every movement, he's leading every step. So, my eyes are working fine... I think you just don't know what you're talking about.
@@horacelidenbrock3905 True true- but it still applies. It looks like she's leading him and he doesn't know what to do. There were a few times where he took charge(whenever he spun her) but that was it. When I was in dancing class and ballet i'm pretty sure that that is not what a man leading looks like...or feels like. His feet follow her movements after he looks down at them. Only then when he starts getting more confident does he start taking a little bit of control.
@@Iheartmefr How do you know how it feels dancing with him? Is that you in the video? You do realise that he picked the moment when they started, don't you? And he did pretty well, because they are mostly on the phrase. Of course, it looks amateurish... but this guy can undoubtedly lead.
@@dajtoad1Yeah no, that’s not how dance works in this context. What you’re talking about is traditional roles- man leads woman. That is not applicable in a freestyle dance competition.
@@dilypopp If it’s not clear where lead is coming from, you’re not dancing together. I’ve partner danced plenty, and if the lead had to come from me, my partner was not a good dancer (or not a good partner). Partner dancing is lead/follow. If you can get leads coming from both sides at the same time, it’s a mess.
Actually, yall, they both showed great talent. Y'all gotta remember they've never met, danced together, or knew what song was going to play before right then. Just like it says in the caption. And you can tell by the way they start slow and watch each other to see what they can do before getting into it. For being improvised, they both did phenomenal. And she was leading a little bit but, in most partner dancing, that's the point imo. The beauty and movement of the woman matched with the sturdiness and support of the man. Especially in swing dance and very physical dances where you're going to be spinning and moving your partner.
@@zachduncan7616 I used to freestyle every week, with people I'd never met before, with neither of us knowing what music would be playing. The guy leads. Always. Otherwise you can get conflicting signals which leaves no time for co-ordination. A good lead will, at the same time, leave room for the woman to improvise while showing by hand and body where he's going to be to take the dance forward to the next step. It's a skill and a two way conversation. But you can't both be talking at the same time.
Just because it's something you don't understand it does not mean it does not exist. You give yourself away when you use the word choreography. What you see here is all non-verbal connection, both visual and non-visual leading. There is no rehearsed "choreography" beyond the underlying base WCS moves that allow for all the impromptu embelishments.
@@GFSwinger1693 I understand this stuff just fine. I've seen plenty of Expert Dancers Dance like this making mistakes , knowing each other for Years . This is Choreogrqphy . This isn't Spontaneous , Telechenetic Dancing . So the Odds of these two Dancing to perfection just meeting for the first Time is highly unlikely . They obviously had time to rehearse something easy they both knew . The Romance of doing this Just meeting sounds better . It's the same difference when every Song writer says they wrote a Song in 10 Minutes . None of them do .
I don’t think it was just the beginning.. seemed like the whole thing was on different energies.. she is shaking her ass and he is doing a casual stroll
It can be a bit difficult if you've never seen how the other person dances so you have to try to follow all their leading queues and it isn't always easy. It looks like he probably adheres to the more old school styling of swing, and she integrates old and new, so it can cause confusion at times. That would be why he looked confused at first, though.
@@book-addicted so you wouldn't mind if a complete stranger cat called you AND grabbed you by the waist randomly?? aight man, looks like consent doesn't exist in your world
I friggin love watching improv dancing bc there's absolutely no way you can see two people who can read and follow each other that well and not think they should keep in touch after.
Partner dance is a conversation. Ive never been in a competition but i have social danced, A LOT and the funnest dances are when you literally just have fun. The more you relax the easier it is to listen to your partner.
You "NAILED IT" For them to have just met when they stepped up on the dance floor makes this even better. TRUE 💯💯💯💯 "Poetry in Motion" Pure textbook Webster definition ❤🎉😂❤🎉😂❤🎉😂❤
@@pdx2psp i got involved through a swing (DANCING) club at the local college, turns out my town had a huge blues and swing community at the time. These days theres still a big community, but its mostly down town now.
@kenziekeister of all the dancers from the "west coast" group, you are by far the easiest to watch! Your smile along with your body language is what its all about. 🥂 awesome video. Keep em coming. 😊
@@horacelidenbrock3905 leading is different from taking charge, just cause you’re a lead doesn’t mean you know what you’re doing. A lead cant make your hips swing and arms flourish unless they’re guiding you, when exactly was he guiding her to do all that?
@@horacelidenbrock3905 idk what WCS is so if thats a burn it didnt work. But he wasnt indicating for her to do any of the flourishes (ex. touching her arm, pushing her hips, etc) so he may have been “Leading” in a lead position, but the most his leading was doing was lead her from one side to the other.
I wish I could 'Like' this ten thousand times. I am in such a dark, sad place in my life, but THIS... THIS made me genuinely smile for the first time in... I don't know how long. You are both amazing. You made my year.
You're stronger than you realise, you've got this and you deserve to get through this. Keep your eye on the prize, you may get there one day, the future is full of surprises, even good ones. Good luck, and take care.
u are going to get through this rough patch I promise…I’m praying for you and I encourage u to try to grow your relationship with God because he has helped me through tremendously hard times. I wish u the best of luck love 🩷🩷
I am SOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS of both of you! If it can’t be me, I’m truly thrilled for you. What an incredible skill! Definitely a meet cute story, if you want it to be.
This feels very much like a "how I met your mother" moment 😂❤ It was amazing tho, the chemistry between the dancers was there, and now I wish to know the date of the wedding please-
Just gosh! What a wonderful partner! He is Splendiferous. Lovely guide, anticipating, supporting, helping her FLY. I've felt this once or twice, being guided just right with a partner - no better feeling ever.
I love how you both took turns leading, but he really allowed you to shine! That's such a rare trait in male dance partners. Your chemistry is electric!!
This is so good, from the first moment the two of you were communicating perfectly. You set the stage, he got the message, and you both made this look flawless. The communication is it for me, it's watching two people speak a language only they understand. One made up on the spot.
She’s so good I wouldn’t be able to improve with her! I wouldn’t be able to hold in my excitement! Like as soon as she did that cute little hair toss I would’ve been like “OMG, YESSS GET IT GIRLLL” 😂
