You know you're witnessing a moment in history when the DJ doesnt fade the song and lets it play. for those who dont know, these contests are supposed to fade the music at about the 1m30s mark or 2 minutes at most. This dance was so good the DJ gave them damn near 3 minutes because it would have been a crime to fade at 1:44 and not get to witness where it was gonna go. I was in the crowd that night and i know we all felt the magic.
Thank you kindly, for your most brilliant, informative post. You taught us all something very important indeed. Something that makes watching this presentation every more very special. Blessings~~Bev~~
The video doesn’t compare to seeing this in person. It was breathtaking. The audience was in shock and awe. I started tearing up, it was that beautiful. 💕
Jakob is a an incredible lead as he encourages his partner to express themselves creatively, while exhibiting his wonderful moves! A beautiful piece of work! West Coast Swing Improv has me captured! ❤️
For some extra context, this format paired dancers together roughly 30 minutes before the contest. They then selected a song they wanted to dance to. The dance itself was entirely improvised.
@@mostguitarswins yeah just to clarify, it's entirely improvisational in the moment. They knew the partner and the song, which isn't the case for most JnJ-style contests. Of course, listen through the song a few times and it's natural to start thinking about what you could do when, but nothing is pre-planned with their partner.
✨This dance was heartfelt. I’d like to see them dance together again with their articulate synergistic flow of emotions within their lyrical interpretation. Beautiful.✨
WOW WOW WOW!!! What a beautiful dance, they dance as if they have been dancing together for years. Just breathtaking, what a memorable moment not only for them but everybody that gets to watch. I must have watched it 20 times or so.
Jakob and Cameo- OMG- that was incredible! I am covered in dancing goosebumps and deep in star- filled awe at the beauty and depth of your movements. I know Jakob has a gift for unique expressions in West Coast Swing and anyone who contributed to this choreography has set a new breath-taking bar for everyone involved. People will watch this and build on it and make ripples of their own from the Pennie’s you have tossed in this pond of dance. WCS is filled with multiple dimensions and this dance is a shining examples of that. Thank you for sharing your gifts with all of us!
@@DutchKoffie Yes, I knew someone was going to bust my ovaries for that statement. You are technically correct of course. As a genre, this is improvisation and to create in this manner, each person has to be hyper focused in the moment. And, if NOT phoning it in and if truly connecting with their partner, and if incredibly talented and dedicated, they create magic. That is why I love this particular event in WCS. Having said that, if you pay attention, you will notice that bits from every practice, every practiced routine and every dance done between “common partners”, find their way into the Jack n Jill improvisational dances. I could give you MANY examples of that but it’s self-evident. Emeline and Jakub developed this style together and much of the moves used in this routine are based on their jointly created choreography and their ongoing improvisational style. I am not taking anything away from how incredible this pairing was or how brilliantly they performed together, simply noting the contribution of J’Em to the style and content of this performance. I could have said all that but instead I used the “c” word. I’m surprised it took so long for someone to call me out on it!
@@toniruthrivers9234 who is J'Em? Aren't the partners randomly selected as well? If thats the case, basically the gist of what you are saying is that all the pros are practicing with each other enough that when they are called to dance together, they already have tricks up their proverbial sleeves?
@@anthonydambrosio7170 Sorry you see it that way. The fact- that practice is required for improvisation- and that each person brings everything that have learned, every move, every heart wrenching pain, every joy, every doubt, every triumph, every failure and every hope, from their talent and efforts, into an improvised dance, does NOT take away from the magic they create. It is, quite simply, where art comes from- a culmination of all we are and all that we can be, in that moment.
@@toniruthrivers9234 Oh no I don't think it takes away from it at all. I am just trying to understand your comment. If I got the gist of what you were implying wrong, let me know.
Watched a zillion times….Partnership chemistry overload. Not that they are partners in dance btw, just some spirit souls become one! It’s stretching the boundaries of what WCS is to the very limits, any further and it’s not WCS IMHO. Creativity and movement quality of the highest order. In short, if this doesn’t inspire you to dance then nothing will….
Do these two dancers have a similar background in dance style and training? They are so able to read each other’s movements. I was astonished to learn this was improv
They are both high level professionals in a style called "West Coast Swing" (sometimes referred to as modern swing) which is where their insane connectivity really comes from, but they both have extensive backgrounds in other styles of dance as well. Specifically, Cameo has deep background in ballet and other solo styles while Jakub has trained in ballroom and other couples dances.
@Irma Amri if you look for West Coast Swing dance videos , the J and J ones , they dont know who their partner will be or what song they will be dancing to and just improv .
