Choreographer Reacts to CDK 'Somebody That I Used to Know'

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024

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  • @marklucas8110
    @marklucas8110 5 месяцев назад +78

    I'm not a dancer or choreographer, but I've watched the video at least half a dozen times. Sends chills down your spine during the performance, it's so slick. One of the best things I've seen on YT.

    • @bonniehowell6604
      @bonniehowell6604 Месяц назад +1

      The editing is so on pointe. The lead male dancer is so slick.

    • @alan8943
      @alan8943 Месяц назад

      I agree entirely. I can't stop watching it.

  • @AgnesPerditaX
    @AgnesPerditaX 5 месяцев назад +91

    There is also a great performance of this group with this song on stage without cuts (at some dance contest) - and it is incredible as well - the way they do almost exactly the same stuff but very ingeniously in one take. They are fantastic through and through! (The video is named "CDK | Showcase | World of Dance Eindhoven 2024".)

    • @kelliebach5240
      @kelliebach5240 5 месяцев назад +18

      That version, in my humble opinion, is even more amazing than this one, because there are no cuts and it’s live❤

    • @pcebula1983
      @pcebula1983 5 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/video/4sXCTnk0yfs/видео.html

    • @catharinecole7956
      @catharinecole7956 5 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/video/4sXCTnk0yfs/видео.htmlsi=V8UAYzHZfnuW8P3j

    • @317susan
      @317susan 3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you! Stopped in the middle of this to watch it. Awesome!

    • @milenavecchina2886
      @milenavecchina2886 Месяц назад

      Bellissima coreografia

  • @Glorindellen
    @Glorindellen 5 месяцев назад +38

    i'm not really into contemporary dance, but this piece has become my obsession over the last week.

  • @janeblattner216
    @janeblattner216 5 месяцев назад +17

    I have watched this video over 50 times and I am obsessed with it. I am not a dancer but appreciate dance and not at all a choreographer. This dance is mesmerizing to me. I cannot stop watching it.

    • @andrewmccormack4295
      @andrewmccormack4295 3 месяца назад

      Me too,I absolutely love this dance sequence,very tight and I think it suits the song perfectly,these guys/girls are so so talented,I've watch it more times than I can remember.

    • @susan67868
      @susan67868 26 дней назад

      Obsessed , yes , me too.

  • @craigsteel4123
    @craigsteel4123 5 месяцев назад +23

    Been wachting the CDK video at least once a day every day since I first stumbled across it.

  • @janetsecchi5070
    @janetsecchi5070 5 месяцев назад +32

    I agree! This is the most incredible all around costumes, choreography, film production, all of it, phenomenal!

  • @jazzman782000
    @jazzman782000 5 месяцев назад +21

    This performance stimulates my brain through my eyes in the same way that Beethoven stimulates my brain through my ears.

    • @kaymo225
      @kaymo225 4 месяца назад

      Wait till you hear about food and physical touch

  • @tylerwharper
    @tylerwharper 5 месяцев назад +25

    The comment, it just feels good. Is the perfect comment for this. So many things especially in dance where you see it and you want to see it again and again cannot be explained. It just feels good.
    Completely agree! I loved your commentary

  • @harbourdogNL
    @harbourdogNL 15 дней назад +3

    I used to be married to a dancer in NYC, so I've seen a lot of dance. I've watched the video at least 20 times over the last 3 or 4 days...the most amazing choreography I've ever seen.
    And the costume person is a visionary genius.

  • @mydearvalerie
    @mydearvalerie 4 месяца назад +7

    The surreal changes in pacing add dimensions to the lyrics. They carried out the dark tone while wearing color and full lighting. I always liked the song, but now I'm obsessed.

  • @lethalaffection9705
    @lethalaffection9705 5 месяцев назад +15

    when i saw this routine, 2 things came to mind. Thriller and the 5 movement from The OA

    • @duongtin3258
      @duongtin3258 4 месяца назад +3

      You read my mind! 😂

  • @chazmania3644
    @chazmania3644 5 месяцев назад +8

    I like reaction videos where both the person really reacts, and also can express the reaction in words. Not everybody can do both. Subscribed!

  • @patriciamccormick9321
    @patriciamccormick9321 5 месяцев назад +9

    I actually wore one of those outfits’ twin to a high school presentation in the 70’s. Great review and you nailed the clothing.

  • @cyndibennett8111
    @cyndibennett8111 15 дней назад +1

    Ive watched this dance group performing SOMEONE THAT I USED TO KNOW numerous times and i always see something i missed previously. I love this group !

  • @chuckrussell-coons5866
    @chuckrussell-coons5866 5 месяцев назад +6

    I wondered when the reaction videos would start. Great the see the first one, that I know of, be done so capably. Thanks!

  • @Trapper50cal
    @Trapper50cal 5 месяцев назад +8

    I love how it satirizes work attire.

    • @Groundedsquirrel
      @Groundedsquirrel 5 месяцев назад +2

      I hadn’t thought of that. Was just intrigued with the clothing choices. Now I see it thanks.

  • @plushiebug5993
    @plushiebug5993 5 месяцев назад +4

    I've been watching this every day for a week, and it is just so amazing. Yes, there are lots of '70s vibe in the costuming, and the colours and variety of things going on is splendid.

  • @chericeevans9990
    @chericeevans9990 5 месяцев назад +13

    You should see the live version

  • @TokyoBlue587
    @TokyoBlue587 5 месяцев назад +3

    The choreography, dance performances, art direction, costumes, setting and editing are all fantastic. Very well done! Every time I watch it I notice something new. Incredibly talented group from, I believe, Holland.

  • @axelbrode4673
    @axelbrode4673 5 месяцев назад +4

    I am not a a big fan of dance (probably because I have to left feet) but this performance has touched me and to this point I have watched it at least a dozen times. The dancer in the opening scene is very good and I like all of the cast.

  • @davidminken4094
    @davidminken4094 4 месяца назад +3

    Glad I found this reaction vid. Know nothing about dance... but I'm a musician and have played for dancers, so I know great stuff when I see it and really wanted to get a sense of what a choreographer is seeing here. It's a sublime piece of work.

  • @hattree
    @hattree 5 месяцев назад +9

    It looks a lot like Wes Anderson films look.

  • @halasalready
    @halasalready 7 дней назад +1

    I love watching that video. It gives me a Parisian 70s feel.

  • @JCCRVB
    @JCCRVB 14 дней назад

    This is some of the best choreographed dance I have ever seen! Exquisite, unique, exciting. All of the dancers are obviously incredibly awesome, but the few they feature were chosen correctly. Excellent dance.

  • @Roadissh
    @Roadissh 5 месяцев назад +2

    Just stumbled across your account on my feed! You’re very fun to watch, thanks for making my day :))

  • @lawrencewnef0307
    @lawrencewnef0307 3 месяца назад +1

    Absolutely Amazing and Beautiful Art. Every DANCER killed this performance. I'm grateful for a Spiritual experience. 🤗❤️😊

  • @apumpkinsmom
    @apumpkinsmom 5 месяцев назад +4

    I know nothing about dance, but something seemed so familiar to me when I watched this. I went to CDK's website and found that Sergio Reis choreographed BTS' Black Swan.

  • @lawyerlib
    @lawyerlib 5 месяцев назад +3

    I wanted more too, so I watched it over and over.

  • @sarahgosa8175
    @sarahgosa8175 5 месяцев назад +4

    Maybe it's the lighting and how open the stage is that made you think of The Shining. There were a lot of scenes in The Shining of big open spaces that would zoom in on characters with those "moments of stillness for you to catch your breath".

  • @cjhdancer1
    @cjhdancer1 2 месяца назад +1

    CDK is a Hip-Hop group and they are very well known in the Hip-Hop community and award winners. However, I'm not surprised that you didn't know who they were, because I believe the majority of dancers stick with our own communities.
    For instance, I used to assist in teaching social ballroom in my local community under studio owners that taught from 1935 (way before I was born) to 2005 when the last family member retired. I run the FB group for that and thought there are hundreds of students that came from that studio, it's still very local, so the FB group is private.
    However, what I'm more currently involved in with dance is West Coast Swing (WCS), which is world wide, and although I'm not a pro, I did become well known in the community for a newsletter I used to write that went from being read locally to my having subscribers from all over the world solely from word-of-mouth recommendations, so that's the community I'm a part of and know about.
    As for this particular piece from this group, they call it Hip-Hop, but to me, it felt like a fusion of contemporary, hip-hop, and jazz. I agree about the surprises. I was mesmerized watching it and was impressed with the precision, unison, camera work, and editing. My only criticisms would be that 1. they cut the end of the video a moment or two too soon, so the song didn't finish, which I found dissatisfying, and 2. they didn't complete the reason for the umbrella, which they did do when they preformed this piece live at the World Of Dance competition (which there is also a video of on YT and I suggest you watch that one as well).
    You ought to check out West Coast Swing for a possible reaction video. I suggest you start with watching a YT video titled "WOTP PRO SHOW 10 Years Anniversary 2022 West Coast Swing." I'm not suggesting you react to that particular video, because it's a little over 18 minutes long, but that will give you an idea of how versatile WCS is as a dance. If you do decided to watch it, look for the long comment I typed up and click the see more, because I compiled the names of all the dancers, the country where each dancer is from (several couples are from 2 different countries, and in a couple of instances married to each other), the name of the song that each couple is dancing to, and the time in the video where each couple has their solo. (There is 1 couple that does not do West Coast Swing (WCS).)

  • @harbourdogNL
    @harbourdogNL 15 дней назад

    2:39 The woman in the blue/green vest and purpley top is AMAZING, watch the video a few times and just keep your eyes on her...I wonder who she is? SUCH a good dancer in an amazing piece of dancing.

  • @leahflores9573
    @leahflores9573 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm love dance though I'm not a professional. And so much of what you said was like so on point in the critique. The girl In velvet...also how they took time to slow it down amongst the energy all around. How thier was balance between sincrinized dance and fluid expression. They left room for the audience to soak it all in with so much going on. A big thing in there movement with the song that was so important and thats" now your just somebody that I use to know. " so many of thier expressions reminded me of a clock. Tick tock tick tock ....when they pulled thier rounded arms out....back and forth....it reminded me of a Grand father clock or those balls in a line psychiatrist use to get thier patients into a trance.The point is...Time passes......and now they are just someone you pass on the street though you recognize each other. I've never been so amazed by a group of dancers.

  • @user-cl8kd5yt7y
    @user-cl8kd5yt7y 19 дней назад +1

    Oh wow, this isn't the same version as the one on tiktok. I imagine the one on tiktok is a live version? You should watch that one too!

  • @Maurovdkerkhof
    @Maurovdkerkhof 5 месяцев назад +7

    • @AgnesPerditaX
      @AgnesPerditaX 5 месяцев назад +3

      Oh yes, yes, yes, Mauro the lead dancer! Can't take my eyes off him! It took me several times of watching the dance to force myself to look at anyone else. What an exquisite performance! 💙

    • @ajoib
      @ajoib 14 дней назад +1

      You’re amazing Mauro

  • @arthurgay5746
    @arthurgay5746 Месяц назад +1

    Whimsical movement with surgical precision !!!

  • @ArcticBanshee
    @ArcticBanshee 14 дней назад +1

    The movements remind me of pantomime, which harkens to the very first person doing Charlie Chaplin moves. The whole thing is very Charlie Chaplin to me for some reason

  • @louiepsycho5165
    @louiepsycho5165 4 месяца назад +2

    What kind of dance they performed? Please answer🥺

    • @briannadancereader
      @briannadancereader  4 месяца назад +1

      Modern dance. ❤ There may be elements of other styles in the piece that I'm not spotting, though. If anyone sees this comment, please correct or add on to this.

  • @janawall3306
    @janawall3306 4 месяца назад +2

    You: small screen, them: big screen

    • @briannadancereader
      @briannadancereader  4 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for the feedback!

    • @janawall3306
      @janawall3306 4 месяца назад +2

      @@briannadancereader I DO want to see you! I loved your evaluation, because I love this performance but didn't know how they came up with it. I'm a very amateur filmmaker, but I think it might help because though many of us already had seen the dance, we need to see what you're talking about very well as you go through it.
      Have you done other reactions to dance sequences? I'd LOVE to see more! Please do it! The dance from the movie about Bob Fosse where he dances with his girlfriend and daughter, the White Nights dance with Misha and Gregory, some Nureyev and Margot because it's so amazing and Afternoon of the Fawn, West Side Story, I could go on and on, but PLEASE DO IT! 💜

    • @briannadancereader
      @briannadancereader  4 месяца назад +1

      @@janawall3306 I'm seriously thinking about it! The only other one available is a reaction to the 'Sexy' dance from Mean Girls 2024. I'm hoping to do more in the future. West Side Story (2021) is on my list, though I'm not sure when it'll appear on my channel. Fingers crossed I react to more dance-related videos sooner than later!

    • @janawall3306
      @janawall3306 4 месяца назад +2

      @@briannadancereader I haven't seen MG 2024 or WSS 2021, but the original dance sequences in the original WSS was AMAZING! I don't know, can you use those original film clips, if you find them? I understand if it's too expensive.

    • @briannadancereader
      @briannadancereader  4 месяца назад +1

      @@janawall3306 I'll add it to my list. Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @phatcowboy76
    @phatcowboy76 5 месяцев назад +4

    I don't like performance dance. And this performance blew me away. That took talent and huge dedication. So much work and so much going on at the same time. You can't possibly see everything in one watching.

  • @aiddogg3
    @aiddogg3 4 месяца назад +2

    nice react, but don't forget everytime you pause to rewind 5 seconds, as you missed parts of the song.

    • @briannadancereader
      @briannadancereader  4 месяца назад

      Thanks for your comment. Trying to get better, and this helps a lot! ❤

  • @bettybabberl9608
    @bettybabberl9608 9 дней назад +1

    Does no one see Charlie Chaplin in that 1st dancer?

  • @hattree
    @hattree 5 месяцев назад +2

    Also, there is a version of this at a dance festival: ruclips.net/video/4sXCTnk0yfs/видео.htmlsi=rc0HnBziLLww2y4F

  • @icytoe
    @icytoe 5 месяцев назад +1

    full live performance choreography is here : ruclips.net/video/4sXCTnk0yfs/видео.html

  • @LJW55
    @LJW55 3 месяца назад +2

    Really, needs to stop the ooh aah sounds, just stop the sound effects please..... She liked the guy carrying the girl over his shoulder but didn't notice the girl being pulled back from the line up, which was even more significant!

    • @briannadancereader
      @briannadancereader  3 месяца назад +1

      I noticed it after rewatching a few times after finishing the reaction. Sorry for not seeing it right away! As for the sounds I make, that’s just what happens when I get excited about dance. Wish I could stop lol.

  • @patrickarbuckle8078
    @patrickarbuckle8078 5 месяцев назад +2

    She is missing the story of the song and how the dancers are telling it

    • @janeblattner216
      @janeblattner216 5 месяцев назад

      Okay maybe and I agree with you. This dance did show the emotion of the song.

  • @wmarian5027
    @wmarian5027 5 месяцев назад +1

    The pausing misses actual shifts, even one of my favorites in the whole piece.

  • @AlexMcIntyre-Warsaw
    @AlexMcIntyre-Warsaw 5 месяцев назад +3

    Instead of your silly comments and reactions, how about playing the video, and then commentating!

  • @kaymo225
    @kaymo225 4 месяца назад

    Why did you cut out so much of the video? Why do you make such weird noises?

  • @HavasuHeidi
    @HavasuHeidi 5 месяцев назад

    LMAO, when you just grunt and groan we know nothing...and you're a choreographer?

    • @timm5903
      @timm5903 5 месяцев назад +3

      are you dense lol? She said her complete thoughts after her reactions .. Yes jenna you know nothing

    • @comemorningfilms
      @comemorningfilms 3 месяца назад

      Called a reaction video

  • @richardsandells6344
    @richardsandells6344 5 месяцев назад

    You have added nothing. I can say "mmmm. Nice. Whoo whoo, cool" myself. What exactly are you contributing here?!

    • @Queenfox2424
      @Queenfox2424 5 месяцев назад +1

      Be nice

    • @comemorningfilms
      @comemorningfilms 3 месяца назад

      Why are you expecting a reaction video to not react

    • @richardsandells6344
      @richardsandells6344 Месяц назад

      I'm just wondering what the point is?! Why post this kind of drivel? Isn't life too short?!

  • @johnmanderson2060
    @johnmanderson2060 5 месяцев назад

    The room ambience where you record is atrocious, your voice is to LOUD