Video Sampling
The following represents our research into sampling choreography from video sources (predominantly YouTube). We would like to acknowledge our belief that re-creating an exact movement sample is impossible since dance is ephemeral and mediated by individual bodies. But that doesn’t stop us from trying.
All The Single Ladies (Stole This Dance)
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Composite Version We sampled and mashed up over 30 iconic moments in dance. Can you name them all? Look for clues to help you. |
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On Location … in a grocery store, in an open field, in a hotel lobby, in a black box studio … |
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How-To Instructional Video A Single Ladies (Stole This Dance) tutorial. |
More Video Sampling
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Reality / Saudade M An experiment as part of our upcoming Punk Yankees concert – the culmination of a year long study of “sampling” dance. Here we sample Ayman Harper and Mario Zambrano. |
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Ballet Boys, or Siegfried 2 We sample the Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake pas de deux — but only the man’s part. |
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Batsheva (Seder Excerpt Video) We sample and recontextualize an excerpt video of Ohad Naharin’s Batsheva. |
