Dylan Pilgrim - IDO World Championships Hip Hop Battle Round 2019
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Dylan Pilgrim is an 18-year-old Hip Hop dancer and choreographer at The Movement Initiative dance company from Portsmouth. He has competed internationally and achieved World Championship and European Championship titles for his talent. From 2017 to 2019 he achieved roughly nine 1st place titles.  Dylan has become World Champion for Junior Male Hip Hop solos 2 years in a row and 1 European championship title in solos as well. He is also world champion in 2 different teams from The Movement Initiative – YDC back in 2017 and 2018 and currently DCC are reigning Champions from 2019. In 2019, Dylan was asked to travel to Slovakia to teach at 2 different summer camps for a week. The ages of groups he was asked to teach ranged from young kids to teenagers to adults and he taught many different styles. Because of all his achievements, he is well respected and well recognised in the dance industry as he should be!

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The Gardiner Brothers dance to 'In Sight'
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The Gardiner Brothers dance to 'In Sight'

The Gardiner Brothers are professional Irish dancers, social media personalities and influencers. Michael (born 1995) and Matthew (born 1999) are Irish-American dancers and choreographers who are currently living in Galway Ireland. The brothers have been dancing for almost their entire life and started competing at the age of 5. They competed at local competitions in Denver and between them, they have won over 40 major Irish Dancing championship titles which include world championship titles as well as international solo titles. In their professional careers, the Gardiner Brothers have appeared numerous times on television. Their first major appearance was on The Late Late Toy Show in 2011. They also performed on The Late Late Show with Riverdance, Fusion Fighters and The Kilfenora Ceili Band. Recently in 2020, they appeared on Home and Family, RTE Today Show and RTE Nationwide. On social media, the brothers are well known for their incredible videos where they dance in public around Ireland which reach over 15,000 views each time! At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Michael and Matthew spent their time choreographing and creating videos to enlighten their followers and inspire people to do what makes them happy. They started actively uploading on TikTok and Instagram and their success led to being approached my media outlets for intervews and features!

Arleen Hurtado - How to use a fan for flamenco
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Arleen Hurtado - How to use a fan for flamenco

Arleen Hurtado grew up in southern California, training in jazz, ballet and tap dance. In these years, she discovered Flamenco which is now her profession and she teaches classes, choreographs and performs in this style. For the past 18 years, Arleen has performed worldwide and toured throughout America showcasing her phenomenal talent.  She has also toured and performed in United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Spain, Italy, Croatia, China and India. As well as the travelling, Arleen has featured in music videos, tv commercials and magazines. She is now based in Los Angeles where she teaches weekly flamenco classes and still performs and tours around America. Arleen Hurtado as she introduces the foundational movements and posture of flamenco dance in a fun and easy way. You’ll learn a flamenco song, how to count the rhythm, flamenco arm and hand styling, hip movements, basic footwork patterns and essential skirt styling and you’ll get a fun combo at the end to put everything together.

Templar - Street Freestyle
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Templar - Street Freestyle

Templar Animated is a hip-hop dancer and break dancer as well as a freestyle teacher. He is based in Portsmouth, Southsea where he holds beginner freestyle sessions for adults over 18 years. He says that his freestyle classes help people to find the rhythm in the music as well as learn moves to create their own unique style. He also taught some online classes over the lockdown period at the start of 2021 which included styles such as popping, breaking, afro and even salsa! Templar has many friends who also dance and they create videos together to showcase their talent. The group locate around Southsea to film their content which can sometimes be choreography, freestyle or just grooving for fun. Before lockdown, he would often compete at battles or spectate and has said he learnt a lot from that experience. Templar took part in the recent Global Bandstand event in Portsmouth and took part in multiple classes where he found other dancers to hopefully collaborate with in the future.

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The Gardiner Brothers dance to 'In Sight'
01:00
The Gardiner Brothers dance to 'In Sight'

The Gardiner Brothers are professional Irish dancers, social media personalities and influencers. Michael (born 1995) and Matthew (born 1999) are Irish-American dancers and choreographers who are currently living in Galway Ireland. The brothers have been dancing for almost their entire life and started competing at the age of 5. They competed at local competitions in Denver and between them, they have won over 40 major Irish Dancing championship titles which include world championship titles as well as international solo titles. In their professional careers, the Gardiner Brothers have appeared numerous times on television. Their first major appearance was on The Late Late Toy Show in 2011. They also performed on The Late Late Show with Riverdance, Fusion Fighters and The Kilfenora Ceili Band. Recently in 2020, they appeared on Home and Family, RTE Today Show and RTE Nationwide. On social media, the brothers are well known for their incredible videos where they dance in public around Ireland which reach over 15,000 views each time! At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Michael and Matthew spent their time choreographing and creating videos to enlighten their followers and inspire people to do what makes them happy. They started actively uploading on TikTok and Instagram and their success led to being approached my media outlets for intervews and features!


Arleen Hurtado - How to use a fan for flamenco
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Arleen Hurtado - How to use a fan for flamenco

Arleen Hurtado grew up in southern California, training in jazz, ballet and tap dance. In these years, she discovered Flamenco which is now her profession and she teaches classes, choreographs and performs in this style. For the past 18 years, Arleen has performed worldwide and toured throughout America showcasing her phenomenal talent.  She has also toured and performed in United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Spain, Italy, Croatia, China and India. As well as the travelling, Arleen has featured in music videos, tv commercials and magazines. She is now based in Los Angeles where she teaches weekly flamenco classes and still performs and tours around America. Arleen Hurtado as she introduces the foundational movements and posture of flamenco dance in a fun and easy way. You’ll learn a flamenco song, how to count the rhythm, flamenco arm and hand styling, hip movements, basic footwork patterns and essential skirt styling and you’ll get a fun combo at the end to put everything together.


Templar - Street Freestyle
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Templar - Street Freestyle

Templar Animated is a hip-hop dancer and break dancer as well as a freestyle teacher. He is based in Portsmouth, Southsea where he holds beginner freestyle sessions for adults over 18 years. He says that his freestyle classes help people to find the rhythm in the music as well as learn moves to create their own unique style. He also taught some online classes over the lockdown period at the start of 2021 which included styles such as popping, breaking, afro and even salsa! Templar has many friends who also dance and they create videos together to showcase their talent. The group locate around Southsea to film their content which can sometimes be choreography, freestyle or just grooving for fun. Before lockdown, he would often compete at battles or spectate and has said he learnt a lot from that experience. Templar took part in the recent Global Bandstand event in Portsmouth and took part in multiple classes where he found other dancers to hopefully collaborate with in the future.


Label - bluebayou
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