Can you give me some dance vocabulary?

May 21, 2024 5:13 AM

Like millions of others, I was really taken with the choreography in Back On 74 and Dominoes by Shay Latukolan – I think I've always danced in a weird blend of 80s styles with Fosse. I want to dance like that but to indie pop like this, this or this. What styles of dance should I look into? What choreographers should I know about? Is anyone at all dancing in a contemporary way to music like that – on YouTube, TikTok or elsewhere? I don't even know where to start answering these questions. Can you help?
posted by Panthalassa to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

You might be interested in CDK’s performance to Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”—not quite as poppy but it’s in the neighborhood.
posted by babelfish at 7:04 AM on May 21 [2 favorites]

I think the term you want is "commercial jazz." Unfortunately, this particular style is not in my wheelhouse, but that should give you a place to start researching.
posted by timestep at 8:22 AM on May 21

Reminds me of OK Go, for example Million Ways or I Won't Let You Down
posted by danceswithlight at 2:49 PM on May 21