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Backup dancer

Performer who dances with or behind the lead performer

Backup dancer
Summary

Performer who dances with or behind the lead performer

A backup dancer performing for [[Mark Wills

A backup dancer also known as background dancer is a performer who dances with or behind the lead performers in a live musical act or in a music video. Their movements (especially where there are many moving together) improve the visual aesthetics of the lead performer, and provide a symmetry and rhythm to accompany the music.

Backup dancers

Some performers began their music careers as backup dancers for other artists, including:

  • Lee Know from Stray Kids (for BTS)
  • Kim Hyo-yeon from Girls' Generation (for BoA)
  • Yoon Ji-sung and Kang Daniel (for Shihyun and Cao Lu)
  • Kevin Federline (for Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Christina Milian, and LFO)
  • FKA twigs
  • Cris Judd (for ex-wife Jennifer Lopez's 2001 video "Love Don't Cost a Thing")
  • Jennifer Lopez (for the New Kids on the Block, MC Hammer and Janet Jackson's 1993 video "That's the Way Love Goes")
  • Rain (for Park Jin-young and Park Ji-yoon)
  • Tupac Shakur (for the Digital Underground)
  • Michael K. Williams
  • Zendaya (for Selena Gomez)

References

References

  1. Storr, Will. (5 June 2011). "The truth about life as a background dancer". The Telegraph.
  2. (9 October 2019). "Watch: Stray Kids' Lee Know Talks About Being BTS's Back-Up Dancer + Shows His Part In "Not Today" Performance".
  3. (26 April 2014). "Kevin Federline Was A Backup Dancer In A Justin Timberlake Music Video". Buzzfeed.
  4. Battan, Carrie. (22 July 2014). "Interviews: FKA twigs". [[Pitchfork Media]].
  5. (14 September 2014). "Cris Judd Talks Jennifer Lopez Marriage: "You're No Longer a Normal Person"". Us Weekly.
  6. "Pop star Rain (Bi), reaching out beyond Asia". KBS Global.
  7. (2002). "Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw)".
  8. "Tupac Shakur". Hotshotdigital.com.
  9. Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 330.
  10. (21 June 2014). "From Backup Dancer To 'The Wire': How A Scar Transformed A Career". NPR.
  11. (2 August 2013). "Zendaya Coleman Danced In Sears Commercial With Selena Gomez Before She Was Famous!". huffpost.
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