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A backup dancer performing for Mark Wills

A backup dancer also known as background dancer[1] 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)[2]
  • Kevin Federline (for Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Christina Milian, and LFO)[3]
  • FKA twigs[4]
  • Cris Judd (for ex-wife Jennifer Lopez's 2001 video "Love Don't Cost a Thing")[5]
  • Rain (for Park Jin-young and Park Ji-yoon)[6]
  • Tupac Shakur (for the Digital Underground)[7][8][9]
  • Michael K. Williams[10]
  • Zendaya (for Selena Gomez)[11]

Gallery

  • Balinese dancers in 1937 performing in a kecak
    Balinese dancers in 1937 performing in a kecak
  • A backup dancer on stage with a band at a 2015 New Year's event in Berlin

See also

  • Corps de ballet
  • Backing vocalist
  • Extra (actor)
  • Taxi dancer – a paid dancer in a partner-dance

References

  1. ↑ Storr, Will (5 June 2011). "The truth about life as a background dancer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Watch: Stray Kids' Lee Know Talks About Being BTS's Back-Up Dancer + Shows His Part In "Not Today" Performance". Soompi. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Schwarz, Hunter (26 April 2014). "Kevin Federline Was A Backup Dancer In A Justin Timberlake Music Video". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Battan, Carrie (22 July 2014). "Interviews: FKA twigs". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cris Judd Talks Jennifer Lopez Marriage: "You're No Longer a Normal Person"". Us Weekly. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pop star Rain (Bi), reaching out beyond Asia". KBS Global. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
  7. ↑ Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw). 2002.
  8. ↑ "Tupac Shakur". Hotshotdigital.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 330.
  10. ↑ "From Backup Dancer To 'The Wire': How A Scar Transformed A Career". NPR. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Zendaya Coleman Danced In Sears Commercial With Selena Gomez Before She Was Famous!". huffpost. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

Further reading

  • Oshmyansky, Rosalyn (23 August 2014). "Snake Bites Nicki Minaj's Backup Dancer at VMA Rehearsal". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  • "Meet Jay-Z and Beyonce's Incredible Backup Dancers". Yahoo News. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  • Spiegel, Amy Rose (11 June 2013). "How Do You Even Become A Backup Dancer?". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  • "P!nk backup dancer is from Atlanta - Video". WXIA-TV. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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