X Ambassadors - UNSTEADY | Official Dance Video #LoveisLove

“Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love…” - Lin-Manuel Miranda

X Ambassador's emotional track 'UNSTEADY’ perfectly underscores a couple at their breaking point. “UNSTEADY” speaks to everyone who's contemplated walking away from a love that may or may not be worth fighting for.

Pre production for this video took place prior to the horrific events in Orlando on June 12, 2016. Love brings joy and love brings pain. To love is to be brave, for to lose love is the greatest loss a human will ever know. To those lost in Orlando and to the loved ones who were left behind, we stand with you in strength and most importantly, in LOVE.

Q: What is this?

A: The Dance Video is the New Music Video. ARTIST REQUEST merges music artists with industry leading choreographers and dancers to create videos that captivate the new generation of music fans. This episode of ARTIST REQUEST was directed and edited by David Javier.

Q: Who brought this story to life?
A: Emmy-award winning choreographer and famed dancer Tyce Diorio is best known for his work with Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Taylor Swift and as a guest judge on the hit series “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Kent Boyd has been dancing since he was 8 years old. After graduating high school, Kent was featured on So You Think You Can Dance season 7, where he finished as runner-up. Since SYTYCD, Kent has been involved in many dance conventions, taught classes, and pursued a career in acting. He also started the clothing line Sugar & Bruno in 2011.

Coming from the San Francisco Bay Area, Will Johnston received the majority of his training at A.K.A Dance Company under the direction of Kelly and Alex Velasquez. Will holds an M.F.A. in Dance from the University of California: Irvine as well as a B.F.A in Dance Performance, a B.F.A in Dance Choreography, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Credits include Clear Talent, Sonya Tayeh, Stacey Tookey, Justin Giles, Erica Sobol, Donald McKayle, Loretta Livingston, Jodie Gates, Wade Robson, Tyce Diorio, Glee, Son Lux, and Sigur Ros. In addition, Will is the co-director of Entity Contemporary Dance and a faculty member at West Coast Dance Explosion, Murrieta Dance Project, and Chapman University. He has taught and choreographed across the United States, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Australia.

Q: Who are the X Ambassadors?
A: X Ambassadors is an Alt-Rock band hailing from Ithaca, NY. The band consists of 4 members:
Sam Harris (lead vocals, guitar, saxophone), Casey Harris (keyboard), Noah Feldshuh (guitar) and Adam Levin (drums). You may know them from their hits, "Unconsolable", "Jungle" and "Renegades". The band's debut full-length album “VHS,” was released on June 30, 2015. They list Incubus and Red Hot Chili Peppers as their major influences.

-CONNECT WITH THE ARTISTS-
Director/Editor - David Javier - @davidgjavier
Choreographer - Tyce Diorio - @tycediorio
Dancer - Kent Boyd - @Kent_Boyd
Dancer - Will Johnston - @willearnston
Music - X Ambassadors - @XAmbassadors

-CONNECT WITH DANCEON-

-WHO DID THIS?-
Directed and Edited by: David Javier
Executive Producer: Carly Casey
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Asst. Choreographer: Melanie Benz
Dancers: Kent Boyd & Will Johnston
VP, Production: Shannon Owen
Producer: Beba Rodriguez
DP: Dave Ortkiese
Gaffer: Matt Hindman
Key Grip: Brody Culbertson
Cam PA: Cheffy Thomas
Production Manager: Shaena Nalani
PA: Ashley Gelo
Music: Unsteady by X Ambassadors
Music Partnerships: Erica Forster, Daryl Berg

Special thanks to the gorgeous Pitchoun Bakery in Downtown Los Angeles!

[laurentiasuet]

Man that's so intimate you feel like you shouldn't watching... Without a single kiss... Incredible

[iamkarlyelyse]

a lot of the moves in this dance require an incredible amount of trust and it's absolutely astonishing

[marianaperalta]

I couldn’t believe how well they fit together, it’s almost as if they were made for each other, like, how can both of them give off such intense masculinity and delicacy while flowing the way they do?

[SteelRaider]

*To all those people who are confused, the guy in the black shirt is trying to push his partner away. See how he always catches his boyfriend whenever he dives at him or leans towards him shows that he is supportive of his partner but whenever the blonde guy is trying to get him to open up or the moment they get too close, the guy in the black shirt pushes him away. Which translates into trust issues and low self esteem which makes him think that his partner is better off without him (which happens in a lot of relationships) but they hug in the end and stay at the same table indicating that they made it through.*

[robinantivar]

The blonde hair guy's expressions are everything, Damn he made me cry, awesome video!

[ellie-anne]

I'm not really into dance. I never thought a dance would make me feel so much but damn, this is well beyond art. There's so much trust between the dancers and they're so emotive it's actually heart breaking, just wow

[HailG]

This is why I love two guys or two girls dancing together: there are no predetermined "roles" and both partners are equal.
Come to think of it, that's also what I love about same sex relationships

[ChthonicRemains]

I will never understand why people continue to believe that romantic love between two men is revolting. There's literally no difference between the love these two men share and the love between a man and a woman.

[imworm]

I saw the girl+boy version of it and it was mainly the girl dancing and the male trailing behind but seeing these two work together to dance is beautiful.

[vividphantasm]

The blonde man's face breaks my heart every time the camera shows it. The entire piece is stunningly emotional, but damn... That look shatters me.

[ameshatiwari]

Raise a glass to freedom, something they can never take away 🏳️‍🌈. Absolutely beautiful

[ThexTraveler]

I am two years late and it's seventeen minutes past midnight and I crying and I can not stop. I was never a fan of that song but there was something about this that just did something to me. The faces. The movements. This was by far one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

[leighfuller]

The jump and lift at "fight when you feel like flying" is beautiful, the whole thing is frickin' gorgeous, but that part was so powerful

[nurshabrinaramadhini]

THE 'HONORING THOSE LOST' PART MADE ME CRY OH GOD WHY

[sekirk]

I am back and this is still my favourite dance piece I've ever seen. I am so moved and heartbroken. The way they are never stable unless they are touching. The aching way they fall and cling to each other its so desperate and passionate, only for them to push each other away again, forced apart.

[MissICandii]

Honestly this choreography and the acting is so beautifully done. And the fact that they're both males allows them to just throw their bodies and the way the other catches looks so effortless and light it's amazing

[magnusbane]

There's so much passion in this video and emotion I'm not going to cry but this was so close to making me

[koatghost]

I didn’t cry like a lot of other people but I honestly saw the overflowing beauty in this. This shows that if you’re really committed to a relationship then you should be ready to fight for it too.

[lavadad]

At first I was like "This is gay, I am Gay " and then I started crying because I realized how emotional this dance was and how they are both there for each other but keep pushing eachother away because they don't want to hurt each other but they want to be together so bad and fuck Incant smwemy key b b drd

[hallievermeend]

This was so beautiful! They looked so in love while dancing, i loved it