'Surf Rider' | Martha Nichols | CY4 Black Box Films

"Surf Rider" is making waves! 🌊✨ Our 6th and final Black Box Film, from our Director of Jazz, Martha Nichols, featuring our CY4 students!

Co-Director / Choreographer: Martha Nichols
Co-Director / Steadicam / Editor: Devin Jamieson
Technical Director / 1st AC: Jonny Forance
Lighting: James Flemming

Dancers:
Abby Knight
Ai-Li Lam
Alexa Lynn
Allie Coleman
Amber Williamson
Amy Claire Neary
Ashley Totillo
Avery Roten
Dallas Branham
Dimitrios Bournias
Elise Jeanine
Ella Hoffarth
Elle Tanigawa
Elrika Martin
Georgia Shea
Hadassah Levi
Hannah Summers
Harry Halpin
Izzy Watkins
Jenna Alders
Jon Henderson
Jordan Messier
Jordan Miller
K'La Cruz
Kaia Masenior
Kassidy Soelter
Kaylee Losco
Kinsey Marsolek
Lexie Carey
Lily Sweeney
Lulu Chang
Maddie Petrak
Maddy Meyer
Madison Hurst
Owen Hogg
Rylee Farrar
Sophia Martinez
Sydney Humphrey
Sydney Reaves
Tabitha Buffalo

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🎵 : "Surf Rider" by Il Est Vilaine

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[neilberesford]

Found a clip of this on instagram, and came here, I’m 60 and love electronic music and dance is really progressive and skilled now, brilliant, love it

[nomadlegacy]

I have watched this an unhealthy amount of times.

[sandychics]

The guy in the blue shorts is giving me chills every time I watch this. Incredible

[ZakSF]

The guy in the blue shorts isn't just doing the choreography, he's living it!

[ThrivingForeward]

Instagram brought me here. Had to find the full performance. Wow. Worth it.

[eoyoga]

I still can’t figure out what is special with guy in blue shorts?… why isn’t it possible to forget his dancing?… no words ❤

[Mypineappleprincess]

My ADHD seriously wants to convince me, that I can do this. Meanwhile I'm 40, with two kids, a full time job and struggling with chores.

[proxyjan]

My favorite parts:
0:32: one guy comes in waking all zombies up
1:22: this new melody kicks in, some dancers come from behind the camera with that mesmerizing walking pattern and blue lights
1:58: the way ladies go left, like a wave in the body (look at the lady with black bra)
2:02: those men come into scene with that sideway thingy :D
2:08: of course, the spotlight of the whole dance. I don't know why this part is so catchy, but I noticed it's not just the fantastic guy with blue shorts, but also all the other dancers have this 'look at this' movement at first 2, 3 seconds before they slowly join in with him and face the camera. All and all, the camera movement is also choreographed I think.
2:13: this dance, which is also seen throughout, is also very interesting. Gives me good vibes (legs wide open, half-way squat and hands locked in together going back to right and reverse)
2:24: cool hands up stuff
2:38: camera shot at this scene is very brilliant, focusing on the girl with a headband.
2:40: those kungfu like moves, I really like too.
2:54: again, the way the new wave come from left side of the screen backwards with hands up. Mesmerizing dance moves
3:17: the lady in the middle throws her hands in way with this demeanor, as if she is suggesting something and then dismissing it.

Final thoughts:
This whole thing is very enjoyable and synced nice to the music beats although very simple. Highlights for me is how Martha introduces this zombie, cult feeling movements, the way waves of dancers come in and go out, transition and that moment at 2:08 which is at the peak point of music, is also the peak point of the choreograph.

[nickzardiashvili]

As someone who doesn't know anything about dancing, but works in video production, I love how the camera is an active participant in the choreography. A lot of dances I've seen are filmed with a simple frontal camera, understandably because that's how one would usually view a dance in theater, on a stage. However, in this video, the creators understood that the camera itself can be used and choreographed with that in mind, the dancers coming in and out of the frame as needed, adding to the flow and rhythm of the dance. Very well done!

[_noahrh]

I know nothing about dance and saw this on Instagram, watched it like 300 times. There’s such an incredible mix of like prickly sharp cutting movement and then fast wavy and airy movement… I’ve never seen anything like this! Excuse me while I play it again…

[dorjem.]

This is the most stunning piece of choreography/dance I’ve seen in years! Endlessly captivating and mesmerising, boundlessly creative and beautiful. Incredible vision by Martha, incredible talent by the dancers, and great filming by the crew all melded together to make this possible. Thank you all 🙏🏻 (and HOW THE HELL has this masterpiece only got 2.5k views?!?!)

[ajlandis]

Masterpiece. The guy in the blue shorts is on another level

[jonathancyr]

Wow! Song, Choregraphy, light, ambiance. the performers... Crazy!!!

[B-Bright-b]

Mesmerizing. Best use of lights, camera angles, music, and raw talent in one piece.

[lelya]

Как перестать это смотреть? Хочется рассмотреть каждого танцора. Они прекрасны!

[dimesmile]

Завораживает ! Спасибо за эстетическое погружение ! Хореограф-постановщик - волшебник ! Танцоры - совершенство )

[cabbageknees]

I can see the waves, the crashes, the rider
It's beautiful

[mtvne]

The woman moving to the clap perfectly is also amazing, along with the rest of them.

[DanielJensen-kc]

I know absolutely nothing about dance, but I can say this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

[volkhovnik]

This is a masterpiece. The level of movement fluidity but with hard precision makes the dance very energetic. The detail density of individual movements that are very similar but mostly unique for each dancer is something that is difficult to grasp. It's like a very good art piece, the more you look, the more interesting it becomes.