Backup dancer
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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.
]] 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) 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") Rain (for Park Jin-young and Park Ji-yoon) Tupac Shakur (for the Digital Underground) Michael K. Williams Zendaya (for Selena Gomez)
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Balinese dansers dansen de kètjak TMnr 10004676.jpg|Balinese dancers in 1937 performing in a kecak
Further reading
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