#Dancers’ Group

[craigleephoto]

The People’s Palace theater performance featuring dancers Ciarra D’Onofrio (left) and Veronica Blair in midair under the San Francisco City Hall Dome on Thursday, May 9, 2024. There are two more shows on May 10 &12, Friday and Sunday evening and is presented by Dancers’ Group and Zaccho Dance Theatre. (Craig Lee/The San Francisco Examiner)

[puddii-ng]

swan lake x valkyrie

[emptygoldstudio]

[9] Boys' Girls' club 🧪

Promps source for October

[brianskangs]

(231209) YOUNG K x SAY YES

[mushroominaforest]

So okay I know I was literally just whining about school a bunch but it is definitely awesome to get to see all my (and I do have some, believe it or not) friends again! The one I was worried about was actually super chill so I think it’s fine now lol. She does have beef with my other friends though and she does still hate the friend I maybe sorta have a tiny crush on.

(Okay so that friend that I might have a crush on held my hand today when we were walking to English class and I stg I was moments away from spontaneously combusting.)

(Ignore the messy drawing lol)

She’ll be yapping about something that annoyed her meanwhile I am no longer breathing and by some miracle she remains completely oblivious.

She keeps doing stuff like this and that’s why we had so many dating allegations last year lmfao

[renereneo]

yall…i just imagined higuruma and nanami dancing to maniac……im pretty sure they would dance it 😩

[foryoupeko]

Prince!Kazuichi and Breeder!Hiyoko belongs to @mmani-e

Little doodles bc I think it's funny we both had the idea for Talentswap AU.

[bei-b]

DK twerking at AAA for anon | thank you for contributing! what is happening in gaza? | donate any amount to a gazan cause and get a gifset

[oxalisworks]

Something in game Builder Usually wear

[callistay]

— Stray Kids ❝ ATE ❞ Comeback,, ► Units' Teaser Pics

[skullislandproductions]

Progress reel, rough concept to finished watercolor, of Tom and Jerry meeting island girl, for Van Eaton Galleries “Tiki Toons Group Art Show” 2015.

[robotsandramblings]

like most people, i enjoy Star Wars Visions because of the fact that it's self contained, non-canon stories and characters that don't need to be inserted into a timeline.

that being said, these stories and characters are so well done, that it makes me want some of them to be canonized and added to the main storyline! (or at the very least, to make fun little appearances.)

i'd love in-canon to run into Lop, or the jedi from "The Village Bride", or the ronin sith from "The Duel". i want to see Livy from "The Pit" and Rani from "The Bandits of Golak" during their trainings or as older Knights. i want other padawans and jedi to meet Aau from "Aau's Song" and learn about her unique force abilities through singing. i want to see Anni from "I Am Your Mother" amongst a shot of pilots. when padawans talk about their "badass elder jedi" i want Rugal mentioned, and when stories are told about the undercover spies whose intel kept the Rebellion alive, i want Loi'e and her troupe from "The Spy Dancer" included.

these stories and characters don't NEED to be canonized to enjoy them! but at the same time, i guess i just feel like.... some of these characters and ideas are so unique, so different, and so amazing, that they deserve to be part of the main picture, if that makes sense??

ultimately, canonized or not, i just want to see more of them :D

[hermajestytak]

Zim and Skoodge after getting EVERYTHING wrong in their skool presentation but at least it's over

[daily-hanamura]

I was wondering if you had any analyses on yosuke's dances in P4D, especially his partner dances wrt his character/personality... or even just generally what you thought of his moves. I think atlus/p-studio enjoy putting more than meets the eye into the choreography for the dances, but i wondered what the account that does really good yosuke analyses thinks. >:) Cheers

Oh wow you're very kind!! but this is also a very high level ask as I am not at all a dance expert and I'm still working my way through all of the dances, but I will do my best! o7

Long post incoming!

I remember reading an interview which said that Yosuke's dance style is very much inspired by male idols with a hip-hop flair, and I can definitely see it in his dance? iirc there was a pretty strong influence of hip-hop in jpop of that era - I'm thinking about Johnny's entertainment boybands which I think pretty much dominated the jpop male idol scene around 2010 - just look at Arashi's Monster dance routine, which imo is a super quintessential dance of that time. Like Jun's breakdance around 0:45, but also more generally, the sort of precise, rapid-pace footwork and moves that is also very evident in both Backside of the TV and Your Affection. I think it really suits him for a few reasons

Yosuke generally has the highest agility stat and tends to be the fastest char (for me at least? but i've also seen enough fics that reference how quick he moves), so it makes sense that this sort of high-pace dance suits him. Obviously Yosuke has a very good sense of beat listening to music all the time in combat and moving with it, so despite his real world clumsiness, he's well equipped to take on the kind of rigorous idol dance style that's typically very demanding to learn and perfect.

At the same time, it also matches his narrative - Yosuke in canon is very familiar with idol culture, both with Risette and Kanamin Kitchen, so it's not too surprising? But what I thought was kind of interesting was that there aren't really any references to male idol groups in world, and even his bedroom in p4au only shows female idol posters and some mainstream American albums. However, in the interview scene at the end of p4d, he mentions to Yukiko that he's tried to copy moves from stuff he's seen. But his dance style is more similar to boy idol bands - with the hip hop influence especially - as opposed to being similar to female idol bands - which tend to be preppier in dance style (see AKB48 for example). (Or just compare Rise's dance with Yosuke's.) So idk if this is a random oversight on Atlus/P-Studio's part, or if Yosuke is a closet male idol enjoyer (which would be very funny but also on brand for him, especially if he's still in the closet).

The other thing about idol music and group idol dance styles more generally is how much emphasis there is on harmony. If you look at the Arashi video again, there's kind of the expectation that all members are dancing in sync with each other. The thing about that sort of group dance is that you don't really have "leads" and "backup" dances, because no one member is really supposed to stand out or take centre stage since they're all equals. And I think that's a fun thing to think about because, you know, Yosuke Rank 10. But it's also in his partner dances with the others - I feel like Yosuke tends to harmonise with the others and their dance styles the most, maybe he's second to Yu? But Yosuke tends to match his dancing to the style of the other person when he joins them in Fever, like in Naoto's or Chie's (caveat, maybe I'm just Yosuke-biased LMAO). I think there's a lot to say about it because on the one hand, his captain ressentiment attitude means he sees his friends as better but he also wants to catch up to them and be their equals! but also, on the other hand, Yosuke doesn't want to stand out? And him keeping his head down is very much in character for him throughout most of the game, so :')

(but also souyo lens time his partner dances with yu is SO GOOD they mirror one another so well and it makes me so weak)

I think my final point is on how idol dancing is kind of on brand for him as well? Yosuke is kind of a vain person - he likes fashionable clothes! He likes to look cool! (and we love him for it!!) - and I think one thing that kind of marks idol dancing compared to, idk, interpretive dancing as an extreme example, is how idol dances tend to emphasize... looking good? The whole point of idols is to sell them on their aesthetics, after all, and good looks are kind of a minimum criteria to being in an idol group. The dances are choreographed to maximise the dancer's appeal, so it's all smooth moves that present them in the best light.

Those are my extremely long thoughts!! but yeah tldr I think his dance style really suits him on every level I can't imagine anything better for him ngl. Anyone with more expert knowledge feel free to pitch in though

[koszmarnybudyn]

This didnt end up quite to my liking, but i dont really wanna change it. This is for all my kickworthy fans out there, hope you have a nice time.

[angrybatart]

Chimesmith has so many questions.

This started out as me just wanting to draw angery Modest Dancer, then something wholesome and funny, and then ended up being one big comic I almost gave up on because I was getting sick of drawing Animal Crossing style Mellow Musician. (Or just tired of drawing him in general.) Thankfully Tinkering Chimesmith provided some enrichment, as well as making my brain go brrrr with that first attempt at drawing him/them!