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4:00 AM Dancers for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” music video
| Time: 4:00 AM (4:00 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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 | Time: 4:04AM (4:04 AM ) Name(s): Long-haired girl on escalator Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit: ** Visuals: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras/Comments: |
 | Time: 4:08 AM (4:08 AM ) Name(s): Hip-shaking Latino dude Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
| Time 4:12 AM (4:12 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress * Use of Space/Cinematography * Extras |
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 | Time 4:16 AM (4:16 AM ) Name (s): 4some in convertible (with black hat) Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
| Time : 4:20 AM (4:20 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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| Time 4:24 AM (4:24 AM ) Name (s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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| Time: 4:28 AM (4:28 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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| Time: 4:32 AM (4:32 AM ) Name (s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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| Time: 4:36 AM (4:36 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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 | Time: 4:40 AM (4:40 AM ) Name (s): 4some in convertible pointing at everybody Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
| Time: 4:44 AM (4:44 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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 | Time: 4:48 AM (4:48 AM ) Name(s): Main with duster in park Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
 | Time: 4:52 AM (4:52 AM ) Name(s): Gleeful Girl with Minion T-shirt Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
 | Time: 4:56 AM (4:56 AM ) Name(s): “Yew” (that’s what it says on his hand-drawn T-shirt). Dance Moves/Style: ** Spirit/Energy: *** (full of energy, in the middle he just goes crazy with rapid gestures and sidekicks! Visuals/Dress: * (??) Points off for awful lighting, Use of Space/Cinematography: * Yew is a tall guy, and it is amazing to see how fast he can move Extras: Probably the most energetic of the hour! |
5:00 AM Dancers for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” music video
 | Time: 5:00 AM (5:00 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
 | Time: 5:04AM (5:04 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit: ** Visuals: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras/Comments: |
 | Time: 5:08 AM (5:08 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
 | Time 5:12 AM (5:12 AM ) Name(s): Girl in colorful leotards Dance Moves/Style: *** She literally explodes with dance moves midway through Spirit/Energy: *** She really runs fast! Visuals/Dress *** Very cute girl with a great outfit. I guess the multicolored leotards and pink shoes should clued me in that she meant business. Use of Space/Cinematography *** In other segments I found bothersome how the camera would increase its distance from the dancer midway through, but here it works because the girl’s moves are so open and interesting. When the dancer did her dance explosion, it’s a lot more dramatic from a distance. The park gives a lot of space around her. Extras I admit it. Initially I was duped into thinking that she was just some well-dressed jogger going about her daily jog, but midway through she reveals a quick series of sophisticated dance steps, indicating she was just toying with us all along. Definitely the best of the hour. |
 | Time 5:16 AM (5:16 AM ) Name (s): Big Bosomed girl with stripes Dance Moves/Style: * I like the movement midway through of her “falling ahead” because of gravity Spirit/Energy: ** Visuals/Dress: * * Use of Space/Cinematography: * * The natural scenery and diagonal ground really makes the visual frame look spectacular. Extras: Unlike her predecessor, this dancer actually looks like she might be jogging. I was a little worried that someone with a larger frame might not look graceful jogging down a path, but it works a lot better than I would have thought, partly because she uses a lot of open gestures and has a lot of spirit. Overall the downward-inclining path makes the whole segment pleasant to watch. |
| Time : 5:20 AM (5:20 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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 | Time 5:24 AM (5:24 AM ) Name (s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
| Time: 5:28 AM (5:28 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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 | Time: 5:32 AM (5:32 AM ) Name (s): 3 Minions in Park Dance Moves/Style: Spirit/Energy: Visuals/Dress: Use of Space/Cinematography: Extras: This excruciatingly bad product placement of minion detracts from the 24 hour project. Even if you accept that the dance project was a promotional vehicle for the DM2 movie, there are lots of subtler ways to do it via props, T-shirts and posters. Or: maybe a human and a minion could have interacted? The lack of imagination here boggles the mind. |
 | Time: 5:36 AM (5:36 AM ) Name(s): Magic Johnson Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: I am generally not a fan of celebrity cameos, and this is a perfect example of why they are so unnecessary. Mentioned in the initial press releases, but nobody would actually watch more than 5 seconds of it. I don’t expect expert choreography here, but at least Johnson should try to do something different. (Personally I believe the directors just wanted an excuse to meet the athlete) |
 | Time: 5:40 AM (5:40 AM ) Name (s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
 | Time: 5:44 AM (5:44 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
 | Time: 5:48 AM (5:48 AM ) Name(s): Jogger with yellow sweat band Dance Moves/Style: ** Lots of natural dance moves mixed with normal jogging and callisthenics. Spirit/Energy: *** Very peppy. Visuals/Dress: ** good bright colors Use of Space/Cinematography: ** Shadows are not as bad here. Extras: Another fave. He really looks like your typical jogger just working out, and yet his criss-crosses and lunges do have an artistic quality to them. |
 | Time: 5:52 AM (5:52 AM ) Name(s): Girl in pink dress with dog Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: *** Visuals/Dress: *** Use of Space/Cinematography: * (Lots of alternating shadow on the sidewalk) Extras: While not the only one with a dog, this dancer does a lot of more things. Midway way she picks it up, twirls around several times and cuddles it a lot. This one is a personal favorite. It’s amazing how much attitude this woman can convey through facial expressions, head twirls and hand gestures. She smacks the dog at the very end! |
 | Time: 5:56 AM (5:56 AM ) Name(s): Mattias Ramos (aka Famous Ramos ) Dance Moves/Style: ** A backward bend halfway through! Very smooth moves all the way through. Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * The lighting really sucked! Extras: He does a lot of business with the hat — and then leaves it on the street (Litterer!) I actually was less impressed by this performance than by his dance audition vid where I could actually see his face. |
Oopsie, still need to do 6:00 AM dancers.
7:00 AM Dancers for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” music video
| Time: 7:00 AM (7:00 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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 | Time: 7:04AM (7:04 AM ) Name(s): Long-haired Boy Wearing a Clock Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit: * Visuals: ** (certainly strange that you’d pick a clock as a prop!) Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras/Comments: |
 | Time: 7:08 AM (7:08 AM ) Name(s): Tall & Athletic Girl in Purple Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: ** Great attitude and smiles Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: Several good jumps |
 | Time 7:12 AM (7:12 AM ) Name(s): Bald guy with backpack and great moves Dance Moves/Style: ** unusually nimble for someone his size Spirit/Energy: ** Visuals/Dress * Use of Space/Cinematography * Extras |
 | Time 7:16 AM (7:16 AM ) Name (s): Ray Brickerson. (Mini Pharrell with suspenders) Dance Moves/Style: ** Lots of smooth moves Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: *** Great outfit Use of Space/Cinematography: ** Extras: |
 | Time : 7:20 AM (7:20 AM ) Name(s): Cute girl with lots of funny faces Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: ** Visuals/Dress: *** Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: Not really dancing, she’s really hamming away, making all kinds of silly faces. |
| Time 7:24 AM (7:24 AM ) Name (s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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| Time: 7:28 AM (7:28 AM ) Name(s): Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: |
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 | Time: 7:32 AM (7:32 AM ) Name (s): Petite girl with twisty shoulders Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: ** Lots of fun to watch Visuals/Dress: ** Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: She did variations of the same move throughout, mainly involving arms and shoulders twisting away |
 | Time: 7:36 AM (7:36 AM ) Name(s): Asian girl with great arms Dance Moves/Style: *** Best of the hour!! Breathtaking variety in her arms and legs Spirit/Energy: ** Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: *** She knew how to take charge. Extras: I really would love to know what style of dancing she was using. |
 | Time: 7:40 AM (7:40 AM ) Name (s): Skedaddling lady with ponytail and red purse Dance Moves/Style: *** Very fast. Spirit/Energy: *** Lots of attitude Visuals/Dress: *** Love the outfit! Use of Space/Cinematography: *** She skipped so quickly everywhere that I almost thought she was going to pass the camera guy Extras: I love the way she initially danced while talking on the phone! |
 | Time: 7:44 AM (7:44 AM ) Name(s): Laidback Man with beret and dark glasses Dance Moves/Style: * Spirit/Energy: * Visuals/Dress: ** Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: Great easygoing style with interesting look |
 | Time: 7:48 AM (7:48 AM ) Name(s): Girl in party dress with purple purse Dance Moves/Style: * More casual and “in character” dance Spirit/Energy: ** Lots of great gestures and faces Visuals/Dress: * Use of Space/Cinematography: * Extras: Holy cow! She’s applying makeup in the first 10 seconds! |
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 | Time: 7:56 AM (7:56 AM ) Name(s): Monica Moskatow Dance Moves/Style: *** Great Bollywoodish moves, a joy to watch! Spirit/Energy: *** Visuals/Dress: *** Use of Space/Cinematography: *** She really took advantage of the diagonal ground Extras: As an aside, she moved so fast it was practically impossible to get a decent screenshot. I love all her gestures and pantomimes. Update : I interviewed this dancer about the Happy experience and will be posting it soon! |