The worlds of music and dance collide in a special piece that puts Yo-Yo Ma‘s cello skills with Lil Buck’s dance moves. It’s an interesting juxtaposition of arts. (Think street ballet meets classical music.) Director Spike Jonze caught it on tape with this message:

The other day, I was lucky enough to be at an event to bring the arts back into schools and got to see an amazing collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and a young dancer in LA, Lil Buck. Someone who knows Yo-Yo Ma had seen Lil Buck on YouTube and put them together. The dancing is Lil Buck’s own creation and unlike anything I’ve seen. Hope you enjoy.

The event was part of Inner City Arts, the nonprofit arts education center that serves 8,000 at-risk students each year. Listen to more about the performance and event below:

With a Black Swan reference at the end, Yo-Yo Ma jokingly says “Natalie Portman would be proud.” Lil Buck (aka Charles Riley) is a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet.

Yo-Yo Ma x Lil Buck

In the music video for RJD2’s Might As Well Step Forward, we get to see the breakdancing skills of America’s Best Dance Season 3 winner Quest Crew. It’s a fusion of hip hop and breaking. Play close attention and you’ll notice that every move they make is backwards. Some sick b-boy skills from the guys in purple. The track is off the Inversions of the Colossus album by RJD2. You can get it on or amazon.

Here’s a few more music videos featuring Quest Crew: Dance Like Michael Jackson, I Wanna Rock with Snoop Dogg, and Outta Control with Baby Bash x Pitbull.

Might As Well Step Forward with Quest Crew