Asian American artists are all over the launch commercial entitled “Movement” for the Microsoft Surface tablet from directing to music to dancing. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the ad brings along his LXD crew including Daniel “Cloud” Campos and Alex Wong. It’s a synchronized symphony of movement with dancers and interlocking Surface and keyboards with music produced by The Bangerz. From touch to type, office to living room, from your screen to the big screen, you can see more, share more, and do more with Surface. The Microsoft Surface gets released October 26, 2012. Prices start at $499 with a multitude of colors.
Microsoft Surface commercial directed by Jon M. Chu
The Surface Movement
Behind the scenes of The Surface Movement commercial
In D-Trix’s Dance Showdown Season 2 Episode 2, Alphacat, meghanrosette, ONLYUSEmeBLADE, and StilaBabe09 pair up with their professional dance partners and begin learning their routines. Watch Alphacat show off his moves with Lauren Froderman, StilaBabe09 come out of her shell with Mike Song, ONLYUSEmeBLADE breaks a sweat with Brinn Nicole, and meghanrosette gets funky with Anze Skrube.
In this extended look, Stilababe09 meets her professional dance partner, Mike Song, for the first time. Meredith has great chemistry with Mike, but will she bring her best foot forward when it’s performance time?
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In Dance Showdown, 12 YouTube stars train and perform with 4 professional dancers in front of 3 celebrity judges and a global voting audience for the chance to win Dance Glory and $100,000!
D-Trix‘s Dance Showdown returns with Season 2 with 12 new Contestants, Celebrity Judges and 4 professional Dancers for a chance to win Dance Glory and $100,000. Among the professional dancers is Mike Song formerly from Kabba Modern and recently seen dancing Gangnam Style with his mom on Ellen. Watch as ExoticJess gets spun by Anze Skrube (who has worked with Usher and danced on American Idol and Dancing with the Stars), PranksvsPrank’s Jesse meets his gullible partner Lauren Froderman from So You Think You Can Dance Season 7, BrittaniLouiseTaylor goes from geek to ghetto with Mike Song, and Chimneyswift11 attempts a lift with Brinn Nicole (one of Snoop Dogg’s dancers).
Dance Showdown Season 2 Episode 1
In this extended look, BrittaniLouiseTaylor meets her professional dance partner, Mike Song, for the first time. Brittani quickly realizes the routine is more difficult than she expected. Will she be able to get into the groove in time for performance?
In this extended look, ExoticJess meets her professional dance partner, Anze Skrube, for the first time. She begins rehearsals, but quickly realizes she’s been calling her partner the wrong name the entire day. If ExoticJess can’t get her partner’s name right, how will she nail down the routine in time for her performance?
Headlined by “Dance Moms'” Abby Lee Miller, the “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” series will feature 12 of the country’s most talented girl and boy dancers competing for a $100,000 cash prize and a scholarship to the Young Dancer Program at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. Joining Miller at the judges table will be Robin Antin, founder of the pop group sensation Pussycat Dolls, and dancer and cutting-edge celebrity choreographer Richard Jackson (Lady Gaga’s “Marry the Night”). Kevin Manno (MTV’s “The Seven”) will host.
Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition will begin by following a dozen aspiring dancers — ages six through 13 – who will learn new routines and compete in a number of challenges designed to test their skills when they perform before Miller, Antin and Jackson, as well as a live audience, at the historic Los Angeles Theatre. Along the way, each competitor will be accompanied and coached by his or her own mother, who will make critical training, costume, music and choreographic decisions for their child while also navigating the precarious waters of the other highly competitive parents. As Miller, Antin and Jackson must make the sometimes easy and other times difficult decision to eliminate one dancer each week, the intense on stage competition and stakes between dancers and mothers increase throughout the season – culminating with a finale performance that assuredly will change the winning dancer’s life forever.
Among the competitors are several Asian American parents and children including Maria and Lexine, Sabrina and Nicole, & Shayna and Tua:
Growing up in the Philippines and a Jazz dancer herself in high school, Maria enrolled her daughter Lexine, 11, in dance class because she saw her passion for the art. Her family watches Lexine compete in National Competitions and Maria’s aspirations for her daughter are that she becomes the best dancer she can be. As her daughter’s career grows, she wants her to be sought after by professionals in the industry and eventually becoming a well-paid dance performer. Her advice for Lexine in “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” is that she stays prepared and focused. Maria says that if they win the $100,000 prize they will save for Lexine’s college fund and for her future dance training. Lexine and Maria currently live in Norco, California.
Originally from Taiwan and never having danced herself, Sabrina, 12, enrolled her daughter Nicole in dance classes, as she never got a chance to participate in the art while growing up. Sabrina is in charge of everything dance related, for Nicole, including doing her hair, make-up and costume design. Her aspirations for her daughter are that one day Nicole will teach dance to under privileged children. When giving her advice for “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition,” she told her to do her best and to work hard. If they win the $100,000 prize, Sabrina says they would donate the money to underprivileged children, providing them with dance classes, costumes and recitals. Sabrina and Nicole currently love in San Jose, California.
Originally from Hawaii and a dancer from a very young age, Shayna has performed in shows and parades at the Walt Disney World Resort and she was a Polynesian dancer for 10 years in SeaWorld’s Makahiki Luau. Shayna even teaches dance at the South Beach Dance Academy. With dance being such a huge part of her family’s culture, she explains that it was only natural for her daughter Tua, 9, and her sisters to take dance classes and her children have all been performing on stage since they could walk. With the whole family behind her, Shayna’s aspirations for Tua are for her to be successful at dancing, modeling and acting. When giving her daughter advice for “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition,” she told her daughter to dance hard, give it her all and to have a good attitude. If they win the $100,000 prize, Shayna explains that she would let Tua enjoy some of it now, but put the rest away for college and to help her start her life when she is older. Shayna and Tua currently reside in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The 2012 Kollaboration Seattle is proud to return for its third annual talent showcase into the heart of downtown Seattle at the STG Moore Theatre on October 12, 2012. Six local competitors representing diverse talents of modern and traditional music and dance will be competing for the grand prize of $1000: Pentatonics, Ariel Yang, Hannah Hipolito, Nate Vibez, J-Pros, and Natya. Headlining for Kollaboration Seattle 3 will be singer-songwriter and Youtube star Joseph Vincent. Other guest performers include fellow Youtube sensation Cathy Nguyen, Kollaboration Seattle 2 winner Lion’s Ambition, and local hip-hop dance group Chapter1NE. The competitors will be judged by rapper and Kollaboration Seattle alumni Gowe, as well as Apprentice finalist James Sun, and Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee. One Day’s Wages executive director Eugene Cho and King 5 news anchor Mimi Jung will also serve as guest judges, alongside Kona Kitchen owner and Hollywood veteran Yuji Okumoto. The grand prize winner of Kollaboration Seattle 3 will also have the opportunity to perform in a live broadcast Kollaboration All-Stars show on November 16, 2012 in Los Angeles.
Kollaboration Seattle 3 will be held on Friday, October 12, 2012 from 7 PM to 10 PM at the STG Moore Theatre. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Prices are $20 for general audience and $40 for VIP. Purchasers of VIP tickets will have the opportunity to meet all performers at the show, access to reserved seats at the front of the house, and free entry before 11 PM into the official after party.
World Order’s latest music video “Permanent Revolution” spreads goodwill in Asia. Using their unorthodox dance moves, they go to Japan, Korea, and China to advocate unity. To achieve something greater, we need to break down the barriers that hold us back. It’s a mesmerizing sight to see with a positive message of working together.
