Olivia Rodrigo’s macabre heartbreak anthem “Vampire” is sort of a picket stake via the guts, however Kyle Hanagami and his dance crew are right here to heal our emotional wounds with their supernaturally clean dance strikes. Inspired by the debut single from Rodrigo’s sophomore album, “Guts,” Hanagami’s choreography is sorrowful, spooky, and full of the form of emotion that would depart even the moodiest vampires in awe.
The first group to execute the routine — Haley Fitzgerald, Haley Jonae, and Maycee Steele — delivered a fluid efficiency with moments of considerate nonchalance. An off-the-cuff flip of the wrist or flip of the pinnacle punctuated the track’s most temperamental moments earlier than the crew went all out on the crescendo. A second group — Eloise Harpas and Dougal Herr — delivered an equally impassioned efficiency, taking part in off one another superbly to illustrate the failed romance referenced within the track’s lyrics.
One dancer, Sean Lew, approached the routine alone, wowing his fellow dancers together with his seemingly easy actions and creative flare. At one level, Lew threw himself on the bottom after miming a vampire assault. Later within the dance, he caught his hand below his shirt to create the phantasm of his coronary heart beating out of his chest in a cartoonish vogue as Rodrigo sang, “You can’t love anyone, ’cause that could mean you had a heart.”
Together, the dancers paid a strong homage to Rodrigo’s new single, lighting up the feedback part with their expertise and dedication to the advanced routine. “Wow! It struck me (at some point after the 9th replay) that this is a difficult song to choreograph to and to dance to,” one YouTube viewer commented. “Yes, the lyrics give you a lot to sink your teeth into (pardon the pun), but it takes incredible musicality to capture the abrupt change of tempo/attitude through the choreo and, equally, through the performance and freestyles. Outstanding!”
Watch Hanagami’s full “Vampire” choreography above. If you want me, I’ll be taking part in Rodrigo’s new monitor on repeat and doing my finest to re-create Hanagmi’s strikes at residence as I anticipate her new album to arrive.
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