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[[File:Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Laura Becke provides backup dancing while Mark Wills performs for Coalition forces during a recent performance at Contingency Operating Base, Speicher, Iraq, Dec 061217-A-CY421-048.jpg|thumb|A backup dancer]] |
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A '''backup dancer''' also known as '''background dancer'''<ref name="www.tele">{{Cite web |
A '''backup dancer''' also known as '''background dancer'''<ref name="www.tele">{{Cite web |first=Will |last=Storr| title = The truth about life as a background dancer| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/8554651/The-truth-about-life-as-a-background-dancer.html | work = The Telegraph | date = 5 June 2011 | accessdate = 13 June 2013 }}</ref> is a performer who [[dance]]s with or behind the lead performers in a live musical act or in a music video. Their movements (especially where there are many moving together) provide a visual symmetry and rhythm to accompany the music. |
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==Backup dancers== |
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Some notable performers began their music careers as backup dancers for other artists, including: |
Some notable performers began their music careers as backup dancers for other artists, including: |
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* [[Tupac Shakur]] (for the [[Digital Underground]]) |
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* [[Jennifer Lopez]] (for the [[New Kids on the Block]], [[MC Hammer]] and [[Janet Jackson]]'s 1993 video "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes]]") |
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* [[Cris Judd]] (for ex-wife Jennifer Lopez' 2001 video "[[Love Don't Cost a Thing (song)|Love Don't Cost a Thing]]") |
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* [[Rain (entertainer)|Rain]] (for [[Park Jin-Young]] and [[Park Ji-Yoon]]) |
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* [[Michael K. Williams]] |
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* Kenya Acosta (for many artists, mostly [[Justin Bieber]]) |
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* [[Kevin Federline]] (for [[Britney Spears]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Christina Milian]], and [[LFO (American band)|LFO]]) |
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* [[Kevin Federline]] (for [[Britney Spears]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Christina Milian]], and [[LFO (American band)|LFO]])<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schwarz|first1=Hunter|title=Kevin Federline Was A Backup Dancer In A Justin Timberlake Music Video|url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/kevin-federline-was-a-backup-dancer-in-a-justin-timberlake-m#.mwDk8mx0B|publisher=Buzzfeed|accessdate=2 March 2015|date=26 April 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[FKA twigs]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9460-fka-twigs/ | title=Interviews: FKA twigs | first=Carrie | last=Battan | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] | date=22 July 2014 | accessdate=8 March 2015 }}</ref> |
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* [[Cris Judd]] (for ex-wife Jennifer Lopez' 2001 video "[[Love Don't Cost a Thing (song)|Love Don't Cost a Thing]]")<ref>{{cite web|title=Cris Judd Talks Jennifer Lopez Marriage: "You're No Longer a Normal Person"|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/cris-judd-talks-jennifer-lopez-marriage-no-longer-a-normal-person-2014149|work=Us Weekly|accessdate=2 March 2015|date=14 September 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Jennifer Lopez]] (for the [[New Kids on the Block]], [[MC Hammer]] and [[Janet Jackson]]'s 1993 video "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes]]")<ref>{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez left red-faced after seeing her MC Hammer dance clip from 20 years ago... but shapes up as Marilyn Monroe|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1268383/Jennifer-Lopez-left-red-faced-seeing-MC-Hammer-dance-clip-20-years-ago.html|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=2 March 2015|date=24 April 2010}}</ref> |
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* [[Rain (entertainer)|Rain]] (for [[Park Jin-young]] and [[Park Ji-yoon]])<ref>{{cite news | title=Pop star Rain (Bi), reaching out beyond Asia | publisher= | url =http://english.kbs.co.kr/society/people/1365736_11774.html | work =KBS Global | accessdate = 18 February 2007 }}</ref> |
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* [[Tupac Shakur]] (for the [[Digital Underground]])<ref>{{Cite video|title=Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw)|date=2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotshotdigital.com/tribute/TupacShakur.html |title=Tupac Shakur |publisher=Hotshotdigital.com |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref><ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 330.</ref> |
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* [[Michael K. Williams]]<ref>{{cite web|title=From Backup Dancer To 'The Wire': How A Scar Transformed A Career|url=http://www.npr.org/2014/06/21/323973907/from-backup-dancer-to-the-wire-how-a-scar-transformed-a-career|publisher=NPR|accessdate=2 March 2015|date=21 June 2014}}</ref> |
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==Events== |
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===United States=== |
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[[File:Katy Perry - Super Bowl XLIX Halftime 02.jpg|thumb|[[Katy Perry]] performing with the dancing sharks backup dancers during the performance of "[[Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song)|Teenage Dream]]" at the [[Super Bowl XLIX halftime show]]]] |
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On 25 February 2015, a backup dancer performing with [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] at the Brit Awards accidentally pulled Madonna backwards down a small flight of stairs when performing an act that involved pulling a cape off of Madonna's neck.<ref name="CNN">{{cite web | author=Almasy, Steve | title=Madonna falls at Brit Awards; Twitter's got jokes | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=25 February 2015 | url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/25/entertainment/madonna-fall-brit-awards/ | accessdate=4 March 2015}}</ref> Madonna quickly recovered and continued with the show, and later attributed the accident to the cape being tied too tightly.<ref name="CNN"/> |
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At the [[Super Bowl XLIX halftime show]] on on 1 February 2015, backup dancers dressed in shark costumes accompanied [[Katy Perry]] as she performed.<ref>{{cite web | last=Malec | first=Brett | title=See the Sexy Backup Dancer Who Was Katy Perry's Super Bowl Shark | website=[[E!]] | date=2 February 2015 | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/620827/katy-perry-s-dancing-shark-revealed-meet-the-singer-s-sexy-super-bowl-backup-dancer | accessdate=4 March 2015}}</ref> |
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In September 2014, three backup dancers for [[Cher]] sued the performer for wrongful termination based upon allegations of racial discrimination.<ref name="Gorenstein">{{cite web | last=Gorenstein | first=Colin | title=Backup dancers sue Cher for alleged discrimination | website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] | date=18 September 2014 | url=http://www.salon.com/2014/09/18/backup_dancers_sue_cher_for_alleged_discrimination/ | accessdate=4 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="ldnews.com 2014">{{cite web | title=Backup dancers sue Cher for alleged discrimination | author=The Associated Press|publisher=''[[Lebanon Daily News]]'' | date=18 September 2014 | url=http://www.ldnews.com/local/ci_26561843/backup-dancers-sue-cher-alleged-discrimination | accessdate=4 March 2015}}</ref> At the time, Cher's publicist denied any wrongdoing, stating that "the accusations are ridiculous" and that "they couldn’t be further from the truth".<ref name="Gorenstein"/> In the lawsuit, it was stated that the dancers were informed that the firing occurred to "save costs on the tour".<ref name="Gorenstein"/> The lawsuit sought over $10 million in damages.<ref name="Gorenstein"/> |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery caption="" widths="275px" heights="180px"> |
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File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Balinese dansers dansen de kètjak TMnr 10004676.jpg|Balinese dancers in 1937 performing in a [[kecak]] |
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</gallery> |
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* [[Corps de ballet]] |
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* [[Extra (actor)]] |
* [[Extra (actor)]] |
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* [[Taxi dancer]] – a paid dancer in a partner-dance |
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* {{portal-inline|Dance}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite web | last=Oshmyansky | first=Rosalyn | title=Snake Bites Nicki Minaj's Backup Dancer at VMA Rehearsal | publisher=[[Entertainment Tonight]] | date=23 August 2014 | url=http://www.etonline.com/news/150273_backup_dancer_for_nicki_minaj_bitten_by_snake/ | accessdate=4 March 2015}} |
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* {{cite web | title=Meet Jay-Z and Beyonce`s Incredible Backup Dancers | website=[[Yahoo News]] | date=24 July 2014 | url=http://news.yahoo.com/video/meet-jay-z-beyonce-incredible-152045930.html | accessdate=4 March 2015}} |
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* {{cite web | last=Spiegel | first=Amy Rose | title=How Do You Even Become A Backup Dancer? | publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] | date=11 June 2013 | url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/verymuchso/how-do-you-even-become-a-backup-dancer| accessdate=4 March 2015}} |
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* {{cite web | title=P!nk backup dancer is from Atlanta - Video | publisher=[[WXIA-TV]] | date=1 March 2013 | url=http://www.11alive.com/video/2196822034001/0/Pnk-backup-dancer-is-from-Atlanta | accessdate=4 March 2015}} |
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* {{cite web | title=Pictured: The teen dancer Demi Lovato 'attacked in aeroplane fight' before checking into rehab | publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]'' | date=4 November 2010 | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1326675/Demi-Lovato-attacked-Alex-Welch-plane-fight-rehab-check-in.html |accessdate=4 March 2015}} |
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[[Category:Dance occupations]] |
[[Category:Dance occupations]] |
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[[Category:Theatrical occupations|Dancer, backup]] |
[[Category:Theatrical occupations|Dancer, backup]] |
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[[Category:Filmmaking occupations]] |
[[Category:Filmmaking occupations]] |
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