Waking Up - Hayden Hopkins - 2011 Dance Solo

[JasmineAlli]

I want this song!!!

[JustCallMeClark]

Beautiful. Just gorgeous

[queenstella2000]

great dance but to many leg kicks

[ckedwardss]

Beautiful but all extensions

[AlisonGannon]

She is amazing her skills are unbelievable and the emotion she portrays while dancing just really grabs you in. I cannot wait to see where her dancing will take her she is still so young and has so much talent! In love with this girl!!!

[francinecarrasco]

your dancing is unreal! you are fabulous performer!! love love love it!

[beautybebe00]

My favorite dance. Period.

[beautybebe00]

This song, this dance, will forever be yours, Hayden.

[chellerJONES]

Everything is perfection.

[sophiamdance]

It's hard to believe she is only thirteen. She dances with such grace, poise, and passion. She has come a long way since her earlier videos like my moment, and my favourite things. She has lovely technique, especially her leaps and extensions. Keep dancing, you go girl!

[DancinBalls4]

Amazing lines but she really needs to keep her arms down on her turns! Otherwise, AMAZING, beautiful girl!

[CoMoFoSho1]

what is the name of this song and who is it by?

[sunshineee787]

@CoMoFoSho1

Waking up -One Republic (:

[Fluvance]

My eyes stay on one spot the whole time...

[sleppybuttons]

perfect!

[nospammb]

Except demonstrating that she is flexible and can do the splits, she shows in this dance no artistic sense. Flowey you said ? there still should be some accents, and follow the rythm of the music. Her standing position is not esthetic, artistic , or whatever.

[lilypho]

does Hayden do any group dances?

[miikaaax3]

i feel bad for the person that had to go after her...

[littlemissmagic96]

HER LEGS! OMG

[blackberrymarie]

i honestly watch this every night before i go to sleep!

[Danceaholic0]

1:16. holy fuck. thats like, jordan casanova good.

[x0oashleyy0ox]

this is gorgeous. TOKYO's dances blow my mind.

[contractandrelease]

Stunning. She is stunning. Love this music, too.

[lauraheartscrayons]

What did she place!

[blackberrymarie]

that was just AMAZING



[fashion4evr100]

what song is this?

[TheQuatuorFale]

@fashion4evr100 Song's name : Waking Up - One Republic

[smurff2208]

I think only dancers can truly appreciate how amazing this girl is.

[kayttrickey]

your lines are stunning. and extension to die for :)

[liza29679]

wow! awesome.

[xoxvanillacupcakess7]

and i'm just gonna hold my leg here, then over here. DAMN i'm jealous.

[anniemaglie]

I feel SO sorry for the others in her section who dance against her!

[RockieeBandit]

I like how her ankle wobbles a bit and she still controls it, me on the other hand the minuet it starts wobbling im like oh sh!t and panic and fall DX

[contractandrelease]

13! I'm 18 and don't have half the control she does! Can't wait to see her in a few years, she's going to be absolutely RIDICULOUS. (Not that she isn't already.)

[brookiegirl5678]

GORGEOUS !!! where can i find this song??

[kiscool11]

Please dance for the rest your life. You are so gorgeous and have SUCH talent! Too much too waste!

[justwannacomment66]

shes just.... AMAZING. imagine how good she'll be when she twenty years old?

[danncerrduuhh]

ooooh my gooodness her leggss are amazing !!

[ForeverRosee]

It was beautiful!!!!!! By the way is she wearing the same costume she did in covergirl?

[lauray1995]

@ForeverRosee cover girl she is wearing blue? this is pink..

[ForeverRosee]

@lauray1995 Oh okay. I see. I must have been through off by the shorts.... :P

[sookala]

Christ, her extension. <3

Beautiful.

[marialovesyewx3]

She is a beautiful dancer! Gorgeous extension and turns. Simply amazing to watch!

[lalalauren409]

0:33 amazing!!!

[anndriacollier559]

very talented!!

she must have taken years of ballet, she has so much technique

[liv2dance00]

coo!

[kwilk114]

Wow! I love this piece! Such a gorgeous dancer, very mature for a 13 year old!

[jojodancergirl]

Well, obviously legs are her strong suit. Absolutely breathtaking though. I soooo wish I could dance that amazing.

[That1DancingGirl]

Oh my dear goodness I want to BE her O.o This is gorgeous!!

[jordanfun123]

she is so flexable with her legs i want that but we all know thats is prob not gonna happen to all of us she dang AMAZING

[melinabanana]

I heard she get 299/300 for this magnificient piece of art.

[melinabanana]

@melinabanana @ Hollywood Vibe!

[MrRoboone]

that was beautiful!!!

[kaylaMeee]

what song is the and who is it by??i love the song and i LOVE her dancing

[ChocolateDiamonds2]

I want her legs!?!!??!! <3

[anmendicott]

beautiful <3

[XxblueeyedgrlX]

She is a beautiful dancer! she looks so much more mature than 13 tho! good job to her! :D

[LiveLoveDance282]

Quite possibly my favorite of hers. She has AMAZING lines, and extensions.. Deffinatley wish I could dance like her.. BUT I'm not such a fan of this costume... It's not bad.. But I always LOVE her costumes a little more than this one..

[dancer4life710]

She has the longest legs I have ever seen! Gorgeous

[blueyedmacluvrxxo]

i like this :) its very flowey she never stopped moving,almost hypnotizing

[msilovepuppies1]

this choreography was missing alot of things too many turns and extensions but letting that go it was pretty good......

[lalalauren409]

we get it, your flexible.

[danceedgepinkster]

@lalalauren409 why have you left 3 comments on this dance?

[lalalauren409]

@danceedgepinkster because i was commenting on my i pod and the first 2 didn't show. Why do you care?

[danceedgepinkster]

@lalalauren409 because its weird that you leave multiple comments days apart. if you dont like it than QUIT watching it! Obvi you have some issue with her yet you keep coming back haha!

[lalalauren409]

@danceedgepinkster i don't know her therefor I can't have an issue with her, i just don't really like the choreo. It's my opinion!

[ChiharuEmirii]

this was boring to watch, but it really was beautiful. She did a great job, especially getting all the extensions up perfectly. so it was definitely beautiful; despite the fact that it was repetitive. :D

[manglejangle1]

I love the breathing patterns she really incorporated into the routine. It's gorgeous and so is she :)

[headautomatica11]

She's quite incredible, and don't get me wrong, she is pretty flawless. But I get bored watching her, and to be honest, her movement is quite awkward and lacking substance.

[bollywoodmania12]

do you guy's realise shes turning and extending both legs :O

[Dancer4451]

Her technique is flawless. Extensions are gorgeous, but for me, it felt like extension, extension, extension, turn. Like the whole time. It was just missing substance, but beautiful nonetheless.

[arminedancer456]

when is she auditions for so you think you can dance? cause she is breathtaking to watch

[peaceandlove010]

breathtaking!

[TheTumbleStarNetwork]

Beautiful dance and technique

[eunicedianetulang]

does any one else notice that shes turning on BOTH feet ya that i would just throw that in there

[JBMAD01]

1:16 = amazing! <3

[09smartcookie]

I watch this almost everyday! She's flawless!

[AlesanaLoverxx33]

As always hayden, took my breath away:)

[FavyEffBayyBehh]

I need to know the song she's dancing to! Does anyone know?

By the way, I need her leg extensions as well.

[racheeishxc]

@FavyEffBayyBehh It's called "Waking Up" By One Republic :) It starts about 3:20ish (its like a hidden song)

[LeonoraMariethree]

hayden you are amazing :) love- Mia

[missmickey1218]

WOOOW SHE IS SO TALL AND GRACEFULL.......IM 13 AND I DANCE ALSO...BUT IM ONLY 4"11 :/

[MackieGrant]

WOW you are amazing i wish I could dance like you!! :)

[dancertab]

absolutely amazing. she has come so so far. it's breathtaking. i'm so thankful for youtube so i can watch these young dancers blossom into professionals.

[funNypinkbaLletdot]

oh my lord how tall is this child?? thats a lot of extremities to work with! good job girl! you rock

[colorsilk30]

wow, so amazing, I can only wait to see how amazing her next dance will be

[sharesaz]

I just love watching you Hayden! So glad I've been able to see you dance in person.:)

[WoNdErFaNtAsTiCaL]

I love her costume!

[callmesweetie]

@karaxox11 it's at the end of "waking up" by one republic!

[actingalexa]

it's her control that makes it so amazing and intriguing.

[alexxkar123]

im speechless 

[vanzantdancer]

So much control! What a lovely dancer.

[DancerChic31]

she's a truly amazing dancer, but i didn't really like the choreography, which is odd, because normally i love Tokyo. anyways, keep up the great work hayden!

[blondehairdontcaree]

The fact that people criticize her for the smallest things is terrible. At Hollywood Vibe she got a 299/300 performing this dance, I would like to see anyone telling her her leg is bent or her arm isn't in the right place to get a score that high.

[christinaheos]

This is one of the most beautiful and inspirational dances I have ever seen... I'm actually sitting here with the biggest smile on my face. Great job Tokyo and beautiful dancing Hayden!! :) Thanks @YourDanceChannel for introducing me to Hayden, along with many other dancers and choreographers!

Perfection <3

[lalalauren409]

Amazing dancer but we get it already, your really flexible.

[retroalex1]

If it wasnt her dancing I would be bored

[101danceangel]

I absolutely LOVE hayden. She is my her/idol. Nothing is wrong with her dancing,, the choreography was just a little disappointing. I am not saying this to pick apart Hayden because like I said she was perfect,, just to the choreographer if he gave her a couple more different moves to mix in there instead of just leg extensions (which were BEAUTIFUL)

[shainawoody]

i could watch her dance for hours :) i also loved the fact that no one screamed during this..

[angiehedglin1]

not gonna lie i got a little sick of the legs..



[dancerbabe456]

wow she is a beautiful dancer(: im way jealous i wish i had legs extensions like her!!

[tappergal]

I love all the breath in the choreography. She's like dance..dance..be amazing...breath...be amazing....breath. It's stunning!

Way to go Hayden!

[danceedgepinkster]

this is ridiculous. she's gotten so good training with Tokyo! her tech is amazing. she's really skinny because she works hard dancers should look like this, sooo good!

[1SupaDancer]

Wow she was gorgeous and dances soo maturely!!!! :)

[kdeanbailey]

Oh Hayden - you are SO gifted. Your technique is priceless. This is a beautiful routine, but I'd love to see a bit more diversity in the choreography...you can certainly handle it, and I wanted to see more of what you can do!

[kmccann23]

way to skinny

[teecurp]

What an amazing job! She is sooooo full in her movements . She understand the dance.

[cantelogirl99]

shes 13?! shes amazing!

[danc3r4life101]

woorrrrrrk<3

[Ese27esl]

i love this solo so much!!!!

[Emilyyx3x3]

A right AND left turner?! I can only get 4 or 5 pirouettes on a good day.. her extensions are unbelievable. In the beginning when she went to her passe in the beginning you can tell how much she was pulling up. She is amazing, i wish i could dance like her.

[skittleluv23]

i love everything about this, the dance was beautiful and went perfect with the song witch i loved too:)

[katienkenziecakesftw]

She's such a beautiful dancer, and at only 13. This was so perfect I can't even. Such incredible extensions and each movement flowed so perfectly it was as if she was floating. Stunned, I I love Hayden.

[juicebox2112]

i don't even know what to say like after i watched it i just kinda sat there for a few minutes she's just so amazing and stunning and such a beautiful dancer i donno bout everyone else but she's definitly an inspiration for me and makes me motivated to become better and try even harder

[AznMando]

@angelbaby233

preach itt

[xoxmissEmily]

breathtaking!!!! simply incredible! 

[purplesoda2497]

wow she really knos how to make herself look realllly tall and long great job

[TapQueen96]

Amazing resistance. =)

[dancer1700]

SHES THIRTEEN? Jeez I'm 14 and she has the longest legs I've ever seen! (beautiful extensions) Her everything was gorgeous. Simply amazing. (:

[CrystalStarrs1]

WOW... she is amazing what studio does she go too!

[lellyfish]

she's a beautiful dancer. her grace is out of this world

[Vinnie2118]

Her emotions were just not quite for this dance. But very good job at everything else

[Sellena132]

it looks soooo easy......she is sooo great...

[Aever1988]

She jumps and turns so effortlessly, amazing! And I love it how she smiles when she's dancing :-)

[Caitlinx31]

Such a beautiful dancer! :) Being able to turn and extend with on/with both your legs is definitely an talent and she makes it look effortless. Her transitions flow perfectly and every movement looked so graceful! :) She really pushed through her knees on her Russian and made this dance look beautiful.

[airforcewife22605]

whats the name of this music track?

[IceKlutz0622]

@airforcewife22605 It's called Waking Up by OneRepublic; the song is about 6 minutes long and ths instrumental is the 2nd half of the song.

I think Hayden did a great job! Tokyo's choreo suits her.

[dancer4life710]

This is such a pretty dance, and Hayden is such an exceptional technical dancer, but I would have enjoyed seeing more "dancing" like at the verrryy beginning..

[julz8050]

HOLY CRAP that straddle jump is unreal!!!!

[JesusFreakay]

This is so pretty! I love it. Lay-ups are amazing, just need to straighten her back a little more.

[BeluLizzie]

If I had her leg extensions, I'd be SO happy

[dancingdollls]

@BeluLizzie If I had ANYTHING of her's I'd be happy !

[TheSugarfreed]

tokyos choreography is amazing! thats why he has so many people try to copy him. im sure we'll see a ton of solos to this song next yr and people try to create this exact same dance. she's crazy talented! i saw this in person & its even better.

[lauratunes12]

I've always loved Hayden, and I don't hate the choreography, but I do think it is too many tricks. I get why there is so many tricks- Hayden is good at them, and Contemporary IS about strength and balance- but I don't agree with it. It would have been better if the parts where she is actually dancing didn't just look like they were fillers in prep for the tricks.

[chromebiscuts]

This is so beautiful! The dance is really soft and prettty just like the music. I bet choreographers love a dancer like her. My favorite solo of hers by far!

[bsofresh83]

I want to see her en pointe! I bet she is breathtaking.

[goldgalore35]

this was her routine:

piroutte split turn split turn split turn split turn split

wrong music.

she seems to be an exceptional dancer, but this dance seriously needs some help!

[joeMopar412]

she was great! Choreography was just not complementing to the music..

[idancer518]

When a dancer dances as beautifully as this and people still find something that they dislike, it means that he/she is doing something right

[megajazzhands]

She's one of the few dancers at the level were people really try hard and pick her apart for any little reason. She's one of the best dancers her age. do people realize she's turning and extending on both legs?? this is extremely hard solo choreography. it looks easy because she exacutes it so well.

[koolio123able]

@megajazzhands I agree with ya

[Levi0Dan]

@megajazzhands i dont think anyones doubting or disagreeing that she's phenomenal, its just that its trick after trick and some get tired of all the repetitive 'kick my face off' stuff so they start looking at the few flaws

[lariaettelady]

@megajazzhands

[melvinfrito]

So great!! I also love the costume!!

[megajazzhands]

@katiethedancer96 you seem to have issues to say that.

[katiethedancer96]

@megajazzhands to say that i don't like the choreography? thats just my opinion.

[jsweet83]

elegant

[cchellzz]

@dancersabrine15 it is not all tricks. it is beautiful choreography.

[cchellzz]

for her extensions at the beginning, although she is using her abs and obliques to support her legs, she is contracting too much.

[welchyjuice15]

To everyone who thinks this is too easy for her: I have a feeling this choreography is quite difficult, because Tokyo is an amazing choreographer and he knows Hayden is an incredible dancer so he wouldn't give her something to "young or easy." Hayden dances so gracefully and she has great technique which makes everything look beautiful and effortless.

ALSO: Hayden is incredible and inspiring and I LOVE watching her dance :)

[ashleykay685]

i feel like she needs to relax her hands and shoulders though, especially in her turns.

[kelliletner]

@dancersabrine15 I disagree. Tokyo's work is all about displaying emotion and musicality through technique and athleticism. It's very different than mere "tricks". I thought this was beautiful. She's really growing into herself as a dancer from what I've seen of her. I'm sure there are many great things to come from both her and Tokyo!

[ashleykay685]

wow, this is amazing.

[lalalauren409]

Great dancer but i found it kinda repetitive

[joannatix]

absolutely gorgeous, but i wish she would've turned out tht supporting leg on the consecutive jeté's

[LouDesBoa]

the name of this music pleaaaaaaase???!!



[SparklyJapaneseBunny]

@xmisschelssx uh no actually its waking up by one republic the instrumental version.

[tdanceballet21]

@LouDesBoa Its actually the end of the 6 minute song Waking Up by OneRepublic

[kenzer3280]

Her leaps look so effortless!

[bradimckae]

lets play the perfect dancer game.. ok you win.

[DaNcEx3JoNaS]

her legs are GORGEOUS