Charlotte Martin "Veins" Contemporary Solo

[dolphindude010]

omg ur fish flop was good!

[MyShalora]

One of my teachers wanted to use this piece for her performing team last year, but they didn't like the music. I fell in love with the song though, and I was quite amused when YouTube suggested this piece out of the blue, since I haven't been searching for the song (yet) or anything.

Overall, I quite like your work here (though it's a bit heavy on the tricks - so easy to do, the piece I'm working on now is too!), and your series of a la seconde and fouette turns is quite impressive!

[msb41345]

good job:)

[cathykittycath]

I think her moves are fitting the music in general. Thrust me, in contemporary some professional choreographers can do worst. I like the moves ! :)

[crayoff]

what that is nuts, there are like a gazillion beats you are hitting. I can see youre musicality and so what if it's a lot of tricks...small stage, short piece. awesome

[zoomyzoomy123]

you're really talented.

[b1wdancer23]

I love this song. Your extensions are beautiful :) And you have nice technique. I really want to do a dance to this song.

[fairysecret]

i love it!!!! congratulations !!

[cipher271]

Another awesome performance !

[Nachtorchidee]

who sings that?

[queenmaddsta]

Charlotte Martin lol

[Nachtorchidee]

I though that it's the name of the dancer, sorry. and why do people all the time say lol that's so horrible.

[queenmaddsta]

I'm sorry nachtorchidee. I realize anybody could have thought my name was Charlotte Martin! I take back my "lol".

Anyway Charlotte Martin is a really awesome artist you should definitely give her a listen.

[Nachtorchidee]

Thanks it's allright. You are so right, tne musi of her is really awesome. And by the way: Your dance is awesome too.

[meeproductions]

i  feel like she is just dancing to fill up space she isnt with the beat and what she is doing isnt really fitting the music she is a good dancer just needs a better solo

[queenmaddsta]

thank you for being honest lol. this was me 3 years ago and i have to admit all I cared about was fitting in as many tricks as possible. My choreography is much more musical now and I only throw in tricks when it's called for.

[michile911]

Very nice! I love the intensity!

[safiregemm]

this was very entertaining!

i like how it never got old and you really danced it

[popprincess308]

Nice Extension.:))You have good technique:)) CODOUS!

[tessaisfreakingrad]

i have the same question as xNeveRseeNx, except for i live in vancouver, washington.

anyone know where a good private contemporary dance instructor is in that areaa? :)

[MiyaTheLion]

Beautiful switchsplit and great fuattes. Wooww girl that was awesome.

[dancer22002]

that was really good! great job! nice job on the turns.

[xNeveRseeNx]

Hey everyone, I really want to take private contemporary dance lessons. I live in Northern New Jersy, anyone know any good places?

[dance123155]

there is a dance studio called The Dance Factory around there

[lynnev94]

yea the dance factory is a realy good studio

[jbaby7493]

omg that was so good!

you dont even kno! i wish

i could put together a solo

like that! teach me? lolz!

[jignalbells]

This dance is soo good! whats the song called?

[queenmaddsta]

Veins by Charlotte Martin

[sak868]

CRAP! that was awesome. woah

im soo glad to see a solo that has musicality and actually DANCE in it rather than just all tricks

you're turns were sooo goood! gaah!

[mizzaryj]

hey great job, i did my first solo to this song this year, its really hard dancing to this song cause its fast tempo, but u did awsome

[luvabnpinkxo]

doing my first solo next year any advice?? BTW ahh-mahhh-zingggg

[queenmaddsta]

sure I do! don't be afraid to put it in new steps because it will give you new motivation to get them down! but at the same time don't put in things that you won't be 100% confident with by performance time. quality is better than difficulty! do YOUR best, and don't compare yourself to anyone else! good luck!

and thank you =]

ps. video taping yourself is ALWAYS good, because YOU can see what you're doing wrong that you can't see just by looking in the mirror.

[icedchailatte]

omg yerr soo good! how long have you been dancing? i really felt something when you danced, you danced with passion. you had a light in yer eyes. nice job.

[MIZTHAING]

wow this is got to be one of the best contemporay dancing ive seen in years

[lives2dance424]

what studio do you go to?

[queenmaddsta]

releve dance center

[lives2dance424]

Wow! You did really well! Watching that, I could see how much you connect with the music. How old were you when you did this dance?

[queenmaddsta]

thanks! i was 15.

[fennikusu13]

Woo, you rocked that!

I agree with some of the comments already, great fouettes, and your pirouettes are amazing too. You have great balance and fluidity, kudos! I expect to see you on the great white way or something someday!

[thewisedragon16]

You're breath-taking! Keep on going girl, you're amazingly talented.

[9607499]

Your such an amazing dancer!! :)

[femalebassist]

amazing. :0

[tnydancer009]

Your fouettes are like gorgeous, haha.

How long have you been dancing?

[andrewNMADDY]

i started when i was 3, so thats about 13 years.

and thanks!! :)

[tnydancer009]

ahh. you have 7 years on meee. I'm jealous!

How long did it take you to learn fouettes?

I feel like I should have them by now but I havent been at a studio at all.

I go over the summer to keep up dancing because I'm on my school's varsity dance team and we dont have time for company work. =[

[caliberonesan]

This dance was beautiful! You are an amazing dancer with great technique!!

[patriotsgirl165]

my studio did a dance to this...and i could never find the song...thanks for posting

[twinkiefly]

very cool

[dancer9543]

You are soooo good! You're my idol, I hope I can be as good as you some day. I really liked that fish flop too, very original. I have this dance on my ipod and I watch it like everyday :)

[queenmaddsta]

how did u download it onto ur ipod? i can't figure it out! lol

[daydreambeliever223]

i like the "fish flop" too! i tried to do it and i almost have it. i really like your beginning choreography and how the veins move goes with the words.

[LEThomas489]

that opening choreography is ssiicckk i love it

[loganalexandra72]

That was AMAZING !

[xxjessiebabe3]

i take that bck ur better!!!! but im working toward ur level!! GO DANCERS

[xxjessiebabe3]

im better n im younger

but ur good!!!!! nice stage presence

[2kooldancin]

very nice... u have wonderful technique and stamina cuz u kept the energy up the entire almost 3 mins of the song. I love ur acrobatics too...I can't even do a cartwheel so I need to get on that whole acrobatic thing huh? lol Good luck with the rest of ur dancing ;-)

[queenmaddsta]

thank youuu! :)

[ihaveachild1]

You're a fantastic dancer! The only thing I would say would be to try and feel the music a little more...you have great musicality, but you need to feel what you're dancing. Of course, that impression could come just from watching it on a video instead of live... anyway, amazing job!

[leodancer82]

I like you showed the texture of the song with the levels in the choreography. One correction is I would becareful since its a long solo that you don't throw away your technique in the middle of the routine (layout- release the back at the highest point of the kick and chaines - make sure knees are pulled up and tighs turn out, don't rely on good feet and hyperextension) Overall you are beautiful to watch with a great style and you are not overbearing with the dramatics of the dance.

[queenmaddsta]

ok thanks so much! i love corrections!

[schuffles848]

wow great job!!!! how did you do the roll in 1:06? did your studio make that up? got any tips? haha keep up the good work

[queenmaddsta]

we call it a fish flop. as you're going over, keep your legs bent and think of keeping them up. the most important thing is to keep your back arched, and you'll roll right down.

[vmcarthur]

Absolutely stunning! I think you totally captured the essence of Char in this dance! Nicely done!!!

[InspectaMike]

actually i dont know what youre talking about i thought the fouettes were very climactic i thought they had great musicality... and the crowd loved em too

[dancejunkie93]

that was beautiful! Great technique. You are incredible!

[vanessuhhDEE]

this is one of my favourite songs and i've always tried to picture what a great dance to it would like. well, now i know, because this dance was absolutely beautiful. too bad that some of the parts were a bit blurry, but oh well. the way you dance inspires me to take dance again, because i want to be able to dance like that. well the main point to this comment is great job!

[dancerqt4212]

you switch leaps are SO GOOD!!! i'm horrible at them.:[ haha

[sNsAshun07]

for the most part, that was absolutely fabulous. you danced it incredibly well. the only thing i have to say is THE FUATTES! where did they come from? they didn't go with the music at all - that is the most exciting part of the song, you should be throwing yourself around doing leaps and floor stuff like you were during the second chorus, not just standing in one spot showing off. still, otherwise it was a very cool dance.

[queenmaddsta]

ok well thank you for the advice i'll consider that in the future. cuz im not that sort of person that can't accept constructive criticism. i sort of agree but you have to admit that like i did do it on the music...you know? i dont think they looked that bad. but thanks about everything else

[dancerbby7493]

i disagree. the fuattes were PERFECT for

that part. and her arms at on the last turn

or two of the fuattes looked so elegant.

ive been watching this video for months!

&& i still cant get over how good the dance

and the dancer is. queenmaddsta your

an inspiration :]

[GERARDlovesBRIELLE]

i deff. agree great expressions. and song is cool your really good. what studio? and where?

[spearmintythang]

Wow, you're way better than I am! XD Your pirouettes are so good! Mine are poopy pirouettes, which in comparison to yours...look like poop. How long have you been dancing anyway?

[queenmaddsta]

since i was 3

[queenmaddsta]

and thanks! =]

[2kooldancin]

nice solo...u have good technique and expression. Keep it up :-)

[coldkaze]

ur awesome!!!!! YEAH! i love the way u dance! i want to dance like that! go u!

[queenmaddsta]

hahah thanksss!!!!

[aliekayy]

um your amazing and my best friend and i love you<3