Ex-Lover
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  • This piece reminds me of my life...

  • my favorite part is the begining

  • dude! that was awesome how she jumped on his back!

  • phenomenally amazing. such great dancers.

  • I have no words. I`m moved...

  • she 's such a good dancer

  • thfe girl always doles more stuff and they always do well

  • I like the blank faces. I've a musical theatre background, and normally empty faces annoys me, but to me this is a song that's about confusion and not knowing what emotion is appropriate. It's a song about meeting someone and being full of feelings but keeping a straight face, and they capture the emotion through their movements, like dancers should. I think it works. And they move together astoundingly well.

  • I completley understand the merits to the lack of facial emotion and why it works well with the dance, but no matter how emotional the movements, I connect better with emotionally engaged faces. Of course, I am extremely biased having done a great deal of musical theater dancing, where facial expressions are essential. So, really, it's a personal preference.

  • can anyone tell me what kind of dance this would be called (in terms of being a dance with two people)? Im interested in learning how to dance with a partner but i dont think my studio offers classes in this and all google comes up with when i do a search for my area is salsa :(

  • @sillyribbons It'd be hard to specifically take a class with a partner. It's a contemporary/modern duet.

  • @justicegirl1028 yea i thought the same but how does one learn to dance with a partner then?I've seen a few duet rehearsals in my studio but I'm pretty sure they're company members so I don't know if they are taught just the choreography for the dance or if they learn others as well. I've taken contemporary before, but my focus is ballet, wont I need to learn pas de deux if I wanna perform anyway? I mean I like this kind of dance a bit more than ballet but I'd like to learn both

  • @sillyribbons It's probably pretty specific to your studio, but I'd assume they're learning the choreography rather than taking an actual pas de deux class like you'd take for ballet. If you know a male dancer who you'd like to work with, you could talk to your studio about taking private lessons to develop skills. However, modern duets are more specialized than ballet pas de deux, so you have to find a choreographer who really likes choreographing duets.

  • Even if their faces are completely emotionless (which I agree, adds to the dance), their movements are filled with so much emotion. I think that contrast makes this dance so wonderful. I adore it, and I'm glad I found this song through it ^^

  • i wish i could dance as gd as them :'( but.... i fwail at dancing D:

  • oohh 2:00 looks so cool!!! and this dance is really amazing

  • how, in the year since i discovered beyond words and have watched all their videos a gazillion times a day, have i only just discovered this one! it is sooooo good! they both are such amazing dancers and Kate is.. just beyond words haha :) WOW! soooamazing :)

  • That was beautiful

  • ive noticed that the choreographer always pairs these two amazing dancers.. and they have so much chemistry its amazing! great job you guys!

  • I want to be in the company boooo, I hope to be this good one day.

  • enough with the excessive twitching, just daaaance

  • isn´t dance about expressing emotions with the body?:-) i prefer expressful bodywork before a lot of acting that you can´t handle.... for me, there´s nothing worse than a dancer who overacts with the face instead of using the movements to tell me a story. i think this is beauuuuuuutiful!:-)

  • @RebeckaBoden agreed

  • i love this routine but there face needs to tell the story also.

  • i love this

  • thats was so amazing so much emotion in the song and the dance but none of there face but overall it was great :)

  • this is beautiful !

  • i get serious chills when i see this perfomance im sooo in loved with the dance... i watched it like 15 times

  • that was so cute i wanted to stand up and clap in my rom

  • Why am I so attracted to that boy?

  • how could anyone dislike this?

  • or or or he should dance with no shirt ;)

    

  • I just wish our main man here was in maybe a little more fitting outfit. Like his shirt at least be a little less baggy. It looks great, but shes so obvious in her moves, his clothes kinda hide his body lines. His clothes look like a cover-up for smudged lines when I know they're no't, but it kinda distracts me.

  • I'm gonna have to disagree about their faces having no emotion. I mean, what are they supposed to do? Smile? That wouldn't fit. Frown? That's cheesy, isn't it? Their faces are serious and their eyes show caring and depth- to say the least, it's a neutral modern dance face.

  • This is great, i love the choreo for sure and they executed it greatly, but there was No emotion behing it =/ thats the only dissipointing thing

  • The last 40 seconds or so always leave me speechless O.O <3

  • If i could move anywhere... it would be Illinois, why? Beyond Words Dance Company<3

  • @funacting1 I think that's one of the best qualities of the dancers. Even though they have no expression on their face, you can see it through their movements. It shows that they are very talented dancers.

  • omg. this was AMAZING I LOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEE­EEEEE IIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTT MORE MORE MORE MORE <3

  • i kind of like how they dont have any facial emotion it kind of leaves u 2 wonder..... but n any other dance they would need expression

  • this channel truly has the greatest taste in music

  • 1st off i have to say that guy is HOT! but that's not the point anyways i loved every second of it really. i wish i could learn that dance its so amazing and i love the song :)

  • i'm obsessed with this video.

  • @tiaella1

    me 2!

  • I love it when guys do modern and ballet dances and still look masculine.

  • I love Kate Jablonski!!!! These kids are always so good! :)

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  • I really want them to be a couple in real lifee!!! :) x

  • best 2 minutes and 21 seconds of my life. O.O

  • holly crap!

  • Fascinating!

  • 0:47 just blew me away, it would sure doing that with someone you really didn't trust...

  • this is beautiful

  • can not find fault within this piece. Fantastic! 

  • why is kate so good??!

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  • I cried a tear. Do something by Marketa Irglova and glen hansard please??

  • I cant believe this dance its phenomenal.. im obsessed with it ive watched it over and over and i cant finish my homework now because of it! Excellent job (:

  • i love this dancer. what is her name?

  • @dudewheresmycar2289

    Ellery :)

  • AMAZING ! ...

  • my goodness this is amazing partner work... crazy good technique too. and the choreography...... im speechless :] gahh this dance is so good.

  • who sings this?

  • @wendyisafarmer the song is your ex lover is dead by stars

  • @purpledancinyogo thanks!!

  • beautiful dance! but ive never really been a fan of the jerky movements that have come up in the last few years.

  • @missjulianneYO Omg, your so right. it actually did. that was soo cool. (sorry late response)

  • all in favor of katie choreographing for SYTYCD?

  • Her legs are so muscular O_o

  • Beautiful. :D Gives me chills.

  • This was amazing:)

  • i feel like the boy is try to make a conection more than the girl.....that being said they dance beautifully together! wonderful dancing!

  • What is that girl's name? I swear she's the next Lauren Vogel of Beyond Words, or the next Emily. Tadas was brilliant as always

  • i love it! <3

  • this is beautiful!

  • Tadas is hot!

  • weres the love button like really i love this it speaks in many ways

  • i love her work and i love this routine.

    but i hate how they have no performance on their face.... im sorry it bugs me.

  • @funacting1 I agree I was just about to say that. They don't seem to have good chemistry together as dancers

  • @callmeservant they're not supposed to have chemistry.the dance is about exes who run into each other and everythings awkward

  • @orangesodify But they honestly don't convey any of that and even when your telling a story like that you still have chemistry between dancers not just blank staring. I don't even see awkwardness I just see the blank expression like they're completely bored.

  • @callmeservant That may be a part of the dance. When you meet an ex, you sort of hide your real emotion don't you? you don't act all emotional. and it's extremely unlikely that you would want to convey awkwardness in a contemporary dance like this. maybe it's suppose to be like they don't want to show their cards. Katie is smart and professional, if she wanted expression on their faces, they would.

  • @13Bee1 Okay well I'm not going to defend my opinion. I don't see it. When I meet my ex I do exactly what elenore and ryan did I find that relatable. I love Katie's work but the song is talking about a range of emotions not just the awkard meeting at the beginning. You usually don't just meet the whole time you talk and begin to feel feelings and I just saw ghost the whole time. I'm not arguing about it I'm just as professional and this just isn't one of my favs from her. I'm done.

  • @callmeservant It's okay you don't have to get defensive or anything haha, I'm nice I'm not going to demean you or your opinion, we're just having a discussion :) I agree the lyrics in the song display a range of emotions, but I disagree that that has to be put forth in the dance. I see a top comment basically says the exact same thing I was thinking, I just think their blank facial expressions wouldn't be accidental or a fault of the dancers or Katie, but a part of the dance/interpretation. :)

  • @funacting1 I agree with you I love everything about it they just don't ever have any performance or chemestry between the partnered dancers.

  • @funacting1 I don't think they're supposed to. I think the point of these dances are to get the mood across without any facial expressions changing constantly. Otherwise, it distracts from the emotion of the movements.

  • @funacting1 ...they're children. Expression will come with time, confidence and experience.

    For now, enjoy their skill and just think how amazing they will become

  • @funacting1 I hate to do this because I'm afraid I'll start an argument but I respectfully disagree. I think their poker faces add to the piece. I know that when I run into an ex I sort of put on a straight face to keep from embarrassing myself. I like this because its relateable for me.

    I mean no disrespect, that's just my opinion. :)

  • @funacting1 i kind of like their facial expressions, it just always fits with their routines and makes you take them very seriously versus a lot of dancers who have over the top obnoxious emotions.

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  • Soooo is Tadas single orrr?

    

  • these kids are amazing

  • even when this video wasn't working, i was praying it was going to be to this song.. i'm soo glad they got the audio working! <3 amazing as always

  • I saw the title "Ex-Lover" and hoped so much it was "Your Ex-Lover is Dead" This just made my day.

  • Whats the name of the song and who sings this?

  • @Krazych1ck Your Ex-Lover is Dead - Stars

  • i hadnt watched this in so long but as sooon as the music strted all the joy of this video flooded back so much that my tummy tickled

  • I bet Tadas has been whipped in the face by girl hair many times... I know I have.

  • Beautiful and uncontainable.

  • This song was on Degrassi

  • So.. I dont know if anyone else feels like this, but having this work now, and it being a "new" dance for me.. It's like finding an un-opened christmas present 2 weeks after Christmas. Best feeling EVER. <3

  • The Male here is an amazing dancer. Anyone know if he is still doing it?

  • @kchawko7 he is, he is in one of the most recent videos, "Ghosts"

    

  • omgggg this is my favortie kate jablonski dance by far!!!!

  • Tadas looks so young!

  • is this ellery and tadas?

    

  • @lalaland5858 yep :)

    

  • The sound is back <3

  • these two were made to dance with each other

  • My new favorite.

  • Ellery= the new Emily Hejna/ Lauren Vogel :)

  • @taryndancer29 She's like them mixed together!

  • :D so I just found this and I'm still trying to breathe.... they're PERFECT together!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do another duet with these two! She's matured so much since then and I loved her little duet with tadas in the latest "Ghosts!" She looked so beautiful and mature in "ghosts" and I'd love to see these two again in a duet!

  • @FigureSkater243

    Go to moveproductionsonline(dot)com -> videos -> 2011 Chicago.

    There's a duet called Hysteric, which features Ellery and Tadas,

    and it's absolutely stunning! :)

  • OH MY GOD THIS WORKS!!! first time in forever!!

  • audio worked fine for me- did it get fixed? anyway, fantastic dance, i can't believe it doesn't have as many views at kate's other videos!

  • damn, evanescence fit really well! kinda creepy!

  • the muse actually does go well

  • Also try listening to Killer Queen by Queen, Snow White Queen by Evanesance, Suppermassive Black Hole by Muse(sped up till the song runs for 3:01), Do It Alone by Sugercult, Us Against the World by Mitchell Musso, and Raphael by CocoRosie

  • Listen to Spece Dementia by Muse while watching this..Amazing how well the moves hit at the right time.

  • Even though the audio's gone, it's still fantastic to watch..

    True dancing happens when you're able to tell a story with or without music..simply motion..

    Well done.Beautiful.

  • no words, this was amazing. and yes listening to vanilla twilight with the dance really worked well.

  • thats so cool!

    i have to go watch it in audio

  • I can't view this at dancemedia for some reason. :\

  • wow really does O.o

  • So I watched the one with music and then I watched this one to the song "Vanilla Twilight" that Owl City sings... fits so perfectly you have to try it!!! :D

  • Oh my gosh, you are totally right! :D It fits wonderfully! How cool....

  • What a coincidence. lol

    The very first song I went to was Owl City's "On the Wing" but Vanilla Twilight works better.

  • @missjulianneYO I tried it haha! It's alright, needs a little work, but overall it was cool! :D

  • @missjulianneYO

    whoa it does!!! thats so weird

  • @missjulianneYO woah! ur right!

  • @missjulianneYO Ew, Owl City.

  • @Jamesscalise Of course you would.

  • @WorsethanADD HERRO JENAYE.

    I exposed your name to the Internet.

  • @Jamesscalise NOW THEY'LL COME FOR ME, YOU MANNEQUIN. Your name is your username, so I can't exactly avenge myself.

  • @missjulianneYO You're so right! That's crazy!(:

  • @missjulianneYO

    OH MY GOSH IT DOES!!!!!!

  • @missjulianneYO it was amazing. how did you figure that out?

  • @missjulianneYO i loved it after i got them started at just the right time it was amazing thanks for sugesting it!! :)

  • @missjulianneYO haha wow that song goes perfectly with this video!!!

  • who are the dancers?

  • This is great with and without music!

  • tht was an amazing dance :)

  • they're great together- so in unision!

    i loveddd it

  • wow!!! so beautifull! breath taking. i really loved it!!

  • go to the link she posted in the info about it...right side next to the video

  • ok, call me weird, but i just watched this with the music, and i actually like it better without sound. don't get me wrong i absolutely LOVE the dance it's AMAZING ,but i just prefer it without the music.

  • what happened to the music

  • hella good!

  • i love it!

  • that was amazing!!! they had such a connection, that was just adorable, i still cant believe how wonderful this company is!! <3

  • beautiful!

  • woah! omg! awsome lifts! theyre really good!

    darn copyrights!

  • This is AMAZING! You can really see the connection and emotion between the two!

    And they were both in sync with eachother!

    And both had wonderful technique!

    i am definatley adding this to my 'favorites' list. :D

  • wow. ljust listened to it with the video. awesome. :)

  • theres gotta be so much trust with the parter parts. that was sooooooo amazing. im such a pansy when it comes to that lol

  • Amazing! Sad thing about the no audio though.

  • I LOVE the tantrum they both threw.

    :)

    Amazing.

    as usual.

  • me again. i cant get enough of this video.

    0:15-0:20 genius!! i love movements like that

  • loved the dance and they danced it great. truly amazing but i wish they had more emotion. they werent selling the story that you were trying to tell. still 5 stars though

  • really nicee. :)

    and the guy your danceing with is like really hott. hahaa.

  • altho the audio has been disabled. it is till incredible as well as all of your other pieces.

  • So beautiful.

  • very beautiful lift at 1:10

    would have liked to see happier faces w/ smiles throughout the dance but the execution was so close to perfection it's ridiculous :)

  • hot appeal

  • absolutely amazing! ive never seen anything like this. their perfectly together throughout the entire piece and every move is flawless. bravo to say the least.

  • uhhhh its for a dance video i can't believe they took off the audio...annndd i love this song and the way i learnt about the band was from the internet...i now have their cd. i would have never of bought it if i hadn't randomly bumped into their music

  • i love this dance !

    whos the song by ?

  • "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" by Stars

  • Seriously Kate, you have the best dance videos on YouTube and often times better than all the dances on SYTYCD. EVERYONE thinks you and Vogel should do it so really think about it! :)

  • Crap I can't get the audio... this sucks..... sorry Kate, I can't appreciate your piece..... this rally sucks...