A RETIRED DANCER'S POV- Lay Zhang "Flying Apsaras" Song, Dance Practice, Visualizer
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I became an avid Korean music aka Kpop listener/lover since 1998. Korean and rap music were my coping mechanisms from the bullying I experienced in middle school through high school and my love for the genre has stuck by me ever since. The genre, along with artists like Michael Jackson, Aaliyah, Britney Spears, etc. then motivated me into becoming a hip-hop/pop dancer, which was a very active lifestyle for me literally throughout my whole 20s. (XTRA DANCE 411- I danced for, trained, and performed with 4 different dance teams. My first and main dance team who started my "dance life" was with Marvelous Motion (who later became IaMmE, America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 Champions). A lot of my dance training came from Di "Moon" Zhang, Brandon "747" Harrell, Emilio Dosal, SOREAL, and from attending many dance classes in Houston and L.A. (from amazing local talent to widely-known talents such as Parris Goebel, Keone Madrid, Kyle Hanagami, Lando Wilkins, Mister Wiggles, Rino Nakasone)
Unfortunately, I took a huge break from Korean music and dance around 2015 when I was officially diagnosed with lupus nephritis, seizures, and a heart murmur. I was receiving and battling years of chemotherapy and dialysis along with taking 32 pills a day, so I had no mental/emotional/spiritual room to keep myself updated with Kpop or dance. Luckily, I'm in remission now. That doesn't mean that lupus and seizures are gone because I am still very capable of frequent flare-ups if I don't take care of myself, but I make sure to do so enough to manage and live as "normally" as possible. I am also not capable of being an active dancer like I used to be due to my chronic illnesses, but I’m still a dancer in my mind, heart, and soul.
ALSO! Just to be SUPER clear- me calling myself an "OG kpop stan" does NOT mean that anyone who's listened to kpop after me is inferior or less-than. A kpop lifestyle is a kpop lifestyle regardless of time. Please don’t get that sh*t twisted.😛 Sooo I am currently and actively keeping a weather eye on the KPOP horizon and also using what I’ve learned from my dance years to give credit where it’s due!
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Honestly if Kpop stans are not biased, Lay is definitely the best dancer in Kpop. His skills and versatility are miles better than any other Kpop idol out there. He's also the most developed idol artist and he touched everything in his music.
Even if kpop stants are not biased, different opinions and points of vision exists, and different dancing styles too. For me Lay is one of the best artists in kpop!
I agree, he is the best dancer and main vocal , main rapper for me.🤧💜💜💜
Definitely, Lay Zhang is the best K-pop dancer.
I agree, he’s the best dancer for me
I agree
I totally agree with you that Lay deserves more credits and appreciation for his work. I just hope more people can see his music and dance!
As expected from SM, they just posted it in twitter and UA-cam, and that's it. But in China its different for sure, he had a live on his birthday for over an hour and more than 46 million people watched him.
But still, this kind of talent must be known globally.
It's a shame how SM treats some of it's best artist (in EXO) US as fans do more in promoting them than their own company.
right? There are weekly UA-cam episodes of the dance show he participates in "Street Dance of China" and the accounts NEVER post about it, apart from all the other shows he does that are officially available on UA-cam. all other members get at least one share about their programs, it's sad to see how SM distances fandom from the chinese member
@@Nina2000sm in the last episode he dances this song feitian with his members
@@Nina2000sm the level of professional dancers from around the world competed and danced with him.. I mean if it would have been any korean member people would have been crazy discussing it. I mean which kpop idol/dancer would even take up so much of work n practice for a reality show
Totally agree with you, Lay is not an idol, he’s an artist. In fact, Lay is art himself.
Every time Lay releases something it is a statement that he should DEFINITELY be included in the best dancer conversation
Honestly, this was THE most artistic choreography I've seen in 2021. hands down.
People should definitely find out how big and talented he is. He has his own production company I think?
He's like huge in China, even my mom's heard of him and she's the one who brought up his name up to me, i've never brought up exo to her. LOL she saw his krumping and was mentioning that he looks cute, but when he dances, he dances hard and is really good. lol
I am a mom too, and totally understand. team lay
HuangXiao from Hello Dance did the Choreography. Also, maybe some dancers from the Hello Dance are in the dance practice video too. I saw Gaigai is there. Her dance is absolutely beautiful ❤️
I'm so glad you checked this out. He incorporated so many different dance styles into this (he even did some waacking too!)
Just for some context, he made this to refer to a cultural heritage (also an UNESCO site) in China - the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang(the place you saw in the visualizer). These caves were built with Buddhist temples with sculptures, paintings and architecture that started from AD 366 and more arts were kept building into it in all centuries that followed in the whole Chinese history, so it’s regarded as a gallery of the historical evolution of culture, garment and art in China.
The Flying Apsaras is one of the key themes from the paintings preserved in these caves, and in China there is a specific dance genre called ´flying apsaras’ transforming the movements and body gestures from these paintings into the real dancing (a lot of the hands movements here dance is inspired by that, especially when he put one arm behind his head and join the other arm/head at the side-that was an iconic gesture from a flying apsaras painting when an apsara was playing a traditional Chinese instrument called Pipa but instead of holding the instrument at the front she was holding it behind her head).
I'm so bummed with views it deserves so much more than this. Thank you for the reaction!
Appreciate someone like you that help us share the history and culture to others. Knowing the inspiration of performance helps people to appreciate both the performance and the culture
I've been screaming at the top of my lungs for nine years that he's the best dancer in the industry. He's been a pro dancer for years. Imho, I think he's better than most pros. Of course everyone has their specialties that they're amazing at and may do better than Yixing; but as an overall dancer, no one has surpassed him in my eyes. Not only does he do choreo spectacularly, he's also a wonderful freestyler. The music runs through his veins.
No idols talk about him or praise him cause he's Chinese. In his entire career, the only Kpop idols that have praised him have been NCT and Leo from VIXX. Also his EXO members, but, honestly, barely. Mostly Baekhyun. It's simply racism in my eyes. His own company didn't want him having the dance spotlight. His talent was in the shadows for the longest time. I'm just happy he's able to show his passion for dance the way he wants to now.
If i had to rank the top male dancers in the industry, Lay would be very high in my list, at least top 2, maybe top 1!
Yixing is the best overall dancer if we consider that a good dancer should be able to freestyle n know several techniques. Its a pity he could not continue with exo properly after 2016 n people don't really see or know much about him. Otherwise I m sure it would have been a very diff scenario.
Yes yes I’m about this too
we only got visualizer for this because the MV did not reached Lay's standard. his standard is something else.
We need a dancer reaction to this dance practice for professional interpretation!!! People who doesn't have dancing background think it's another great performance, but only dancer knows how difficult it is. Also love your interpretation of the song
yes, Lay definitely needs more credit from the western audience! even in exol fandom. Lay is revolutionizing the chinese industry, he is a pioneer of the music genre "M-POP" which is a mix of traditional chinese music with current styles like trap, etc. and this is not just in sound, the dance also carries this new genre. I am proud to be his fan, he is a genius artist!
I don't understand how his performance dosen't have millions of views. I love his voice, dancing, and performance. It's so captivating.... On another note.. I tried doing the choreography and now I have a scratch on the right side of my face from the lack of 'Balance' I have... Must keep practicing.
Love your reactions. You show emotion without going overboard and you explain very well.
It's only on YT. In China, they use a different website and he has millions of views there. Chinese people do it differently hahaha
Cause some of exoL not interested lay music cause Chinese.. What i said is true.don't mad at me. If you not believe. Check viewer solo stuff from exo member.. .. .. Thank god lay had strong fandom Xback..
@@izzatnajmi1631 I kind of agree tho. Some Exols always support Ot9 but then didn't even bother to stream Lay's content.
The fact that Lay wasn't satisfied with the mv that's why it became a visualizer instead. Like it blows my mind how insanely amazing he is!
Lay did spend a lot of money (heard that the budget is even higher than lit) on the mv. He flew 150 staff members and dancers to the desert and a well known world heritage site called Mogao Grottoes, also known as Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, to shoot the mv. The Flying Apsaras are often considered a symbol of the Mogao Grottoes, painted in Mogao caves 1600 years ago.
In the dance practice, Lay incorporated many traditional dance moves and gestures painted on the caves. The reason for him to release only 40s is because, as he said, he’s not fully satisfied with the rest of the mv. I really hope he’ll drop the full version soon, but I respect his decision. As we all know, Lay never settles for less.
And this is what sets Yixing apart from all the others. Not satisfied being just a musical genius but also a perfectionist!
You're right, this is a performance. This song is amply named since Apsaras, in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, are masters in celestial dancing, entertaining the gods and fallen heroes, and Lay and the backup dancers all did that in this dance practice, they danced for the gods and heroes (the audience), and props to the cameraperson for filming this so cinematically. Speaking of cinematically, the Visualizer looks like it could be a movie. Lay himself is one of many K-pop idols who is a sextuple threat for a reason.
I wish people could have the insight to dive into more cultural music they may not be familiar with...I'm not Asian, but love Asian music since a kid. From Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Korean dramas, to Kabuki and Chinese Xiqu, the art of hand and head movements and gestures, and of course Tai Chi. Just because it's not trendy, commercial, or kpop-ish, it doesn't take away from the beauty of the music or dance in Asian inspired history and culture. Hinduism and Buddhism have significant meaning to hand gestures that are interesting to me, but not the general audience. Asian people and dancers can understand and appreciate it more, but I'm neither, just grew up with Asian channels and shows that were way more interesting than American tv. And in Hawaii, which is considered a "melting pot", we grew up with all aspects of Asian culture, food and music, it's part of Hawaii's history.
But Lay incorporating traditional sounds mixed with modern beats is so enticing to me, it speaks to my soul and I appreciate it to the fullest. He brings balance within this dance and it is art in its purest form. Thanks Thina!💙🌺
People r mostly after sensual dance n heavy hiphop only these days xoz thats more on your face, atleast in kpop. They cant really appreciate subtle or intricate works. The amount of body control needed for this routine is insane coz its much harder to be in synchronization when your hand n body movements r slow. N he also did that wonderful pc of wacking
I always love reaction from dancers and artists bec they understand the intricacies in this masterpiece. Others dismissed it as a simple dance when there is nothing simple in the choreography at all. It takes yrs of practice and discipline to deliver a clean performance. Thank you for pointing out all those details. Hope others can learn from you. Because Lay deserves more! It isn't just a dance, this is art.
Lay always keep improving everytime he releases his own kind of art! He is the definition of Determination and inspiration :)
When a normal reactor reacts it feels different but when a professional reacts it became more detailed and precise ...i am happy that you checked it out.. For me it's one of the best dance practice of 2021..whenever he releases something he really did it with perfection.. And i am proud of him
What makes Lay different from other kpop or cpop or whatever pop artists is that he has profound knowledge and appreciation of his own heritage and culture and incorporate them so well in his work. The concepts and lyrics of his solo pieces are always very deep.
Lay is really a music and choreo genius. He deserves more credit 😍
This is only Visializer since Lay didn't like how the mv for Flying Apsaras came out, so he left only the Visualizer. I'm praying to have an mv 😭
Lay is my personal favorite dancer in kpop/cpop. At some point , you should check out his dancing on Street Dance of China.
Lay knows no limits. He dropped again a masterpiece and you can clearly see that he’s not afraid to try new styles of dancing, like with krumping in lit or here with the Chinese dance style and the waacking parts. He is a Legende for me and no one is doing it like him.
Wait! This if from 2021?!? how am I JUST finding out about this. I love your set up and thank you for providing context. I was just amazed at the dance practice, but then seeing the meaning of the lyrics, your explanation of the coreo, and the visual wow it just makes it so much more powerful. On every level there is intention. The amount of inner energy, not only put into this but that it gives out, is so powerful. Wow
I always get goosebumps!!! Lay is such an art!
I love watching dancers reactions to this performance! Every single one has been fangirling and fanboying so freaking hard, and literally look like they are having the hardest time containing themselves. So I really enjoyed your reaction!
Yeah! You’re the first reviewer who actually knew how to pronounce apsara!
Best reaction I’ve seen to date- very insightful- especially noricing the lotus reference.
HE IS THE KING, LAY ZHANG YIXING.💜💜😍😍😍👏👏👏
I think Lay is PROBABLY the only kpop idol who SERIOUSLY studied krump. Even in SDC no one fucks with him when he starts krumping. Aside from dancing he directs,composes, writes, produces and basically does everything. Chanyeol was quoted to have said that out of all EXO members Lay is the most hardworking and that's saying a lot coz we all know how hard idols work. I heard he even sleeps less than 4 hrs a day. He is on a mission and he just pours out every ounce of himself to promoting CPOP/Mandopop and asian culture to the world. I admire his passion and dedication.
the choreographer is the one behind him in the music video (right side), Huang Xiao, his team member in street dance of China S3 & 4.
Yixing always try different dance styles🥺The main choreographer for this piece is Huang Xiao from HelloDance. He is Yixing's member and friend on Streetdance of China season 3&4. The backup dancers are also from HelloDance💛
Man this whole EP was so good!!!...very calming to the soul....if you're interested since you used to dance, I recommend Street Dance China season 3 and 4 is going on right now...1 and 2 are so, so ..but watch them all to get a better feel....this is what actually got me into listening to kpop...cause Jackson Wang and Lay were captains in season 3 (I was interested in their songs and went down the rabbit hole)and Lay came back for season 4....man the concepts and the hip hop and other dance genres in this show/competition is just so good it ain't funny....give it a watch if you like I promise it won't disappoint....I feel like I'm stalking dancers reaction channels recommending this but it's just so good!!!...lol...
He is actually one of the few who likes to change continuosly or not afraid to challenge many dancing styles, specially from rough to soft, powerful to artistic, and he is pretty good in popping and locking as well, I also like how he is not afraid to be judged as he always starts learning something and dance so well with what he's learnt, for instance, like krumping, he's basically the king despite learning it for just 8 months, now he moves on to 太極 classic dance, which is so fresh and new to him, and he did really well, so I believe he could improve so much in the future just like he did with krumping. He is a choreography dancer for so many years (like Trix said on his social media page, and compliments him on how good he has improved in freestyling), and it's not just his skills, but how he looks when he dance which is just so artistic and charming. Instead of saying he is the best dancer, I would say Lay is one of the most talented dancers in the entertainment industry.
Lay is a whole package indeed no wonder he created his own company to support new talents
作为一个中国人，很喜欢你的观点，这个MV完全表现了中国西部的“敦煌”文化，有兴趣可以了解一下
Yaas every legit dancer / performer reaction! Wow taichi!! I'm gonna do it too
I don’t understand why Lay hasn’t got a studio choom AOTM it’s beyond me. Lay is the best dancer I have ever seen. He needs more recognition. Everyone needs to wake up! 💜🖤
Probably coz his solo stuff isn't kpop
He's in china not korea so..
Amen sister! I wish more would wstch this. Thanks so much for reacting to this. Lay always seemed to be not noticed much in exo. I only found him wstching his dramas, then came to listen to his music, any wzy its been a long road for me to find the total artist that is lay zhang and he blows my mind. I espesically love how he mixes the modern with the old chinese instrumentals! Hes fucking genius! And his dancing? Omg none can compete! More should watch this fing masterpiece!
am satisfied with your comments ❤
I’m not tired to say this, is normal that idol can dance but only EXO’s LAY & KAI gives me the whole new level, skill, balance, feel & is truly Art. They are not called “Dancing machine” for nothing. Our main dancers (^з^)-☆
Lay love dance with so much.. He learn contemporar and street dance.. If u have time, u can watch other mv and dance practise from lay.. Sheep with funny hiphop popping.. Honey with cute locking dance, lit with strong powerfull krump and in this song, he dance waacking with great... He doing ballroom, ballet, urban jazz with good too.. But he seriously in krump..
I agree with you, this is such a masterpiece, I'm sorry that there are not so many views, I also cannot believe that this is just a visualizer, and not a full MV, and like one dancer said "I don't believe that we are watching this for free"
LIT means lotus and lay representing himself as a lotus so ya That's a lotus and so many people didn't realised this thing, from my perspective he's representing sun and lotus in the whole dance practice
And that little waacking moment there?? Love it 🙌
Best dancers in one group
Kai and lay
In this song, Zhang Yixing is incorporating the musical sounds, traditional instruments, and rhythms that represent the various ethnic groups within the Asian continent. The dance also represents the religious, indigenous, and cultural aspects of the Chinese people identifying what M-Pop really is. Just like Yixing says, he's taking China to the Word!
Lay Zhang’s ultimate brand:
*B A L A N C E* ✨
Sheer fluidity
Lay is a genius. He is very talented.This song and this dance performance and this short music video was amazing. His work is at a very high level and he really deserves much more attention.
omg. gonna follow you on yr posts. love, love.
As someone who avidly follows Yixings content, this man never ceases to amaze me. He really is something else. I hope he is managing his health well, luv u LAY xxx 😍💜
LAY is my ultimate bias! That bias was cemented when I watched Streer Dance of China 3 and 4. Thw choreographer for this was actually in SDC and you have to check out his other work coz it is just poetic and is just ART!
ONLY PROFESIONAL DANCERS HKNOWS WHAT'S THIS MASTERPIECE REPRESENT AS CULTURE AS CONCEPT AS ISOLATION AS CONTROL AS BALANCE. LAY IS LIT
lovvee your reaction 🖤🖤
Waaah. Yes it's look simple but if you are into that genre of dance it's very difficult to perfect it. Huhuhu
Its not TaiJi.
An immortal flying in the air. Flying statues are often found in Buddhist stone murals. A God flying in the air in Buddhist murals or stone carvings. God is called Deva in Sanskrit. Because Deva means "flying", it is translated into flying Apsaras in Chinese.
Also there is a legend of Chang'e flying to the moon in China. Flying to the sky has always been a dream of the Chinese people
I am a chinese so i know.
Thanks for the info! However, I said I saw similar elements of tai chi, i didn’t state that it is. I appreciated the similarity in concept to highlight what I got from the translation of the song.
@@ogkpopstan Yes, Thina is right. Many hand gestures in TaiChi has been shown in this dance, and TaiChi has to do with balancing your mind and body...and many Tai Chi movements and gestures in this dance is also seen in the dance. Tai Chi helps the heart and mind empower the Chi in your core throughout your body to bring power and balance to your body, from head to toes..every body's stance and movement is bringing your Chi to fruition, within your body, where peace and tranquility is achieved as you center and balance through the moves. Even at the end, when two hands are are staright hands in front , opposite from each other, represents balance, respect and completion. A very Buddist gesture as a means of respect to Buddah. So TaiChi, invented by a Buddhist monk, kept those learning it
to get a sence of core stregnths as you move your Chi throuhout your body, to relax you, center you, calm you, give you energy and balance...and many gestures are TaiChi inspired, through interpretation you see it in this dance. Thanks Thina!💙🌺
I think it's actually possible that there are taichi movements here since the main choreographer (Huang Xiao) have also started practicing taichi this year and incorporating it in his choreo (in sdc4).
Awwww thank you so much for sharing your reaction! Your analysis did add perspective to this so great job✊
And yesss Lay is an artist! He has his own vision and his execution is just amazing. I love the way that his arts also grow with him. Through years, he became more certain about what he wants to show the world and that's his own culture. I think that's really cool because not everyone is open to that but he preserves his original intention nonetheless.
Hope more people can appreciate his arts and not be intimidated by the unsually concept that's out of general pop culture because this (and all of his works actually) deserves everything 😭❤️
first thank you so much for understand our lay .ofcoz he is very very hard working man omg how can i say about lay omg he is more than i can say ...all i want say he is amazing man that i admier and respech so much and thank to god and lay's parent that giving lay to us thank so much
i think you haven't checked out EXO "THE EVE" dance practice yet......it is the most viewed dance practice of SM
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I believe those dancers are from Hello Dance. Plz correct me if I’m wrong. I knew HuangXiao did the choreography for this song, and I saw dancer Gaigai there. Hello Dance is amazing.
Lay and many of the chinese singers producers like for example lexi. They put in a lot of their own money into their videos. in the end if it dosent meet their standards they actually dont release it.. Seems to be the case for the full video of this one too. its quite a banger . But this album had soo many awesome songs... i hope they do atleast one as a video.
please react to Honey by Lay 🥺 he's TOO DAMN HOT, it's stoopid
I hope u react to lay “lit” his dancing in this song is really awesome.
Please react to Lay Honey dance practice
Ok now react to Lit, by Lay aswell, it will blow your mind!
Actually, that's not about the Tai Chi, that's all about the Apsaras and the Dunhuang buddhism culture.
U k the background voice at like 4:12?? It’s actually saying flying and flying and fly
Please react to Luhan MV's too. Thanks. 🙏
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Frikkin LOVE Lay and this choreography… however, I will say that I’ve notice his movements are pretty far off from the rest of the dance team when it comes to the hands and the smaller movements… no big tho cuz he’s his own person and he doesn’t need to match the rest of them😎
I think he does it purposely, same as Lit, in Lit he is representing a king (I mean he is the king) so he also control others' movements (like orders type?) And shows that since he is the king he doesn't need to do it as "hard" as others, but anyways showing his power on his solo part. Everything is connected on Lay's works so I think that's the reason, also when you pause on that kind of parts you can see that everything is still symmetrical and fits since the rest are all doing the same and he is the only one doing the steps with a part changed
Basically similar to what you said, he doesn't need to do it hshajhshafsh
@@bella11110 I see!!😎
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