VERSATILE ASSASSINS | Young & Beautiful | Blindfolded Aerial Performance in Rain Room - Selkie Hom
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2017
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DIRECTED BY: Erin Brown Thomas - www.erinbrownthomas.com
STARRING:
Selkie Hom & Moe Alafrangy
PRODUCED BY:
Daniel Woods, Erin Brown Thomas, Selkie Hom
CINEMATOGRAHER:
Beth Napoli - bethnapoli.com
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Moe Alafrangy & Selkie Hom
www.MoeAlafrangy.com
www.IMDB.com/MoeAlafrangy
AERIAL CHOREOGRAHY
Selkie Hom
SOUND DESIGNER: Nicholas Schoonover
ADDITIONAL VOCALS BY:
Cortney Matz & Charles McDonald
CAMERA ASSIST:
Matt Beckerman
BACKGROUND TALENT:
Tonya Todd
Carla Subero-Ruquet
Daniel Woods
Erin Brown Thomas
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"Young and Beautiful" by Lana Del Rey
Written by: by Rick Howels & Elizabeth Grant
Published by: EMI April Music, Inc.
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No one:
Me taking shower at 3 am
I don't why but your comment reminded me of my mental breakdowns at 3 am and cause a fit of giggles 😂
I.dont.wanna. be.you.anymore r/nooneasked
I'm sorry, no matter how hard I try I can't like that comment
*true* *tho*
Lamees ma 😭
Am I the only one thinking about how cold that water must be😂😂
Yanessa Lobban it was very very cold
Is it me or did it remind me of birdbox?😂😭 anyone?...no, damn okey 😂
I was just about to comment asking if it was hot or cold. I don't know if I'd be able to do it!!
@@clmillerbunny ull get used to the temperature after a bit
Is it weird that I feel the water is warm? O_o
My interpretation:
at the beginning she was lost, the blindfold represented the fact that she wasn't comfortable loving herself, when someone loved her and taught her love that blindfold was removed, then he left her. She went back to her own ways as she had only ever experienced love when it was through someone else, not herself.
Then she had faith in herself, she realised that to live sometimes it might just be you and in order to remove that blindfold we all subconsciously have we need to expose ourselves to life. This removed the shield over her eyes.
The people below her didn't have blindfolds on either, they'd found self love too.
^ that's just my interpretation lol I loved the performance, it was just something else !
I totally agree with this take! Also, and it may have been too quick for most to notice, the guy appears to return- he is seen on the right (back to us) and she appears to remove the blindfold and stare him down.
I feel like the silk she danced with represented her journey, too.
How does this not have a million likes yet??? Seriously the best interpretation! I absolutely agree!!! One of the most beautiful videos that I have ever seen. 💜
@@moonsong2118 omg ❤️
This is good but can I add something? I took it more as loving yourself after domestic violence. He put the blindfold back on ( like she never really saw him for what he was) and he pushed her down then walked away. After being blind for so long she finally was able love herself.
Mad props to her, I've done a lot of those moves but never blindfolded. What a Queen 👑
And wet like omg the talent
Right!! Wooo
I'm not going to say this is easy, but I'm sure you can do it, I'm not a dancer or something but I'm sure it's all about the feeling , maybe when you play like her you don't focus on the rop, I mean you don't watch it by your eyes.
So try it but be careful and I hope you do it
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I love when the random people show up like "Damn it, Tina, you said you'd be ready to go at four. We're going to be late for dinner. Go dry off, you always do this."
Lollllllll 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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😉🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm laughing soo hard right now
So true! 😂
Even though it's been years since I first found this, I've never been able to forget this video and the feeling it gave me the first time I watched it.
Thank you for sharing. It means a lot to know it has stuck with you.
Agreed
Meee to! I just came back to it on November 30, 2020 ❤️❤️❤️
Same 🥰
How did it make you feel?
Thank GOD this was in my recommended. SO much hard work you've put into making this video and all the other video's on your channel. Passion, determination and talent. Just beautiful. Keep doing what you love and inspire people with it. It certainly added something beautiful to my day.
Matylda Lisiecka thank you so much! Your comment brings us joy. Stay tuned for a new film soon :)
@@versatileassassins Absolutely can't wait!! :D
Firstly, This was amazing! Secondly, my interpretation. I feel that this is a story about a woman who has experienced previous trauma within her life, and she has willingly, or was forcefully, blindfolded as a visual representation of her emotional isolation. When the guy comes along, he sees this broken and helpless woman and "rescues" her. She takes the blindfold off as a representation of her willingness to open up to him. In their dance together, she reaches beyond his immediate comfort/zone in search of something more than their relationship. He pushes her away because of this, but she holds onto him to reassure him of her affection, but she can't let go of this "something more" that she's reaching for. He becomes angry that she is becoming less dependent on him as an emotional crutch and pulls the blindfold, which represents her emotional growth and trauma, back over her face and leaves her on the ground in the same state he found her in. Whilst she in the rope, blinded, it represents her metamorphosis into a stronger person. She is unaware of the growing crowd around her, which represents her lack of interest for others approval in her pursuit for that "something more" she'd been yearning for. When she comes down, she removes her blindfold and has newfound personal strength and clarity. She's a completely new person. Facing down the man who was the cause for her trauma all along, the man that claimed to rescue/love her with opened eyes. In connection with the song, "Will you still love me, when I'm no longer young and beautiful" details her early stage of emotional dependency on the male dancer. The second part "I know you will, I know that you will..." tells her newfound understanding of self worth and HIS actual emotional dependence on her and his need for control. But hey, that's just my interpretation.
With love,
D.
Dinanita Turner wow you are very insightful
Очень круто, спасибо что поделились своей версией. 🤍
Okay so this is my interpretation of what this may be about:
So at the start, the woman is lost, vulnerable and seeking something, something she can't find within herself, then the male comes and she's no longer lost, he lifts the blindfold and she'l thinks she's found what she's been searching for in the dark for so long. He then betrays her, and leaves her vulnerable again, putting the blindfold over her eyes once more. She thought she had found what she had been missing but she hadn't. She's once again lost.
Then she begins to work within herself to find happiness and find clarity in her solitude.
She then manages to find the strength to lift the blindfold herself as she has found inner strength, (perhaps that's what she was searching for all along?).
At the end the group of people are all of the males past lovers, and through his abandonment they all found strength within themselves.
They all manage to face him, clearly seeing him for who he is, the blindfold no longer blocking their vision.
That's just my interpretation, it's a very beautiful piece ♥️♥️
Edit:
Wow thank you for the likes guys! 🤗
i agree on everything except the end. i think that the group of people are people in her life that she couldn't see that existed or that came after she became more independent and self-conscious, after she realizes that she comes down and sees them by pulling off the blindfold
I think, either interpetation could be right! Thanks for sharing your views, they were Very Enlightening!
Thanks so sharing your point of view, truly beautiful 💛
very well said! I'm totally agreed with you (y)
eleniii .p i actually feel like it could be people who go through the same thing 🤔as what she did or similar
3:33 I’m in love with the drop
me too, it's so beautiful!!
Ik I kept replaying it like I felt that
I love it too, that's must be hard to do it
same
*Only 18* 👇👇👇
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This literally showed up while I was sitting in my dance studio - I asked myself how could it be that I had never seen this before? But immediately realized it showed itself to me at precisely the right time. I am crying. Sometimes we have to lose everything in order to truly find ourselves, and I’m so grateful she was surrounded by support when she found the strength to remove the blindfold herself. Dance has only ever been my way through and to be witnessed in authentic reemergence, especially after being discarded, is so important.
This is so beautiful. Reminds me of my own journey into spirituality. Searching for love in the dark. Met someone who changed everything. Then he left me. And through that process I have slowly learned to love myself through a lot of struggle. The people in the back at the end remind me of my spirit team who I now know are always with me. Only when I learn to fully love myself can love in another return. Such a gorgeous, artistic way to express this. Had me in tears. Thank you 🙏
Same as me👍
WHOA okay so i came across this by pure accident trying to look into dancing due to me writing an OC who dances....
Fell in love with this and used part of the story i interpenetrated for my characters backstory...
Then i see this doesnt even have a million views...>WHY!? THIS IS STUNNING!!! LIKE JAW DROPPINGLY BEAUTIFUL!
IT NEEDS MORE
I'm going to make sure Erin and Selkie see this comment!
Me too! I am currently writing a story and my main character is a dancer who I also was trying to find a dance to put into this but I remembered this song that I hadn't listened to in years and I looked it up and I saw this video and I'm in complete awe.
Fern-Sama wow! So deeply honored to have inspired you
Im on Deviantart by the same name, once i have a good portion of my story ready it will be uploaded there. Ill have visual for it too eventually.
Thank you Erin & Selkie for making such an AMAZING video!
you've made me gasp and have left me utterly speechless. WOW. how does this not have a MILLION thumbs up?
hopefully it will soon! thank you for your kind words!
erin brown - ur most welcome dear ; )
its getting close to that million!
Hello I’m from the future to tell you it has reached 1 million!
I'm the 1 like that made you have a thousand!!
I feel like I accomplished something idk.
this is absolutely GORGEOUS i've lost count the amount of times i've re-watched this and showed it to people. i can not get over how intense the storyline is portrayed only by dance! while still leaving room for personal interpretation. truly a work of art.
my portrayal of it is: ((long!))
when it begins shes out of a relationship and is left broken by it, she reaches out for solace and the man comes and attempts to console her. she is apprehensive at first because of how her previous relationship ended but when he holds her and shows her love she trusts him enough to take down her walls (the blindfold) but not completely, only pushing them up. at first she is amazed by how he loves her, they then work together and are perfect for a little bit but then they get into an argument and he becomes aggressive. she then rushes back to his side, holding on because she does not want this relationship to end like her last one. when he accepts her affections she puts all her trust in the man, trusting him to not let her fall and to hold her up. after he sees he has her undeniable trust, he puts her walls back up by pulling the blindfold back down from its perch against her will, at first she doesn't believe it but when he acts even more aggressive she realizes and he walks away. left searching for solace once again, she instead finds it on her own, learning to hold herself up. she repeats the actions she did when she trusted the man except this time shes trusting herself. she takes a risk and lets herself fall and realizes she is there to support and catch herself. the people that show up at the end are the people that are on her side, standing behind her in support without fully touching her because she needs to trust herself first and they watch that progress. together they stand against the man and she realizes she is strong enough to not need walls and takes off the blindfold completely.
I love this interpretation so much! 💗
The movements. The strength. The emotion. The song. Everything put into this is just beautiful
I feel like this could be an interpretation of escaping an abusive relationship. They way they pretend to be there for you and love you. Only to use it against you and break you down. Especially how she takes off the blindfold and starts dancing on the silks. It’s like she found her wings, took flight, and freed herself. ❤️❤️❤️
Kalum Crawford yes!!!
Ok, but can we also just appreciate how awesome this is? She did that entire ariel silks performance blindfolded. That means she practiced so much that she could do that with the blindfold. It takes a lot of trust, dedication, and skill to be able to do that in the way that she did without messing up. She cannot see what she is doing, and yet keeps going in spite of any errors she might have made. I dont know about you, but that just makes this even more amazing to me.
Agree
it looks like a disney movie just wow ....i have never seen something this epic
Wow. Just in love. The mix of elements, emotions, thoughts, dreams, ilusions, emptyness, Rebirth, and flow trought it. This is pure art.
I am blown away by this beautiful choreography. I see this girl, lost at first, unable to see her value. But finally she is recognized through the way and finally finds enlightenment. It is one of the few pieces that actually make me cry, so powerful and mind-blowing.
洛亞音樂GraceMusic I’m so glad you connect with it!!! Thank you for sharing.
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As another director who wishes to put the majority of her attention on dance, seriously bravo, this is gorgeous. Congratulations to the choreographer, director, talent, DP, and editor. This is fantastic. The editing really captured the emotions of this piece as well.
Celia Exodus I just got to say something you know how dancers that are professional dancers they to can choreography shit by there self to you know not everyone has to have someone to show them people like me just freestyle it sometimes and other times I do choreography but not always especially when I’m really feeling the music in my soul.i think people that teach think they deserve all the credit,but you wouldn’t have a show if it wasn’t for the dancers 💃
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Even after many years I still return to this masterpiece. The way it empowers me. Goosebumps.
2024 and I still can’t get over this video 😍🥹
She deserves an Oscar💖
Spooky where u at.😭🤣
On my block anyone? No. Ok
🕊 Absolutely
I’m speechless this was gorgeous how has this not gone viral ?
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this was the most beautiful thing ive ever seen-
Breathtakingly stunning dancing, otherworldly. Beautiful piece of art. It has stayed with me in my mind - ever since I saw it a few years back. It’s perfect.
This is breathtaking. I got so many chills wow
You are as young or old as you think you are, age is but a number. Beauty lays in the heart and soul but never in the outside looks. Be good always, live and love kindly.
Shirley Ware I have no idea how old you are but you are a very wise Soul when it comes to beauty beauty is a transient thing it it fades from the outside but it's always inside
I am 52 and still on the fabric ---- age is truly only a number
Agreed totally.
Isn't that what most peophiles say when trying to justify themselves?
Anna Ze Banana yes lol 😂😂
MAGNIFICENT!!!!! Absolutely STUNNING, just an INCREDIBLE interpretation.
The choreography was BEAUTIFUL, very evoking 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 I would totally pay to see this
Candy Janet ☺️☺️☺️☺️
This is without a doubt one of the best and most beautiful dance Video I've ever seen! The fact that she's doing most of it blindfolded is just so impressive. I just can't get enough of this dance and it always give me great comfort watching it.
This girls over here doing a crazy performance while I'm over here stuggling to sit up to put the bed sheets over me 😂
Me too 😂
Felt
LOL😂🤣
Theres these people who dislike the video but lets be real for a sec, okay..... we all know that we be tripping and bumping into random things, for instance, the air or the wall that just randomly gets in our way. This girl must've practice so much and DANCED in the WATER!!! How she hasn't slipped and broken something is beyond me because she could't exactly see. Anyway, that was just me. Great job on producing the video, the dance, and everything. Keep it up.
Absolutely enchanting. A beautiful rendition of finding strength within yourself. I could watch this over and over. Bravo!
I don't know why I keep coming back to watch this. This is one of the most emotional performances I have watched. It is absolutely brilliant.
It doesn’t matter if someone else loves you when you’re old or young, only yourself. You have to love yourself.
Perfect. I understood the strength you were trying get across here, I’ll try my best to explain my understanding of this dance.
She didn’t believe in herself, she felt she was missing something in her life, that she needed something/someone to guide her through life, she was lost, scared and alone in that big dark world. That someone/something came along (we’ll call that someone/something “HE” for now) and quickly gave her comfort and a sense of stability, opened her eyes to what she COULD have, but then left once HE was done with her or no longer needed her - thus closing her off from that beautiful and powerful world. She didn’t know how to continue on without HE so she clung to HE as tight as she could so as to continue living in that new world. HE played along with her, showing her the wonders that beautiful new world had to offer, toyed with her, used her, then threw her away like a broken toy. Broken by the betrayal, she was left feeling lost, alone, scared and powerless again. She wondered around until she finally found something that helped her reminded her what that beauty had truly been - she found her own power. And so, she danced. She danced and she soared into that beautiful world all alone, twirling around and flying high as a kite in the thrills of realization: she didn’t need HE to be who she is, she just needed to have faith in herself and remember she is beautiful and is full of her own power. We ALL are. So, what is your “HE” in your life stopping you from soaring high and free? I know what mine was - do you know what yours is?
Beautiful
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~I'M BURSTING WITH HAPPINESS!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~
Eu fico arrepiada com essa performance ,😣💛💜😭
It is amazing how the music and dancer become one thing. Bravo!!!!!
lol did this remind anybody else of birdbox
shyana omg yesss!! I was searching for a comment like this for ages lol 😂
It did 😂😂😂 im glad im not the only one
Yep
Absolutely
I haven't seen bird box but I've seen thing of it and all I can say is this does remind me of it
This video connects with me on such an emotional level.. Makes me wanna cry cause it expresses everything I couldnt.
I'm so happy to hear it meant something to you. Sometimes its easier to just feel rather than to try and understand our feelings and explain them.
I'll be ur friend
This is the the most beautiful choreographed image and movement I ever seen, matched with the perfect song
Beautiful piece of art. Never seen anything like this before and needs more attention. Very touching.
Wow. Just . . . . . Wow. That was absolutely breathtaking. I could feel that pain and anguish and seeing her build herself up on her own was absolutely inspiring. Very well done. This was an amazing gift to watch
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this, its captivating
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything more beautiful in my life.
I’ve watched this about 10 times in a row and there are things in our lives that move us, moments in times, the melody of a song, the smell of a loved one...and then there are things that MOVE US.... this is one of those things that I don’t think I’ll ever forget.
I woke up to this in my feed somehow... sometimes the universe just knows what our soul needs❤️
More please.....
So glad you connect with this one. Working hard to bring you more soon.
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I’m already on the waiting list!!!
Thank you for creating such beautiful art and sharing that talent with the rest of us. You both are extremely grifted.
To be able to tell a story without using words... well, it’s just breathtaking and it really does touch me somewhere deep inside my soul. I can literally feel enlightenment and it takes a lot, I mean ALOT, to move me in that way.
Do you guys ever do live performances? Or is it strictly the videos?
Absolutely fire. I could watch this over and over and still gives me the chills. ❤
Simply amazing , this performance was outstanding . Literally speechless, one day I’m going to learn this routine. ❤️ selkie is awesome 👏
At 3:41 I'm 70% sure she hit that girl right in the face with her hair.
No
Yeah.
I think you can hear her hair slapping the other woman's face
@@michqlle1862 this made me laugh so much and idky
I've whipped my coworker in the face before when I had my hair in a ponytail. Didn't even know I did that until she yelled at me to stop turning around. 😂😂😂
This is just magical...i have watched this like more than 4 times since yesterday and I can't stop watching it♥
The amount of times I have replayed this video I just discovered it but it’s absolutely incredible. This is breathtaking.
I think this might be my favorite video on the internet
*This has to be the most beautiful masterpiece I've ever seen in my entire life, truly. The emotions are CRAZY, the story line is PERFECT ! The artists, no less than INCREDIBLE. And, the whole performance is relatable for so many people. The rain makes it even more dramatic and touching. It's just...wow. I honestly have no words on how much I love this. I just keep on replaying the video and I love it more after each time !*
wow, thank you so much for brightening our day with this complement. So glad it spoke to you!
I love the sets you build around these amazing performances
Just previously found this amazing choreography. Man I can guarantee you that I watched it almost 24/ up to this day.
The emotions was told on each movement and emotions. So good. I really felt this ❤️
Plus the video graphics of this. The bomb! 👌 Hands down.
Please make more choreography like this with these amazing humans.
You guys just really moved me
Found this by accident and I’m so glad I did. This is the most beautiful piece I’ve seen in a long time. Physical goosebumps throughout. She is such an elegant dancer I love it
Oh my god. Absolutely stunning. I have no words except how beautiful and emotional this art is.
I love this, the song and the choreography are perfect together this woman have a good job
Chills. Just found your videos this evening and went on a bit of a binge. Personally I see this story like a lot of other commenters about a narcissistic relationship where someone alienates you from others in your life. You go along willingly, you don't even notice you are pulling away or being pushed away from family/friends by your boyfriend. when he leaves you feel alone and try to find yourself again. In doing so you find the people who always cared/loved you through everything even when you were blind to them and pulled away
Ashley Mitchell ❤️❤️❤️
O verdadeiro sentido de "eu poderia fazer isso de olhos fechados". 🇧🇷
Quero fazer isso de olhos fechados mno kkk
imagine the feeling of doing aerials in the rain while blindfolded, i wouldnt be able to contain my own ecstasy
This is absolutely amazing! So touching!
Every now and then i watch this and it's like the first time again, it's so beautiful and expresses everything i love about dance. Congrats really
This is beyond amazing and there are no words to describe how I feel after watching this video. I have never seen a performance as powerful or mesmerising. I have goosebumps! Thank you for creating something so incredibly beautiful ❤️
Thank you for sharing!
This is amazing I've been looking forward to this video for a long time and it surpassed my expectations ❤️
Quando digo que vejo poesia em movimentos é praticamente isso que quero dizer, definitivamente eu não canso desse video.
Absolutely breathtaking because the dance was so deeper than what the video could possibly betray..
This was beautiful. Everything was executed graciously. You could’ve easily seen the love and vulnerability then her moment to find herself. This was amazing
This was so beautiful. Both the directing, set and performance. Bravo!
Dancing on land with blindfold on is already hard enough, and this woman killing it while being suspended on air... She had earned my utmost respect 🤧👍
This video has the most moving feeling
It somehow captures life , living and fear
Whilst also capturing a feeling of eternity
I'm in awe, just perfection!
that drop at 3:24 gave me _chills_ . I can't believe this appeared in my recommended so late after it was made, but I'm so glad it did. This is so beautiful, and it feels very meaningful.
I’ve never been moved to tears by a dance performance before until now. That was too beautiful for words. ❤
Just doing this in the rain and blindfolded is amazing and the whole thing was captivating loved it
This was so beautifull and breathtaking I could not stop watching it
Ahhhh ive got so many goosebumps! This is beautiful!
I am in love with this song. The cinematography was beautiful. Perfect perfect video
This gave me full body chills, absolutely amazing!
I've been looking forward to the day to watch this, it's still so good every time i pull it up. Selkie Hom you are timeless. And Erin Brown thank you for this!
you are so welcome. thank you for watching and sharing :)
Versatile Assassins is a very fitting name for this group because they killed it! So beautiful and well performed especially with the water. Dancing and acrobatics are hard enough when everything is dry but adding water makes it a lot more difficult. So good!
Glad you like our name :)
This is so beautiful, I can’t even begin to explain how strong and amazing this woman is
this is so nice to watch for someone who’s learning aerial, its a nice mixture of difficulty and any more simple combinations and poses are done so well and theres so much expression, these kind of performances are why i learn this (just my opinion don’t come for me)
Speechless. This told a story in the most breathtaking of ways
On the part of the drop OMG🔥🔥
My heart skiped a beat✌
One of the best dances I've seen... Not only beautiful but meaningful too❤
Maravilhoso! Que entrega. Até arrepiei aqui. Lindo! lindo! Parabéns a todos os envolvidos.
absolutely amazing. from the choreography, her gracefulness, lana del ray, i love it!
This Is Absolutely Amazing!
My skin does not stop tingling because of the beautiful art I have seen, something so delicate and beautiful that my eyes are very grateful for such an incredible delight.
absolutely beautiful, captivating and awe inspiring! amazing!
Beautiful graceful talented people inspiring me to be a aerial dancer
I'm crying my eyes out
This is incredible. Love the choreography ❤️
the meaning behind this, is so powerful !
loved it 🙌🏼
This is THE BEST AERIAL DANCE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE! So beautiful talented and intense OMG 💙
This gave me chills! So graceful and perfect.
I've watched it like 50 times since yesterday
This is so beautiful..it made me cry. Truly gorgeous and has so much meaning..thank you💜💜
I still come back to this 5 years after first finding it, and I get the same feeling I had back then. This is such a beautiful piece of art and it leaves me with that pressure I feel in my chest after seeing amazing art