Channel: Ian Eastwood

Category: Entertainment

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Description: in case you're confused on what this is, this is 1/3 of a submission we turned in for the new television show on NBC called World Of Dance. i first got the call to go on the show some time in the middle of summer last year but just had so much going on at the time i couldn't really focus on what this opportunity was. so when the fall swung around, i remember getting a call from nappytabs the day me and some young lions were performing "Doubt It" at WOD Citywalk. All the sudden, this talk felt like this show would be something different, we could really be ourselves, we could be free of challenges, free of stupid song choices that you have to pretend your crew picked etc. we could go out there and just do our thing...and that's something i really connected with...just going out there and being who we are. it's crazy to look back on this and know how much more i've gotten to know each of these individuals over the last year and how much i thought i knew them at the time. we shot this interview in november the same day as the two pieces we turned in (as well as the same day we staged and learned those same pieces hahaha). the next day i edited the 8min submission and turned it in. ian eastwood & the young lions, a direction i never anticipated, but it has developed out of time, energy, and love spent on my students over the years to a point where now we have this thing. it is not well defined because it is more of an enigma. most of it revolves around people's energy. there are no auditions. the only way you earn a spot on this group is if i see your desire to be great and you have a solid hard working, eager to learn attitude. time+hard work+thirst for knowledge+opportunity= success. gunna be dropping 1 piece from our submission that the world has never seen tonight in honor of the next WOD episode airing. stay tuned. again, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FELLOW DANCERS FOR GETTING TO SHOWCASE THEIR CRAFT ON THIS SHOW! this is BIG for dance! go follow our accounts for the group itself to stay updated on what all these awesome guys are up to. TWITTER/INSTAGRAM : @theyounglions_ music by : ian eastwood.