CLAY: Quarantine time..
means– pajama pants time..
Hello–
[hits desk] AH!
[wincing in pain]
Ow..
Hi everyone, it's Clay, director of video here at STEEZY
and uh, it seems like we're all in quarantine right now!
It is Wednesday..
[JIMMY HERE: It is Wednesday my dudes..]
CLAY & JIMMY: aaAAAAHH!
I wanted to make a video similar to the other video
where I just choreographed in front of the camera
to one of my friend's songs.
But in THIS video..
I plan on..
doing a sort of weird challenge for myself..?
To choreograph a piece ONLY using single moves
from single move classes
on STEEZY Studio..
Let's find a song!
["Take Me" by MISO plays]
Oh I love MISO..
Too chill!
["Sunday Best" by Surfaces plays]
I'm not really in that, like, super happy..
mood– I'm- I'm happy..!
Don't worry guys–
thank you for worrying!
So recently I've been really obsessed with this artist named Yung Gravy..
I think his music is so..
just..
They're ALL bangers.
So there's this one song I really like here called "Bandsville"..
[intro plays]
Listen to this intro!
I was like "is this Animal Crossing?"
[beat drops]
It's...
It's a BANGER.
I'm gonna use this.
Okay so after I pick the music– now the SECOND thing I wanna do
is find..
a bunch of STEEZY Studio
classes..
and try to use those moves..
Let's go over..
STEEZY.CO..
Log in..
Okay we're in the STEEZY app,
I'm gonna go to "Classes" -> "All"..
and then..
moves..
So this is just a section that's like single-move classes
that'll teach you some variations of a single move.
I'mma make a Google Doc..
"Clay's"..
"Quarantine"..
"Dance"..
"Choreography"..
"Extravaganza"..
"Bonanza".. [laughs]
Can I put emojis in this thing..?
Let's find a bunch of classes..
Let's make this thing..
Hehehehehe..
Let's play the song first to figure out the first section..
[intro plays]
Ummm..
You know what, I'm just gonna look at these preview videos
and see if there's anything that fits this beginning.
[mimicking intro] BER BEHH.. BEH–
We need to build them UP in the beginning!
What move..?
Builds 'em up..?
We gotta use the CitiRokk..!
–at SOME point..
Wu Tang–? I gotta use Wu Tang at some point..
Does Sesame Street work with this beginning?
No! No it doesn't–
that's horrible! [laughs]
I feel like this beginning part has too many irregular beats..
so I'm gonna have to find something that like I can like
MESH into a move..
I love Saucy..
I think Saucy is one of my favorite Dancehall moves of all time..
Categorizing these things right now..
I feel like the beginning of this song does sound kinda like you're rowing a boat!
Down a quaint little river..
[beat drops]
[laughs] That's kinda funny..!
Let's start with that.
[mimics intro sounds]
Switch..
[mimics sound]
Switch on top and dehdehdeh..
STOP.
Deh-deh-deh-deh-DEH!
And then the song like, HEAVY drops.
Let's find the next move..
So we're gonna start..
with Row The Boat..
Boom..
and then it goes..
[song plays]
Okay–! So because the song drops RIGHT after our dee-dee-dee-dee-dee–!
Sort of.. back motion..!
I kinda want to move forward..
and it turns out the CitiRokk is PERFECT for that..
So Rio says you can do either a back or a forward variation..
GOONH.. TST.. KA.. TST.. DOONH.. TST.. KA..
Wait that wasn't right.. [laughs]
[mimics sound movements again]
Okay! I have to SKIP..
I have to skip in-betweens!
Come on Clay!
[mimics movement sounds]
Yeah I like it..
I like it already.. [chuckles]
What's next?!
[song plays]
Maybe we can..
do "only find me"
by looking for a move that has like a searching..
Like he's– someone's searching with their eyebrows..?
Ooo!!
Nehr.. nehr..
Ta..
Zoom.. zoom..
Ta..
[song plays]
I did the move horribly..
So I have to dig in..
dig in..
dig..
..tap.
This is what happens when you don't have Dancehall foundations properly.
I'm gonna go watch the class real fast..
[TANGO: People! It's ya boy Tango Leadaz..]
[Five! Six– at home yess-ho!]
[Celebrate! Ayyee!]
[Celebrate! Heyyy!]
So what I DIDN'T do is–
first of all my knees weren't very soft
and that's like Rule 1 that Tango and Jason teach on the platform!
And I see them doing a little.. like heel-tap at the end
so maybe it'd be like..
Up..
Tap.
Let's do that!
And I notice that they don't do the finger-tap down that I kept trying to do earlier..
So.. the MOVE
seems to be soft knees..
soft knees..
soft.. tap..
left..
right..
wait..
[song plays]
Does he say "girly kinesthetic..?"
Let's look up the lyrics!
Guys I'm just really BAD at picking up lyrics,
I don't know, it just takes me so long–!
And I can't like..
Hear past a lot of the BEATS–
like I always hear the beat first..
"Girly came to study"..
"cause I knew she brainy, yeah"..
"Girly-came to-study-cause I-know she-brainy-yeah"..
The words are very consistent
and the BEAT..
stays the same from the last part..
I gotta use my legs now! I've been like, not using my legs this whole time..
it's kinda whack..
Let's find one with legs..
I've done a lot of Dancehall..!
Let's like.. change it up.
[TONY: Gallop.. dut..]
[inaudible]
CLAY: Alright, I like that.
House Roger Rabbit..
So it's the house version of the Roger Rabbit..
DOONH, "Girly-came to-study-cause I-know she-brainy-yeah"..
Maybe I'll like study..
KOOH– "Girly-came to-study-cause she-know she-brainy-yeah"..
–YEAHH it's fun!
I've never actually done that move before..!
I like it– lemme tuck in this wire..
This is HIGHLY unprofessional Clay..
[mimics beat hits]
Hehrr– wait, I forgot the words.. [laughs]
[song plays]
Oop!
Ho– H'oh my gosh..!
I think that works– but I don't know..
I don't know if like..
Going over THIS leg works..
TA.. SHWOOM..
Celebrate! Celebrate! Celebrate!
YAH!
Celebrate! Celebrate! Celebrate!
YAHH!
Study..
Brainy yeah..
That's fun.
Feels a little bit like a..
like a Reject..
["You're A Jerk" by New Boyz plays]
Oh my gosh– my asthma..
Hunh..
[mimics movement noises]
–wait what was the next thing..?
[song plays]
Yeah..! I think so–
One more time– one more time!
[song plays]
[sigh of frustration] Shoot!
My execution?
WHACK.
Me??
WHACK.
Dance moves?
Really good!
From great instructors!
We're gonna move on!
[song plays]
"Seven-checks a-week yeah-dehdeh-dehdeh-dedeh-deh"
[sighs] Okay..
CLAY: Oh the Humpty Dance!
Yo I forgot about the Humpty Dance!
[mimics song beat drop]
[wrong lol]
That was weird.
You know, I feel like at this point, I just have to try it
because.. sometimes I try to think too much about it
and that ends up not working
and I'd rather just let my body.. do what it wants to do.
[song plays]
[realization]
OOO!
Sorry I was just kinda marking it there, but..
I think..
If I were to go: "BOOM.. BOOM.. BOOM!"
on those three beats, it's gonna be fire.
Let's try again.
[song plays]
Oh my gosh.. [phone starts ringing]
Oh–!
[song plays]
Land.. doonh- KA..
I don't know if that in-between works..!
I don't know if it's fast enough..!
[song plays]
Okay, I can only do two of those..
pelvic thrust.. humpty dance-type things..
Citi.. Rokk.. side..
Celebrate-celebrate-celebrate, yah..
celebrate-celebrate-celebrate yah!
Roger Rabbit..
Roger Rabbit Roger Rabbit..
"8 A.M."
Yeah just like a random, cool pose..
Is that cool??
Do I look cool..??
100% not. I definitely don't look cool–
I'm wearing pajama pants..
and a Henley shirt so..
..thanks for watching still. [laughs]
So the next part..
"8 A.M." it goes like BREHEHEH..
BRUHUHUH..
BLUHUHUH..
BLEHEH..
BLUHUH..
I don't know, some like..
wavy..
music.
I- I don't know what that is, lemme watch..
[wavy part plays]
He says "where's my horse?"
"I can't find my horse"??
But it's so drifty!
What.. looks like..
It ca– OH!
We have Frantick's–!
Frantick's waves!
Yess, because I love waves!
CLAY: Okay..! Okay..
and then..
OOoo
he's gonna lean with it–
freaking–!
Freaking Frantick!
It's so simple!
So he does..
Outwards waves..
Yeah? So look like a noodle..
I like when he does like..
NEHHHHRRRR
and he goes
NEhhhhhrrrrr..
[song plays]
Oh he just.. hits like one beat after!
BOOM. "Aye."
"Booty thicker than a landfill."
Okay..
So it needs to be something that like HITS really hard in the beginning
and I can hold it..
Cause I doubt any of the moves are just gonna like hard stop..
Wait a second,
what about my favorite move, Saucy?
[TANGO: Saucy! Let's go!]
CLAY: Guys this might actually work..
[song plays]
OOH!
[clap clap]
So something..
about a head..
YO..
Kangsta Wok..!!
CLAY: Yeaaaahh!
From the back..
[ZAYA: Three and.. a drop..]
What's it go? What's it– wh–?
Wh- what's it go..??
*How does it go?
Ta..
Kangsta Wok..
[song plays]
[exhales] Ah, such a beautiful day on the stream..
HOO!
What we should do is we should do uh..
We should do Walk It Out..
into Wu Tang..
"Got too many bands, change my–" aah..
"Got too many bands, change my add–"
Oh I can't– I can't switch that!
I gotta use Wu Tang! I love Wu Tang so much!
Yooo Swagg Bounce here? That'd be so fun!
[singing the song] "Got so many bands, change my address to Bandsville."
Yoo! [laughs]
I love it!
[song plays]
Yeah! [laughs]
Oh wait–!
Wait!
Did I miss a move??
Did I m– wait, what happened??
"And I smash it like an anvil."
I like the Walk It Out into Swagg Bounce..
Soo.. I'mma KEEP that but I'mma move that section after..
We should do the Prep!
I think the Prep..
is like one of my favorite moves cause it's so like..
so SIMPLE..
and it's kind of silly and playful..
Ha..
HA..
and then..
HU!
Um..
Oh wait no that's not the– ha!
I didn't put Kangsta Wok..
Keep Saucy..
and I'm goin' to that Kangsta Wok..
viral move..
Bleh.
I'mma go "WHOOM, Aye."
"Dedededededehhhde–"
and just REALLY tuck it in..
because.. the next move is gonna go Walk It Out
and that's gonna be like SUPER big..
Boom hey!
Hey..
Hey?
Here– hey– yeah, here..
Boom HEY!
"Booty thicker than a landfill.."
Hey!
[mimics lyrical cadence]
Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh–! [laughs]
Okay!
[laughs]
Let's try that..
[song plays]
Row The Boat..
Row The Boat and Row The Boaaat..
R-R-Row The Boat–
CitiRokk..
Celebrate..
Celebrate..! Yah!
Roger Rabbit..
Humpty Dance..
"Where's.. my.. horse.."
Omni Directional..
Waves..
and..
BOOM. "Hey!"
"Head game stupid–" into prep!
Into prep!
Hey!
"Address to Bandsville.."
I think that'll work..
"Add-ress to Bands-ville.."
HA.. HA.. KA.. KA..
I have to do it y'all..
It has to happen..
[song plays]
I think I did it!
I think that's it so.. these are the moves!
Row The Boat..
CitiRokk..
Celebrate..
Roger Rabbit..
Omni Directional Waves..
Saucy..
Kangsta Wok..
Prep..
Walk It Out..
Swagg Bounce..
Wu Tang..
[breathes heavily]
That's it!
That was REALLY fun!
I don't know! It's really weird,
I feel like I'm always the dancer that's like so focused on..
making NEW types of movement
that it's really..
fun to go back to the basics of different styles,
like here I'm mainly using Dancehall and Hip Hop..
and..
ONE time using a wave..
I really liked it guys!
I highly recommend doing this cause..
I don't know,
I feel like you're gonna be able to expand your vocabulary–
Let's try this piece!
Altogether!
I hope I can do it..
[laughs]
Oh my gosh..
That was so much fun!
I think I did it y'all!
That was it!
Thank you so much for watching this video;
if you enjoyed it or you hated it, whatever–
please comment below, let us know what you thought
so that we can keep making content
for YOU guys and make things that you guys enjoy..
We still have all of our other series coming out:
3 Choreographers 1 Song,
Freestyle Games,
and SO much more!
I'm really excited for you guys..
I hope that, by the time this releases,
the quarantine is over!
If it's not..
keep dancing on STEEZY Studio!
[tired exhale] One bead of sweat..
Bye everyone!