Who Was the Members of Bobby Brown's Back Up Dancers

Backup dancer

Last updated November 04, 2021

Performer who dances with or behind the lead performer

A backup dancer performing for Mark Wills

A backup dancer also known as background dancer ^[1] is a performer who dances with or behind the lead performers in a live musical act or in a music video. Their movements (especially where there are many moving together) provide a visual symmetry and rhythm to accompany the music.

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Backup dancers

Some notable performers began their music careers as backup dancers for other artists, including:

• Lee Know from Stray Kids (for BTS) ^[2]
• Kim Hyo-yeon from Girls' Generation (for BoA)
• Yoon Ji-sung and Kang Daniel (for Shihyun and Cao Lu)
• Kevin Federline (for Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Christina Milian, and LFO) ^[3]
• FKA twigs ^[4]
• Cris Judd (for ex-wife Jennifer Lopez' 2001 video "Love Don't Cost a Thing") ^[5]
• Jennifer Lopez (for the New Kids on the Block, MC Hammer and Janet Jackson's 1993 video "That's the Way Love Goes") ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Rain (for Park Jin-young and Park Ji-yoon) ^[6]
• Tupac Shakur (for the Digital Underground) ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Michael K. Williams ^[10]

Events

United States

Katy Perry performing with the dancing sharks backup dancers during the performance of "Teenage Dream" at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show

On 25 February 2015, a backup dancer performing with Madonna at the Brit Awards accidentally pulled Madonna backwards down a small flight of stairs when performing an act that involved pulling a cape off of Madonna's neck. ^[11] Madonna quickly recovered and continued with the show, and later attributed the accident to the cape being tied too tightly. ^[11]

At the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show on 1 February 2015, backup dancers dressed in shark costumes accompanied Katy Perry as she performed. ^[12]

In September 2014, three backup dancers for Cher sued the performer for wrongful termination based upon allegations of racial discrimination. ^{[13] [14]} At the time, Cher's publicist denied any wrongdoing, stating that "the accusations are ridiculous" and that "they couldn't be further from the truth". ^[13] In the lawsuit, it was stated that the dancers were informed that the firing occurred to "save costs on the tour". ^[13] The lawsuit sought over $10 million in damages. ^[13]

Gallery

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  Balinese dancers in 1937 performing in a kecak

See also

• Corps de ballet
• Backing vocalist
• Extra (actor)
• Taxi dancer – a paid dancer in a partner-dance

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References

1. ↑ Storr, Will (5 June 2011). "The truth about life as a background dancer". The Telegraph . Retrieved 13 June 2013.
2. ↑ "Watch: Stray Kids' Lee Know Talks About Being BTS's Back-Up Dancer + Shows His Part In "Not Today" Performance". Soompi. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
3. ↑ Schwarz, Hunter (26 April 2014). "Kevin Federline Was A Backup Dancer In A Justin Timberlake Music Video". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
4. ↑ Battan, Carrie (22 July 2014). "Interviews: FKA twigs". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 8 March 2015.
5. ↑ "Cris Judd Talks Jennifer Lopez Marriage: "You're No Longer a Normal Person"". Us Weekly. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
6. ↑ "Pop star Rain (Bi), reaching out beyond Asia". KBS Global. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
7. ↑ Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw). 2002.
8. ↑ "Tupac Shakur". Hotshotdigital.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
9. ↑ Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 330.
10. ↑ "From Backup Dancer To 'The Wire': How A Scar Transformed A Career". NPR. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
11. 1 2 Almasy, Steve (25 February 2015). "Madonna falls at Brit Awards; Twitter's got jokes". CNN . Retrieved 4 March 2015.
12. ↑ Malec, Brett (2 February 2015). "See the Sexy Backup Dancer Who Was Katy Perry's Super Bowl Shark". E! . Retrieved 4 March 2015.
13. 1 2 3 4 Gorenstein, Colin (18 September 2014). "Backup dancers sue Cher for alleged discrimination". Salon . Retrieved 4 March 2015.
14. ↑ The Associated Press (18 September 2014). "Backup dancers sue Cher for alleged discrimination". Lebanon Daily News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

Further reading

• Oshmyansky, Rosalyn (23 August 2014). "Snake Bites Nicki Minaj's Backup Dancer at VMA Rehearsal". Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved 4 March 2015.
• "Meet Jay-Z and Beyonce's Incredible Backup Dancers". Yahoo News . 24 July 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
• Spiegel, Amy Rose (11 June 2013). "How Do You Even Become A Backup Dancer?". BuzzFeed . Retrieved 4 March 2015.
• "P!nk backup dancer is from Atlanta - Video". WXIA-TV. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

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