From a press release I just received about the LXD's performance at the Oscars.
Here are a few highlights of The LXD performers for your Oscar coverage:Sherlock Holmes – This West Side Story style homage pitted LXD B-boys Spee-d, Legacy, Cloud and Flipz against contemporary dancers in a fight for the affection of the girls. B-boy or breaking is the original hip-hop style.
The Hurt Locker – LXDs Frantic slowly pops, waves and mimes his way across the stage while all around is chaos in this powerful number that mixes hip-hop with military style.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox- LXD B-boys Kid David and Luigi seemingly float across the stage with their smooth floor work in this light, up beat number that features LXD dancers showing off impressive b-boying, krumping and tricking styles.
UP – Were you blown away by Madd Chadd’s legendary robot skills in this contemporary homage to An American in Paris? We were. It’s the dancing greats - Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as interpreted through b-boy and contemporary dancing.
Avatar – Spellbinding, a pure celebration of dance that captured the energy and spirit of the film. It fused together all styles of dance into an exciting, climatic end finale.
Emphasis added. Because maybe you weren’t quite sure what was happening.
I really enjoyed the dance performances by LXD, it was probably my favorite part of the night outside of Kathryn Bigelow winning Best Director. And I would like to point out that I spotted at least 3 former contestants from So You Think You Can Dance within the company, so that was cool, too.








