Acrobatic dancers Valeriy and Yulia blend grace and power
If you watch So You Think You Can Dance, attend ballets to witness breathtaking dance routines, and find yourself tapping your feet to every tune on the radio — you have to see this breathtaking routine from Valeriy & Yulia.
The video, titled “Hand to hand act by Valeriy & Yulia 745” has been on YouTube since 2011 but has recently received extra attention because of the pairs unique dance style.
The Ukrainian dancers perform hand-to-hand dancing throughout their routine. It’s a form of expression that requires an incredible amount of coordination, strength, and connectedness to pull off in a fluid and beautiful way.
As we often see with this form of expression, Yulia portrays a femininity and grace that perfectly balances Valeriy’s masculinity and strength.
For this video the pair are dancing to Nneka’s song “Heartbeat” and their beautiful routine perfectly compliments the harmonic sound.
During their incredibly tough choreography, Valeriy and Yulia perform a balancing act in which Valeriy balances Yulia on one hand and then on his neck.
The video was posted in 2011 and received 2 million views before it was removed for a copyright violation. It has since been uploaded a second time and it is continuing to amaze viewers.
YouTube User bansribb gives a great description for viewer consensus:
“There are no words to explain how incredible this is. But my god it is seriously unbelievable. Some of those lifts are incomprehensible, and these guys are both fantastic dancers in their own right too. Phenomenal.”
Here is the dance duo performing their amazing routine:
In recent years we have seen a general growing interest in hand balance acts and dance routines thanks to the likes of So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Got Talent.
Learning to dance is a skill that most of us never master with the grace of a professional choreographer or touring performer. We might bust a move at a wedding or enjoy a night out on the town, but it takes years of practice to become a truly amazing dancer who can perform routines in various popular styles of dance.
Meanwhile, hand balance acts can spend their formative years building the muscles and coordination they need to become truly great at their skill set. Then they must also learn to work with a partner to ensure they remain in sync during incredibly difficult maneuvers.
While many acts have come before them, Valeriy and Yulia have perfectly blended both of those skills into a powerful routine that has captivated audiences and redefined their art form.
It’s not everyday that dancers captivate millions of general internet viewers and that only goes to show that Valeriy and Yulia have developed a very special dance routine that is undeniably unique and beautiful .
