Presented in two of the most viral musical clips of the past year – “Back On 74” by Jungle and “Yes, and?” From Ariana Grande-West will he pass transparently, sometimes instantly, style to the other. It can accelerate the total immobility to a full rocket rocket in a fraction of a second, then downgrade to a fossa frog before coldly moving away from the frame. The young Briton spoke with Dance magazine While turning a Verizon advertisement in Mexico City before continuing south to another concert, in Santiago, Chile. Part of the live remake of Disney Alladin In 2019, West returned to the big screen this fall as a dancer and interpreter of Cascade Wickedwhich features large like Glinda.
Business: Independent artist managed by Shannelle “Tali” Fergus
Age: 26
Hometown: Birmingham, England
Training: Urdang Academy
Original story: “I was completely an athletic child,” said West, who started with gymnastics and martial arts. “I watched all Jackie Chan's films.” After B-Boy, Jovan Rumble, came to the West high school to teach a dance lesson for boys: “He invited me to train with his crew, called Lab Rats, and, from there, I just fell in love with the energy of the dance itself.”
Turning: In 2017, West had just reserved Thriller liveA long review by Michael Jackson at the west end. “I was excited about this, but my mind was not there – it was not my way, it was not my kingdom.” Without knowing that West was already determined to ThrillerFergus saw West during an audition to perform with years and years of pop group. “I was a big fan of Tali when I arrived in London,” says West. “I watched all her videos. I was obsessed, as “who is this human?” “Now Mentor and Manager of West, she helped him get out of Thriller Contract so that he can join the tour of years and years. “It was wild – a complete change in my trajectory,” adds West. “Everything has changed.”
Pressure cooker: Film the 50 -minute visual album of Jungle Volcano was a whirlwind. “We repeated for four or five days, we went for two days off, then we shot 14 films in two days. But I like the thrill of being thrown in the background like that.”
West Volcano The choreographer Shay Latukolan: “When someone performs a movement that feels really good, he transcends the screen and the spectator also goes following this way. It is the nature of Shay's choreography.”
What his mentor sees: “I really think Will is a unique talent. “It is true for him as a interpreter and creative, but also as a human – and I think that if it was not tilted in this way as a human, he would not read in the same way.”
Find your voice: Partly inspired by meeting J Lloyd de Jungle and Volcano The singer Lydia Kitto, West shares that “I'm looking for a vocal coach. The fact that I work on music is no secret. ”
List of wishes: West “would abandon everything to work with certain people” through the spectrum of the arts of the show. “If you see Tyler, the creator in the street, tell him that I come. I would love to work with him – and with FKA twigs. Kojey Radical is incredible. Oh, and Daniel Caesar: It's my guy. I listen to his music, like every day.
