Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are holding auditions right here in Vancouver for a chance to star in one of their music videos. But they’re not just looking for dancers.
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More than 150 hopeful young talents lined up outside of Harbour Dance Studio on Granville Street for what some of them think could be a big break in their careers. Everyone from unicyclists to hip-hop dancers queued up for their moment to shine.
Image: Lauren Sundstrom / Vancity Buzz
Image: Lauren Sundstrom / Vancity Buzz
One young woman, Ashley, is not only a dancer, but also an acrobat and a contortionist. The 18-year-old showed us some of her moves while she was waiting in line.
Image: Lauren Sundstrom / Vancity Buzz
The dream, says Ashley, is to become a professional dance teacher one day, and auditioning for Macklemore could be the key that opens the door.
Three other young women waiting in line are hip-hop dancers.
“Honestly, I just want to have a great day. This is kind of huge. It’s just going to be a great experience,” Hannah Henney tells Vancity Buzz.
Lauren Sundstrom / Vancity Buzz
All the performers in line were asked to freestyle and learn a little choreography for the auditions, which will continue until 5 p.m.
Good news: If you weren’t able to make the audition you can still submit a video online. Simply do one minute of freestyle, upload it to YouTube and email the link to [email protected].
The lucky few will join Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to shoot the music video in Seattle this May.
