Regina Spektor brought all her wonderful eccentricities and musical mastery to the Dolby Theatre stage Saturday, dazzling hundreds of her own spectators. Saturday night’s show marked the final performance of Spektor’s spring 2017 tour, which she began March 5. Spektor and her band performed well-known songs like “Fidelity” from 2006’s “Begin to Hope,” along with […]
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Atomic Walrus takes the stage in Dance Marathon’s final hours
Atomic Walrus rocked the Dance Marathon stage for its third year in a row, pumping up exhausted dancers who were just a few hours away from finishing the event. Vocalist Joe Kellman began the set by running under the bright blue lights toward center stage, belting encouragements at the crowd. “You’ve been here for 23 […]
Yukai Daiko’s Dance Marathon performance shows off power of taiko drums
Four large taiko drums took over the stage as Dance Marathon neared the end of its 26-hour run with a performance from Yukai Daiko. “The reason we decided to audition was just to bring the sound of Japanese drumming into the mix of the other performers,” said fourth-year art student Hoi Leung, one of the […]
NSU Modern, Random Voices bring upbeat performances to Dance Marathon
Dance Marathon participants began incorporating handstands and planks into their dance moves in order to give their legs a break during the 22nd hour of the event. The fatigue had begun to set in. But when hip-hop dance team NSU Modern was announced over the loudspeakers, marathoners surged toward the stage, cheering excitedly. Despite technical […]
Indie band Mr. Moon presents mellow melodies to recharging marathoners
Marathoners were still bursting with exuberance in their 16th hour of dancing at 2:30 a.m. The lively beats and lyrics of Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” and Meghan Trainor’s “All About that Bass” filled Pauley Pavilion, channeling some much-needed energy to the crowd. At 3:20 a.m., however, the exhaustion of the dancers became […]
Pediatric AIDS Coalition members join Dance Marathon program as musicians
Several Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA members showed off their own musical talents during the 19th hour of Dance Marathon. Following the event’s vigil, which shared life stories of children and young adults affected by HIV, UCLA students and one ambassador entered the Pauley Pavilion stage to perform the Andra Day song “Rise Up.” The […]
CVBZ energizes Dance Marathon crowd with upbeat, original songs
Dancers scrambled towards the front of the stage to hold hands with Sean Jacobs, a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and producer who performs under the pop soul alias CVBZ. Jacobs, who has only performed at three shows previously, said his performance at Dance Marathon is his biggest show yet. Performing at the 26-hour event is good […]