So I have a working definition that I use when categorising my vids (why yes, I have a huge pile of vids on my hard drive, ask me about it sometime). To me, in live action media fandom, a dance vid is a vid which is:
a) made from sources which show people dancing (eg. musicals) b) the overall vid has a sort of choreographed look, as if it were all one seamless musical number
were_duck already mentioned a couple, but I would add:
Starlight by Buffyann (um, hard to explain the source movie genre, but there are several movies here that are about people working to become dancers, get into dance school, win dance competitions, etc.)
When I was looking for links to the above, I also found Dance with me by chasarumba, which uses ballroom dance movies.
There's also a sort of secondary definition of dance vids (IMHO) which is more like what you see at Club Vivid. Club Vivid is a vid show that happens at Vividcon each year, where people make vids to danceable music, and they run the show as a dance party (i.e. people aren't sitting in chairs, they're up and dancing). There are no rules other than that it needs to be danceable music, but the aesthetic there tends towards shiny and, um, shallow I guess? Like, I mean that you don't have to watch carefully for themes and narrative. They often have striking visuals and lots of motion.
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a) made from sources which show people dancing (eg. musicals)
b) the overall vid has a sort of choreographed look, as if it were all one seamless musical number
Puttin' On The Ritz by killa and tzikeh (mostly classic musicals).
Starlight by Buffyann (um, hard to explain the source movie genre, but there are several movies here that are about people working to become dancers, get into dance school, win dance competitions, etc.)
When I was looking for links to the above, I also found Dance with me by chasarumba, which uses ballroom dance movies.
There's also a sort of secondary definition of dance vids (IMHO) which is more like what you see at Club Vivid. Club Vivid is a vid show that happens at Vividcon each year, where people make vids to danceable music, and they run the show as a dance party (i.e. people aren't sitting in chairs, they're up and dancing). There are no rules other than that it needs to be danceable music, but the aesthetic there tends towards shiny and, um, shallow I guess? Like, I mean that you don't have to watch carefully for themes and narrative. They often have striking visuals and lots of motion.