NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 downtown and waterfront have been spotted in viral videos thanks to two young dancers whose vibe is contagious.

The duo Funkanometry B次元官网网址� NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 Jacksun Fryer and DuncanB次元官网网址檚 Carlow Rush B次元官网网址� create dance videos that make their way across every social media platform, gaining millions of views and likes.

Already well-known on the mid Island after back-to-back appearances on the NBC TV show World of Dance, FunkanometryB次元官网网址檚 international profile was raised after they released a pair of viral videos showing them dancing to Superstition in front of the Modern Caf茅 and then StayinB次元官网网址� Alive along the Harbourfront Walkway.

B次元官网网址淲e had been making TikToks for close to a year before that. We were just doing our thing. Some of our videos wouldnB次元官网网址檛 really pop off,B次元官网网址� said Rush.

They didnB次元官网网址檛 really expect the waterfront dance to gain the kind of attention it did.

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TheyB次元官网网址檝e been excited to see and hear the kind of feedback theyB次元官网网址檝e been getting. They love to hear that their videos get people up and dancing. Rush said people have said theyB次元官网网址檝e signed up for dance classes or gotten back into the pastime because of Funkanometry.

B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 one of the best things we can do with our videos,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 one of the best reactions to get, seeing people get inspired.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淓ven if itB次元官网网址檚 not dance,B次元官网网址� added Fryer. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e seen someone say, B次元官网网址業 had the worst day today but this totally flipped my day around.B次元官网网址� ThatB次元官网网址檚 so crazy, just one minute of us dancing can do that.B次元官网网址�

Of course, thereB次元官网网址檚 more to it than one minute of dancing. Fryer said Funkanometry has been B次元官网网址渞eally luckyB次元官网网址� to be able to create a brand as a dance duo, but Rush stressed that in addition to the luck, thereB次元官网网址檚 been a lot of hard work.

B次元官网网址淭hey see the video, but we put hours in, finding a cool spot, making up the choreo. ThereB次元官网网址檚 work that goes into it,B次元官网网址� he said.

FunkanometryB次元官网网址檚 choreography is part of what makes the pair unique. Their style is B次元官网网址渁 little bit different,B次元官网网址� said Rush, and thatB次元官网网址檚 been shown in a number of their videos, for example an early dance to Michael Jackson music.

B次元官网网址淎 lot of people expected us to hit all the M.J. moves, the back slide, and we just totally took it our own way,B次元官网网址� Fryer said. B次元官网网址淧eople really liked the spin on it and so we were like, B次元官网网址榳ell thatB次元官网网址檚 cool, because thatB次元官网网址檚 us.B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址�

Their dance moves have led them to network TV, social media stardom and some business opportunities, and thereB次元官网网址檚 more in store. TheyB次元官网网址檙e working on more videos in some cool locations, they said.

B次元官网网址淜eep watching B次元官网网址� thereB次元官网网址檚 some cool stuff coming,B次元官网网址� Rush said.

The youths talked to Best of the City after a performance at the Vancouver Island Exhibition, and said dancing for a live audience in Nanaimo after so long in a pandemic was like seeing the comment section of their social media channels come to life.

B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 something about this Island. We talk about this: weB次元官网网址檝e travelled and every time we come back to this Island I feel safe, everyoneB次元官网网址檚 so welcoming and niceB次元官网网址�B次元官网网址� Fryer said. B次元官网网址淚t feels cool that we can do it in our own backyard.B次元官网网址�

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