The top 10 contestants on 'So You Think You Can Dance' worked together on a powerful dance that protested the growing gun violence problem in the U.S.
alum highlights the emotional and physical toll of mass shootings, as all 10 of the contestants took to the stage to do a routine inspired by America’s growing problem with gun violence.
In the dance, Benjamin Castro, Gino Cosculluela, Eddie Hoyt, Madison Jordan, Anna Linstruth, Bailey Munoz, Sophie Pittman, Mariah Russell, Ezra Sosa, and Stephanie Sosa danced with movements that evoked the sudden jolts of violence that accompany mass shootings, and then the grief and fear that ripple across communities as a result. It was a haunting routine that ended with the dancers taking off their shirts and turning around to reveal “ENOUGH” written across their backs.
He added, “This is another one of those pieces where you know the weight of it before it’s going to hit the air… This piece speaks volumes. I’m excited to put it out there because people need to see it, people need to wake up. Enough is enough.” Wall’s piece came at a time when people are especially nervous about the threat of gun violence in America. Following the particularly deadly weekend that saw
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