#alex wong

[sytycdinternational]

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE USA SEASON 7 // Alex Wong & Stephen "tWitch" Boss / "Outta Your Mind" (District 78 mix) by Lil Jon and LMFAO / Hip-Hop / Choreography by Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo / Top 9 Perform

#SYTYCD #so you think you can dance #doctor #Alex Wong #tWitch Boss #US7 #US7T9 #Hip-Hop #NappyTabs #best-of

[hellosammy19]

i don't remember the context of this photo but i love it, i love it so much.

(justice for sniper)

#mike faist #alex wong #ryan breslin #brendon stimson #morris delancey #sniper newsies #racetrack higgins #oscar delancey #newsies #newsies broadway #justiceforsniper #he deserved so much better #newsies archive

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Photograph of Annie Dillard receiving the National Humanities Medal from President @barackobama in 2014. (Alex Wong)

* * * *

“One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.”

― Annie Dillard, "The Writing Life"

[Follies Of God]

#Annie Dillard #The Writing Life #quotes #Follies of God #Alex Wong

[oliviaaaah]

OMGG

#newsies #newsies broadway #alex wong #tommy bracco #iain young #jess leprotto

[dropyourammo]

Since everyone in my family is judging me for my love of the Newsies, here's some Newsies gifs that get me through my day..

#newsies bway #newsies #ben tyler cook #joshua barrage #alex wong #jeremy jordan #ben fankhauser #kara lindsay #iain young #michael dameski #nico de jesus #sky flaherty #andy richardson #andrew keenan bolger #mike faist #anthony zas

[patricedumonde]

Interview from the Archives: A Conversation with Alex Wong from 2011

Thirteen years ago, I started a ballet blog as a wide-eyed, teenage ballet girly, who nerded out about ballet as much as I did, Superwholock. I wanted to set out on this journalistic path and interview dancers who inspired me.

As unqualified and delusional as I was, some of these dancers ACTUALLY agreed to be interviewed. In the coming days, I will be releasing these conversations from the archives... if I can find them at all.

Please read these with kindness as you will be reading a 15-year old's version of "a serious interview." Well, it was serious to me and now that I think about it; I am still, deeply, deeply, unserious.

6 January 2011 — A Conversation with Alex Wong

Patrice: What is dance for you and what makes it special?

Alex: Dance is just dance. It somehow lives in me. It feels like something I have to do and it's a great way to be able to express emotions through dance. It's so great to be able to pursue something I love and feel like I've never worked a day in my life!

P: What or who inspired you to dance?

A: I guess it must have been a combination of a few things. When I was 5, I used to choreograph little dance routines and then bring my family into a dark bedroom and ask my Dad to spotlight me with a flashlight. They saw the talent in me and started asking me if I wanted to dance. My answer was "No, dancing is only for girls".

Anyway they kept pressing it and we finally struck a deal. They said that if I would go and watch a year end dance show put on by one of the local schools and if I STILL didn't want to dance after that, then they wouldn't ask anymore. Well anyway, I went to the show, and the rest is history!

P: If you weren't a ballet dancer, what would have been your career?

A: If I wasn't a ballet dancer, I would probably have pursued more commercial dance work, would have maybe gotten more into hip hop. Or more likely I would probably be on Broadway.

P: What motivated you to join So You Think You Can Dance?

A: The sheer fact that you get to work with the most amazing choreographers in the industry and then be forced to do multiple styles in such a short period of time. It doesn't happen anywhere else!!

P: What was your reaction when you found out you were having a hip hop routine with Twitch and how did you handle it?

A: Utter and absolute disbelief, shock and confusion followed by immense pain in my head. Hahahahaha. I really thought it was Comfort. I was the last one to draw the name, and she was the only "girl" left. Yea.

(So You Think You Can Dance, the famous hip-hop routine of Alex Wong and the late Twitch who well all, greatly, miss.)

P: Are you coming back to SYTYCD? If so, what should we expect from you?

A: I don't know yet whether or not I am coming back to SYTYCD. It will depend on how I feel and whether or not my injury has healed enough for me to dance. The doctors say that it takes at least 1 year for an Achilles injury to heal. Some people get back sooner, and some people get back later.

Do you have any advice to young dancers?

Nope! Haha, just kidding. The most important thing is to approach things with a good attitude and a willingness to learn. That will get you really far. Be smart and absorb everything like a sponge. Minus the ego.

P: Since the new year just started, what's your resolution?

A: My new year's resolution is to get healed!

The following questions were sent in by my followers:

How much time did you spend to learn Single Ladies?

It took me about one night. Haha it was a joke. I learned it and then taught my friend. People had been requesting us to do it a lot and we had no idea what the steps were, so we would just make it up, then finally one night I was like "we might as well just learn it!"

(Prior to his silly TikToks, Alex was already entertaining us on youtube with these videos. Here's Alex dancing Single Ladies at the West Beach Gala)

How's your injury going?

The recovery is going well. I am doing a lot of physical therapy and it is coming a long well. I still haven't started back to dancing yet, but I think next week I am going to start with a slow ballet class and see how it goes. Achilles injuries usually take about 1 year, and I am at about 5.5 months now.

Can you still go back to Miami City Ballet?

Yes, I believe I can still go back to Miami City Ballet. I am on good terms with my director there and he called me not too long ago to see how I was doing. When you spend so many dancing years at a place, it always feels like part of home to you

(Alex Wong circa 2010, rehearsing Bournonville's Flower Festival in Genzano, as a soloist with the Miami City Ballet)

Are you naturally a funny guy?

Um, I don't know? I love to joke a lot, it's what keeps me alive!

Evidently, he is a silly goose as Alex has gone on to be a major TikTok celebrity. Since 2011, Alex has been in movies, television shows, and live concerts such as The Greatest Showman, Fosse/Verdon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Schmigadoon. He has even shared the stage with The Taylor Swift. Alex is still very active on Tiktok with his 2.7 million followers. BUT, in 2011, he once entertained a girl with her (as you can tell) absolutely, burning questions. Thank you, Alex!

#Alex Wong #SYTYCD #Miami City Ballet #dancer interviews #from the archives #Youtube

[ifreakingloveroyals]

18 March 2015 | Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, escorted by Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company Michael Kahn, leaves after her visit to the Company in Washington, DC. The Duchess of Cornwall is on a four-day visit to the United States with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. (c) Alex Wong/Getty Images

#Camilla #Duchess of Cornwall #Queen Camilla #Michael Kahn #Britain #2015 #Alex Wong #Getty Images

[easterneyenews]

#Biden #Harris #abortion rights #Trump #Kamala Harris #Wisconsin #nationwide tour #November election #Kimberly Rodrigues #Joe Biden #Alex Wong #White House #Washington DC #Roe v. Wade #court decision #legalizing abortion #Supreme Court #Trump-appointed judges #2022 #Virginia #First Lady Jill Biden #Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff #campaign trail #MAGA #Republican-led national abortion ban #personal impact #television ads #social media ads #swing voters #battleground states

[introverted-bard]

This is so much funnier now that we know that Hank has recorded an entire season of Dimension 20 with Brennan

#I mean who wouldn’t have a crush on him after that #hank green #brennan lee mulligan #dimension 20 mentropolis #the fix #dimension 20 #dnd #d20 #d20 mentropolis #mentropolis #freddie wong #siobhan thompson #mike trapp #danielle radford #Alex song-xia #dungeons and dragons

[slothfisherman]

Nostalgia's: serving coffee grounds, your first root beer float, warm vodka, bacon and coffee, pancake syrup, and a calzone.

#here for the dopamemes #d20 mentopolis #d20 fanart #dimension 20 #hunch curio #the fix #daniel fucks #imelda pulse #anastasia tension #conrad schintz #my art #hank green #alex song xia #siobhan thompson #mike trapp #danielle radford #freddie wong #mentopolis #d20

[dimension20official]

The trailer for Dimension 20: Mentopolis

Premieres August 9th on Dropout.tv

Featuring Brennan Lee Mulligan as Game Master, and players:

Hank Green as The Fix

Danielle Radford as Anastasia Tension

Alex Song-Xia as Conrad Schintz

Siobhan Thompson as Imelda Pulse

Mike Trapp as Det. Hunch Curio

Freddie Wong as Dan Fucks

An FAQ for the season can be found here.

#dimension 20 #mentopolis #brennan lee mulligan #hank green #danielle radford #alex song-xia #siobhan thompson #mike trapp #freddie wong #dropout

[sytycdinternational]

alexdwong Stephen. It feels wrong to post, but it also feels wrong to not acknowledge you. I can’t ignore the pain I feel. I am in total shock. Every moment I sit here, the reality becomes more and more real and it hits me harder as I sit here in tears while I type this to you.

Stephen you were such a positive and kind person and your energy always lit up the room. I don’t even know what to say. From the moment I met you, you were always so caring and I’ve cherished the times we’ve spent together. I won’t forget our laughs on SYTYCD when we first met, 12 years ago, especially you walking me through every detail. Watching you grow throughout the years as an artist and a person has been a gift. I’m glad our paths continued to cross many times friend. You’ve always been someone I’ve looked up to. My heart aches for you Allison, and your family.

Wish I could give you one more hug. Dance together one more time. I can’t believe you’re not here now. Love you friend.

#tWitch Boss #Alex Wong #rip

[hellosammy19]

photos because my gallery is full

#newsies memes #newsies #ryan steele #garett hawe #mike faist #corey cott #brendon stimson #jacob guzman #ephraim sykes #alex wong #thayne jasperson #david guzman #adam kaplan #tommy martinez #iain young #newsies archive

[oliviaaaah]

so apparently Alex Wong was a background dancer for Taylor Swift at the 2019 VMAs AND NO ONE TOLD ME?!

#also he’s literally wearing pointe shoes #BUT I AM SCREAMING OVER THIS #alex wong #taylor swift

[remarcely]

In Elias Hodge's mind, his attention (Anastasia Tension) is wasted on menial mundane tasks he doesn't care about, their potential wasted, while his impulses (Imelda Pulse) guides his hand for better or worse.

His curiosity (Hunch Curio) is stuck on the small things in life, craving money and questions. His conscience (Conrad Shintz) is considered childish, every other part of him trying to squash it down, framed as an inconvenience.

His hyperfixations (The Fix) keep straying to everything he abandoned in his childhood (the Orphanage), which he hates and refuses to treat those memories with any sort of kindness- bar one part of his mind which longs for kidness on the child he used to be.

His lust (Daniel Fucks) and pleasures are supressed, believing himself unworthy, and every time he is close to gratification he self destructs, punishing himself for not being enough.

Now there are little thoughts, tiny intrusions, that used to be quiet growing louder. He doesn't want to do bad, not really, but what does it matter anymore? If he can't let himself be happy, why not be malicious? He's not listening to his conscious anymore, his impulses and... something else has a control over him. His 'mental switchboard' is broken, so to speak, and certain parts of his brain are no longer able to communicate.

There is no predicting what that man, that horrifically smart man, might do.

#elias hodge #mentopolis #dimension20 #dimension 20 #dropout tv #hank green #brennan lee mulligan #siobhan thompson #mike trapp #danielle radford #alex song xia #freddie wong #d20 mentopolis #dimension 20 mentopolis #mentopolis spoilers #the fix #daniel fucks #imelda pulse #hunch curio #anastasia tension #conrad schintz #his brain is literally in the great depression #he's made his own prohibition

[kittyoverlord]

Dropout TV: "We consulted neurologists and other professionals for this season."

This season:

#there was a loooot of ball stuff #dimension 20 #dimension 20 spoilers #mentopolis spoilers #mentopolis #dimension 20 mentopolis #brennan lee mulligan #alex song xia #hank green #danielle radford #mike trapp #siobhan thompson #freddie wong