Dance Shows
“Moms better run me my money”
Dance Moms
Executing movements with precision, clear endpoints, and sudden stops.
Sharp or Clean
What are the Nexus Colors?
Orange and Blue
When you turn with one foot
A pirouette
Dynamic, freestyle street dance style born from African American culture in 1970s New York City, characterized by energetic, percussive, and improvisational moves like breaking, popping, and locking, all performed to hip-hop music, emphasizing self-expression, rhythm, and community connection.
Hip-Hop
“From Jackson, Mississippi…”
Bring It!
Rises onto the balls of their feet
Releve
What year was Nexus founded?
2024
High-energy majorette dance move rooted in HBCU band and Southern majorette traditions.
Bucking
An expressive, versatile dance style that blends modern, ballet, jazz, and lyrical forms, emphasizing freedom, improvisation, emotional storytelling, and the mind-body connection, often using floor work, bare feet, and exploring themes through fluid, innovative movement rather than rigid rules.
Contemporary
Originally adapted from a British format and known for reviving mainstream interest in ballroom and Latin dance, this competition awards a reflective trophy while pairing non-dancers with professionals under live-vote pressure.
Dancing With The Stars
A dancer's ability to deeply hear, interpret, and express music through their body, going beyond just staying on beat to embody the rhythm, mood, and nuances (like accents, tempo, and phrasing) of a song, making movement feel connected and alive rather than just technical steps
Musicality
Where was Nexus first performance ?
The yard
Free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement that involves the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet.
Krumping
A vibrant, energetic partner dance with Cuban and Puerto Rican roots, characterized by lively rhythms, fluid turns, and intricate footwork, typically danced to Latin music with a 1-2-3, pause, 5-6-7 beat.
Salsa
Created by a pop superstar and judged by industry icons, this high-stakes dance competition eliminated age divisions and rewarded precision, artistry, and global representation with a million-dollar prize.
World of Dance
5 people performing
Quintet
What artist did Nexus perform with at springfest?
Phyllise Jade
Involves a turning jump where one leg extends straight to the side while the other bends into a high attitude.
Calypso
A dynamic and athletic street dance style originating in the 1970s Bronx, New York, characterized by its blend of acrobatics, improvisation, and rhythmic footwork, set to funk, soul, and hip-hop music.
Breaking
This Fox competition series challenged versatile performers to master unfamiliar choreography weekly, spanning styles from contemporary to krumping, before crowning “America’s Favorite Dancer.”
So You Think You Can Dance?
The technique of moving one specific body part (like the head, shoulder, or hip) independently while keeping the rest of the body still, creating clear, distinct motions that add precision, texture, and musicality to choreography.
Isolation
What is the definition of Nexus?
a connection or series of connections linking two or more things.
Side-to-side body swaying, shoulder dips, and a signature hand-through-hair motion.
The Dougie
Fluid, expressive style blending ballet, jazz, and contemporary techniques, focused on telling a story or conveying deep emotions (love, joy, hurt) inspired by song lyrics.
Lyrical