2017 Showcase - Benji Schimmer & Nicole Clonch - The Open

2017 US Open Swing Dance Championships in Burbank California

[@jennaann8106]

AMAZING..!!!!!! AND SO BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER NICOLE is one of my favorites

[@buzzzub8563]

Benji is a true artist. I could watch him dance all day long. For those complaining about the style, go back and watch "Strictly Ballroom" to recapture the JOY of dance.

[@victoriamakell7737]

OMG i freaking love Benji, you betta work Benji!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zuluwarmachine2011]

That took my breath away - such awesome work guys love you both x

[@sheilapenn9834]

Awesome! I love this dance! This is my 3rd time watching it!

[@rhondaromero9609]

Omg. It was a beautiful show of timing and strength!

[@jdax21]

I didn't like the music, but the choreography was fantastic, as always.

[@lottemrk4215]

I got tears in my eyes - love it:-)

[@dailkiwiwe]

I've been a big fan of Benji for years. That said, I'm not too fond of the recent direction of his dance. The music here doesn't feel like dance music and the dance looks more like cabaret than swing. The dance still is a great technical achievement, though. I wish the dance would move back in the direction of swing.

[@luv2wcsdance]

I agree!

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

Nicole's SYTYCD auditon last night brought me here.

[@24jillianmarie]

debbiedoodiedandi you should try to watch all her videos, she’s AMAZING ❤️

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

I'll never in a million years understand how they quickly cut Nicole from SYTYCD that season. I'm HUGE FAN of that show, but that had to be one of the BIGGEST FAILS they ever did.

[@123rosebuds]

Original and skillful. Thanks.

[@twnkultoes]

I'm sorry, I did not enjoy this. I can appreciate the skill and work that went into it but it was all over the place. Their expressions didn't fit anywhere. One minute they were smiling ear to ear, then there is this big open mouth expression. I don't understand how they got from here to there. Then they did a trick and it was like they were surprised when something worked out. They had a couple of really interesting lifts, but I felt like there was so little swing, I kept waiting for her to sit into her anchor and it never happened. It was a cabaret number. Then. Hitting. Every. Four. Counts. Got. So. Predictable.

[@deldominguez]

Hate, hate, hate

[@Fashionsplash2]

Gah, I can't find this song. Anyone know what it is???

[@annette17]

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[@Fashionsplash2]

THANK YOUUUUU

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

Hit & Run by Francis Novotny

[@keithpurduecroft]

Insanely Awesome!!!!

[@joeg5681]

That wasn't dance. That was gymnastics

[@kimfox6255]

Awesome dancing, but not WCS.

[@deborahbaca1345]

Amazing.

[@andreaxoxo4034]

The choreography of this dance was amazing! Although I did not see why it would be in a west coast swing category. It looked like a freestyle or cabaret type style of dance. It was amazing, but just not West Coast swing. Also the Lifts and Ariel's were great but there were way too many of them. It just got way too repetitious.