Someone Like You - Jessica Richens - Dance Solo

Senior (Age: 15) • Solo • Lyrical
Mather Dance Company
ONTARIO, CA REGIONALS
2011
Uploaded as a request :)

[@xxdanceroo]

The best part of all the Hall Of Fame videos is that you can hear them breathing, panting, expressing themselves and proving they are leaving every single bit on them on that floor. Its beautiful

[@halfcrazydaesy5826]

absolutely breath taking, her movements and expression reflect the song and those emotions to a tee

[@OYTdancer]

she is so freaking talented and amazing! her turns were clean and precise and i just loved her dancing. great performance

[@glitter181]

She is one of the very few dancers that i have seen on here that actually seems as hough she is lost in the music and responding to the words. Lots of dancers have tequnique but few have artistry and this is what makes this girl special :)

[@lauratunes12]

Great choreography, great costume, great dancer, WONDERFUL emotion!

[@dancer151100]

Most dancers either have great emotional connection or just great flexibility and capable to do certain moves. But this girl has it all!!She is so emotionally into it and is soooo beautiful on her feet. :) Great Job!!

[@vbhunter001]

This is one of the only dances i have seen where the dancer actually told a story... Bravo. I am speechless, it was beautiful

[@MissHannahBanana10]

Out of 577 videos uploaded so far, this girl is by far my most favorite dancer EVER!!!! INCREDIBLE :) so pretty, and such a beautiful dancers with the most amazing leg extensions i have ever seen. WOW! xx

[@suthey1]

Beautiful! What I love the very most about this dance is that she dances with a story and a believability that fits so well with the song. The technique is there, the gracefulness is there, the wonderful turns and tricks are there too. No doubt... she is dancing.... just pure dancing and although there are technical elements there, it appears she didn't have to over think them because they are woven so nicely into the piece :-). Great choreo, great dancer, great piece.

[@wasinackiscute]

I go to school with Jessica, and she's the sweetest girl ever! It makes me so happy how talented she is. : )

[@AmberLynn2194]

you could really feel the passion behind her routine, absolutly loved it ! whata an amazingg dancer !

[@evilclosetmonkey1122]

this makes me cry evertime, she is so good, i come back to this video everytime i loose faith in dance, this reminds me of why i started dancing in the first place

[@dakotacooperr]

god out of all the dancers ive ever seen on youtube she has by far the best turns ive ever seen. how she can control them so well wen shes ending them versus most who fall out of their turns

[@elizabethsullivan3838]

The fact that you can hear her breathing so hard reminds you of how hard it actually is to be this good. Normally, they make it look so effortless.

[@Miasmummy2497]

I like when young people dedicate such a portion of their lives to self expression.

[@lovelyssa9]

so much beautiful emotion put into this...i love it.

[@kaiiiiiitxO]

BEAUTIFUL choreography :) Shes an amazing dancer and she is good at control with those long legs! I hope to see more of her wonderful dances! Keep up the good work girl

[@TheRealSynzo]

this makes me out of breath and i dance........i just love it so much she has amazing control and teqneque!!!!! beautiful.

[@vickyannnz]

this is the most amazing dance i have ever seen.

[@DanceTeam4Ever]

omgoshhhhhhhhhh!!! im obsessed with this dance!!!!! shes amazing! the choreograph is perfect!!

[@KCRUMP09]

I love that you can hear her breathing at the end. It's like it's a part of the choreo. Like she finally admitted defeat. Like she realized she will have to deal with the hurt instead of trying again for love.

[@Vampiricish]

This dance has given me so much inspiration and your lines are gorgeous!!

[@caraabeex]

i love the emotion she put into this!

[@lulu94lovestl]

I love this routine, she is such a beautiful dancer :)

[@alyssamichelle1207]

Well I'm a HUGE fan of the choreography and the dancer.. she made me cry

[@dancer141994]

this is beautiful. i love how you can hear her breath!

[@TheAmbivalency]

She did really well. Bravo!!

[@AngelinaColonna]

i got goose bumbs. this was amazing.

[@valeriew1124]

Gorgeous dancer. Very flexible. AMAZING!!!!!

[@forevertrampolining]

this is amazing! she is gorgeous!

[@xXjules99Xx]

One word, AMAZING.

[@BlondeBabyDork08]

Jessica richens hair is gorgeous.. It goes on forever

[@Ginger498]

Dancing with hair let down is something a lot of dancers are afraid to do. In a group, that causes a whole slew of other problems, but dancing alone, like this girl so magnificently did, scares a lot of dancers. To the audience's eye it can look as through her lines are incorrect, and her dance is sloppy. With long hair, it's even harder. This girl just pulled off something I've never seen any dancer pull off, ever. This was truly magnificent.

[@lovexoxo87]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

[@babydimpsify]

Hey i think you are an amazing dancer im from south africa and also a dancer!!! you are truly gifted and you are at a point in dancing that i wanna be in>>.

[@MonroeBeauty]

This was so emotional and adorable

[@Kirsty0601]

wow. i couldn't look away for even a second

[@Levi0Dan]

I was amazed and happy that it wasn't all about the tricks. And her costume wasn't as revealing as others. Great job

[@rachelwhite7908]

So emotionally moving and great control! You are remarkably talented and all in all, incredible. You are so fun to watch and very unpredictable. I love that about you. You are easily one of the best if not the best in the mather dance company. They should give you really touch routines because I know you can pull it off. You are going to be a professional someday. I just know it.

[@GirlSpartan117]

Ah, she seems like one of those people you would love to hate but can't bc she's nice. Her performance was awesome and I am sooooooooo jealous of her legs! Keep up the good work ^_^

[@Nate_Turner]

Hands down she ripped that.. Amazing i feltri every movement

[@star7girl]

haters need to shut up. She is one of the most beautiful ppl i have seen.

[@filipinalc]

she is amazing!

[@SukaaLilow]

Just no words to describe it

[@TylerMarieK]

Wow. Such great emotion.

[@KaliGirlKristina]

Heyy I live in ontario... lol I wish I knew when there competitions were going on... she's really good:) love this song!

[@CrumpleHornedSnorkac]

As sweet as it is, its incredible to me that all the yelling does't put her off, it always does to me. Especially for a dance like this, as if she wasn't already fantastic enough.

[@funnycatzz123]

its great, gave me goosebumps

[@jessicajaunich]

That was beautiful

[@melinabanana]

She has the longest legs ever... and she DOES know how to use and control them. She's an amazing artist

[@ZoeSavellxx]

This is soo amazing! Im 15 in a few days and im a dancer aswell! and i can honestly say she is Amazing!!! soo pretty aswell :)

[@Lenamariexoxo]

she is 15 years old. wtf is wrong with u ppl judging her body when shes dancing like that?! shes amazing so much emotion and technique

[@joesaldana6192]

Girl nailed it !!!

[@xxDancer2112xx]

absolutely stunning :)

[@seanachais7]

Beautiful....love how she really shows the emotion in her face and in her movements. Keep this up, you are an amazing dancer!

[@163thea]

HOLY SHIT THIS GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS.

[@Danceaholic2478]

she is such a beautiful dancer. i don't understand how this solo didn't go on the hof website in the first place instead of her other one though, but she is incredible

[@abigailfeitosa8311]

Que perfeição..💕👏

[@846cookie]

I don't know why someone said to point your toes, since you looked like you had good technique :) secondly you're really talented!!! And I love your costume. Most solo costumes I've seen lately at comp were bras and shorts. So I love yours! Great job!!

[@HannahHintz2012]

You're such a powerful dancer, great job. (: beautiful turns!

[@jessiikah1169]

wow that was amazing! so much emotion and your flexability is incredible! you costume was beautiful! i need one similar to this, anyone know anywhere i can get one from or made :) x

[@natygimenezv]

Autumn Miller reminds me of her in this video :) beautiful dance!!

[@Thuthaon]

i like it... its interesting and i love her outfit

[@RR202734]

Also what i like is she still has the beautiful technique and she's not sacraficing that for emotion, like i saw happen with Lauren from SYTYCD.

[@mrssandyclaus]

favourite choreo to this song evurrrr

[@Molly_Maurer]

this is amazing!!

[@Danceaholic2478]

@YourDanceChannel i agree, she's only 15, she probably just hasn't grown into her body yet. i guarantee in a few years she will fill out, there are quite a few dancers that everyone complained were "too thin" a few years back when they were like 14/15, and now they're older and in their newer videos you can tell they filled out. it's just a matter of growing into your body, obviously this girl just isn't done growing yet

[@pinkpotter]

i'm not saying she has one. but this is a DANCE video for a reason. on to that. love the song. i like her movements when she is not doing the extensions or the turns. not a lot of dancers look good when they are not doing the tricks.

[@parkerwalter123]

1st place, best in lyrical and jazz categories in senior division.

[@WhereTFisDeja]

@mhsmustang21 I think her hair made it even more powerful and emotional the way it hid her face at moments and moved the more she felt her dance.

[@WhereTFisDeja]

I cried watching this.

[@rararalalala1]

beautiful

[@emilyagiusPersonal]

PHENOMENAL!!! :)

[@dakotacooperr]

and she is soooooooo graceful and since shes very tall and thin its a lot harder to b graceful. most tall dancer look akward and odd but not jess she knos how to work it!!!

[@julietandtay]

beautiful! and my solo top is the same!

[@ObeeyPricillaa]

I Did liked it . It was really good for her age .

[@salwe123]

@LittleE6 there are microphones on the floor of the stage to project sounds from the tap dancers shoes.....she isnt wearing a mic.

[@An24Ab]

She's way too great. I really like this song, i'd prefer a little bit more... painful, am I getting myself clear? It's like it doesn't belong. But the choreo was still good and GOD, her legs! :) Thanks for uploading!

[@OhSoCouture19]

I dont think she is that skinny! She is PERFECT! All I have to say is that she is one uhhhh-mazing dancer! She not only connected with the music, she was moving her body with the music and connected to that. Another thing I noticed is she wasnt doing a million and one arco moves, that is what real dancing is

[@dizzydreamergirl]

@sld806 its called someone like you by adele, and im pretty sure this is the only version, unless there one i not know about??? o.O

[@horseluver51000]

@vivianmoutinho Yeah, I understand. The person who uploaded this said it was lyrical, so my first thought was that it was too much. I do like the strong movements, but only on the stronger parts of the song, you know? If it is contemperary then I can see why she was so over-the-top. What exactly is the difference between contemp. and lyrical?

[@bowtyebeauty]

i like the breathing, reminds me that she's a real person and not a magical fake dancer

[@xTiKaBoOx]

This girl is turly amazing. I ust say - very jealous xx

[@parkerwalter123]

1st place in lyrical and jazz categories in senior division.

[@david.triptow]

I hate when people yell out names while the dance is going on. I'd be mad, cause when someone is dancing they are in their moment. Cheering on is supportive but being silent and respecting the dancer on stage is supportive as well. She is really good for her age. She does need to work on being silent on her leap and falls to the ground. Her extensions need to be even longer. She is real tall so you can tell me she isn't fully stretching her feet for the sense of energy throughout the body.

[@nnld97]

@itsphoebe The mic is downstage center, so when she was extremely close to it, you could hear her breathing.

[@funnycatzz123]

its great

[@mikaylavery]

Beautiful dancer's boddy :) Although I think our camera person is having a little trouble breathing at the end lol!

[@xxDancerxx28]

that was sooo good ... what place did she get?

[@NoobsyPoopsy]

beautiful! her hair makes it look so dramatic! wonderful job!

[@hahatwaat]

I thought some of the movements in the choreography were too fast for the song but she was very good technically

[@dancrgrl1000]

@HausGaGa i know! at my studio we have to wear tights and our hair in a bun every time we perform!

[@BCDNellie]

She's a thin girls, people need to realize its ok for her to be thin. People also need to realize that not all dancers need to be thin. Dance is a form of art, if all art looked the same there would never be controversy. She has great legs, the dance is a tad awkward but i'm glad she did it. if anyone else was to do this dance i'm not sure it would be as good.

[@rachiexoxo13]

Wow her legs are crazy insane long. Beautiful

[@nesh116]

watching a video like this makes me wish i was a better dancer..

[@alinithax]

**O** Eres Genial ! una GRan Bailarina ! :D

[@vivianmoutinho]

@horseluver51000 actually I like those strong movements in contemporary dances.. In this dance I felt unconfortable too, I don't know, the movements sometimes just didn't fit the music. But if you like for some Mia Michaels or Travis Wall's coreographies, you'll see how strong movements can fit perfectly a routine. It all depends on the coreography

[@MzCaliie]

You.Freaking.Beasted.That.Song.! ^.^

[@kaiiiiiitxO]

@YourDanceChannel "Pinkpunk777" Sometimes people can't help it; and you shouldn't be judging her and she looks perfectly fine to me. She looks healthy and fine and she is a very wonderful/graceful dancer.

[@olivialiang]

@pinkpunk777 actually i just saw her in person this weekend, she's very toned and healthy looking. and when i saw her she was eating *gasp*....