If anyone knows about intensity it’s professional dancers Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko.
Intensity is their middle name.
Don’t believe me? Check out their performance at the 2016 WDC Professional Showcase held at Disneyland Paris.
Their version of the pasodoble received a standing ovation from the crowd at the event.
It also received more than 8 million views on YouTube.
According to Wikipedia, the pasodoble is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops that eventually morphed into a traditional Spanish dance and musical genre.
The website also states that Yulia and Riccardo have been the World Latin Dance Champions representing the U.S. since 2010.
Yulia is originally from Russia and started dancing at the age of 4.
Riccardo is originally from Italy and began dancing at the age of 6. The two have been dancing together since around 2007.
Riccardo and Yulia start their performance at the 2016 WDC Professional Showcase by sauntering onto the dance floor dressed to the nines.
Yulia in a gorgeous shredded high-necked purple gown that’s dripping in rhinestones or sequins and glitters with every step she takes.
Riccardo is in all black with a strikingly shiny and soft shirt that exposing his chest. They’re out there looking sexy.
After a few taps, the couple begins their slow and calculated movements that seem ballet-like.
The movements become sensual with a clear Spanish flare as they are sharp and passionate.
The crowd begins to cheer as they energy in the room rises and their movements crescendo with the bold music.
Their dance climaxes into flips and almost acrobatic movements that remain fluid and gentle.
Riccardo gracefully drags Yulia across the dance floor as the crowd claps for the couple.
The two spin about with the facial expressions matching the feeling in their footsteps.
Their masculine movements are balanced with the soft flow and texture of their clothing.
The two dancers become one holding each other and twisting about.
The music grows even more epic as if a dramatic battle scene is about to come to an end. The couple breaks out in applause.
This makes the dancers rage into a spectacularly powerful faux finale where they drop to the floor at their finish.
The performance garnered a standing ovation from the crowd as the music ends.
But they aren’t finished. The two slowly rise as the music begins again and the two move in tandem until they dive into another quick frenzy of motion.
They keep psyching the crowd out pretending to finish, then rising in dance again and again.
Even as the music and their performance ends, the two are still in character even as they walk off stage.
At this point, everyone in the room is on their feet cheering for the excellence they just witnessed.
The two not only wowed the crowd but plenty of fans on YouTube.
“Why are these people not famous that their names are not on the tips of everyone’s tongue? Don’t think I’ve ever seen such a stunning, clean, sharp, and powerful performance such as this!” wrote one YouTuber
“Their speed. Their precision. I constantly had to freeze and go back and watch again. Did I really see that? Yes, I did. I so admire the way they amplify the extreme physical beauty they have been blessed with (Oh! Her legs! Her feet! Those arches!) with their moves,” wrote another.
Watch this incredible performance in the video below.
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