Pure World of Dance Season 1 Contestant Profile: Eva Igo

People who have been following PureDWTS for a few years now know that a couple of us have a real problem with contemporary dance. You pretty much have to be mind blowingly amazing to impress us – and, speaking for myself, I generally don’t care for it. It all tends to look the same in dancers other than someone like Allison Holker. Angsty flailing all tends to look the same after a while and it’s…boring.

But that can NOT be said for Eva Igo. This tiny little beast is an Allison Holker in training. This girl did my kind of contemporary in the Qualifiers. She’s got an edge to her which I really appreciated, and she kept that edge a bit light. Her second dance didn’t really improve on her first one and she needs to switch it up a bit – but we have to remember that she is a true youngster and hasn’t lived enough life just yet. And life experience tends to make the contemporary dancer. As long as she doesn’t go the angsty-flailing route that many dance shows love so much (looking at you, “So you think you can dance”…:::yawn:::), she could be a favorite for a long time to come.

Eva is a 14 year old dancer from St. Paul and she dances at the Larkin Dance Studio. According to the “Kid Dancers Wiki”:

Eva did her first solo at the age of 5 and was securing national and regional titles by the age of 7.

Eva appeared in Season 3 Episode 11 of the hit reality show Dance Moms, entitled Camouflaged Maneuvers. She and her team placed 1st against the ALDC’s “Don’t Ask Just Tell” and Eva placed 1st to Maddie Ziegler as well as receiving the highest score in the competition.

The site goes on to list a surprising number of dances/competitions. I didn’t expect to find much on Eva, since she is so young, but there are quite a few competition videos out there, since youtube is as old as she is. 🙂 Here’s one from age 11:

Here’s a much more recent competition “improv” video – which I assume means she’s freestyling. She’s showing a bit of that edge here that I appreciate.

Here’s a video of Eva dancing with a partner. Not bad. A bit young for this style, but I know this is how it goes.

Eva Igo Instagram
Eva Igo Twitter

June 25, 2017 I Written By

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NBC To Launch Snapchat Version Of “World Of Dance”

According to Variety, “World Of dance” will premiere on Snapchat version of the show ahead of the series premiere on TV. DETAILS below and at the link….

Ahead of the launch of “World of Dance” on NBC, the network will first launch a Snapchat version of the new competition series.

“World of Dance on Snapchat” will feature some of the best dancers in the world going head-to-head in freestyle dance-offs. As seen in an exclusive trailer for the series (above) obtained by Variety, host Jenna Dewan Tatum and judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough and NE-YO will preside over the initial six rounds. Once the judges narrow the field to the Final 4, Snapchat users will be responsible for voting on the final winner. The series, the first dance show created for Snapchat, will consist of eight episodes: episodes one through four are qualifying rounds, with five and six as the semi-finals. Episode seven lets the fans swipe up to vote for their favorite dancer, and episode eight reveals the winner. It will premiere May 22 at 6 a.m. ET.

May 21, 2017 I Written By

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Jenna Dewan Tatum Talks On Jennifer Lopez, “World Of Dance”, And More

Jenna Dewan Tatum explains why she decided to be a Mentor and Judge on World Of Dance and more in this interview.

May 17, 2017 I Written By

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Jenna Dewan Tatum Promotes “World Of Dance” On AOL Build (Videos)

Jenna Dewan Tatum was on AOL Build to talk about “World Of Dance” and more. I love this girl.

May 16, 2017 I Written By

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World Of Dance Jenna Dewan Tatum Hangs Out On ‘Watch What Happens Live” (New Interview, Videos)

Jenna Dewan Tatum was a guest o “Watch What Happens Live” last night. She chats on Dance Moms, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake and more.

See the After show with Jenna here too!!

May 15, 2017 I Written By

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