Pandora Marie Explained

Pandora Marie
Birth Date:25 July 1981
Birth Place:Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Occupation:Dancer, choreographer
Awards:
Performing Arts "Achievement Award" - Lowak Sho'li (Carry The Fire) First American Humanities Forum (Chickasaw Nation)
Most Outstanding Female Popper - LA Hip-Hop Dance Awards
Radiotron 2003 (LA)
Radiotron 2004 (LA)
B. Supreme London (UK)
Freestyle Style Session (LA)
How The West Was Won (LA)
Take It Personal (AZ)
Floor Wars (LA)
Cloud Cypher (Canada)
Website:
Birthname:Marie Faye Medina
Yearsactive:2002–present

Marie "Pandora" Medina, aka Pandora or Pandora Marie (born Marie Faye Medina, July 25, 1981), is an American dancer and choreographer who specializes in the "tutting" and "popping" dance styles. She is a member of the Style Elements Crew, The LXD and Venus Fly. Pandora's career has spanned over fifteen years, primarily as part of the popping dance funk culture.[1]

Dance career

Pandora Marie has worked with musicians such as Common and Pharrell, Justin Bieber, Trey Songs, Flo-Rida, Sean Kingston, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Skrillex, LMFAO and Gina Rodriguez. Pandora is best known for the Step Up 3D "tutting" scene, a standing ovation on So You Think You Can Dance, a Microsoft Surface commercial, her lead role as Autumn in Jon M Chu's The LXD (The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers), and her supporting role as Karla in the Youssef Delara and Michael D. Olmos movie Filly Brown. The Danish magazine Gaffa described Pandora as "one of the best Electric Boogie dancers in the world" after her performance in the Danish show "Menneske Robotten" ("The Human Robot").[2] [3] The reviewer went on to state that Pandora Marie, and her fellow dancer Koichiro Mori made the dance look easy despite being technically difficult.[2]

In recent years Pandora Marie has expanded her work into the theater and other creative directions. She has performed in theatrical pieces for Little Box Of Hope and DS2DIO, and has worked with Cirque du Soleil and Cirque Éloize. Pandora has also held the principal role of Clara in The Nutcracker in Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark and performed many principal roles in award-winning theatrical productions throughout the US, Scandinavia, and Europe.

Personal life

Pandora is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Little Box Of Hope (a production company / creative collective) alongside her fiancé.[4] She also has worked with G Koop and Darrick Quali-D Fields and has original songs, poetry and music sold on iTunes, Spotify and other music platforms.

Pandora is both Native American and Mexican American. Her native tribes are Chickasaw and Choctaw and she is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.

In 2011 Pandora Marie participated in the "Rise Up and Dance" project, teaching kids to dance as a way to give them a purpose in life. She said, "Dancing is what saved me from going down the wrong path. I want to help and inspire kids just like I was inspired by the dancers in my neighborhood".[5]

Working with Jon M. Chu

In 2009 Pandora was contacted on YouTube and personally cast by Now You See Me 2 director Jon M. Chu in the role of Autumn in the popular online dance series The LXD: Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.[6] This relationship led to many other collaborations such as Disney's Step Up film series,[7] NASA's Earth Chorus, The Conan O'Brien Show, BMW Mini Cooper, Google Zietgeist Conference and more. Her dancing in Step Up 3D was described by one reviewer by stating that Pandora Marie "will have you so hypnotized with her finger tuts... it’ll be nothing short of bewitching".[8]

Awards and honors

Pandora was presented with an award for "Most Outstanding Female Popper" and has held titles in dance competitions all around the world ("battles") Radiotron, UK B. Supreme,[9] Freestyle Style Session, How The West Was Won, Take It Personal, Floor Wars, and more. She is considered to be an influential figure in street-dance culture.[10] [11]

Filmography

Television and film roles

Feature films
Web series
Television
Short films

Music videos

Theatrical and concert stage performances

Theater performances
Concerts

Commercials

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Oxford Handbook of Screendance Studies . July 15, 2016 . 703 . Oxford University Press . 2016 . 9780199981601.
  2. Web site: Steen Koerner (instruktør) med flere: Menneskerobot, Dansehallerne, København . July 15, 2016 . January 14, 2010. Maria Therese . Seefeldt Stæhr . Gaffa Magazine . Danish.
  3. Web site: Theatre: Robot boogie at Carlsberg . July 15, 2016 . Nina . Monrad Boel . University DK.
  4. Web site: Q&A with the Dancers of Cirque Éloize iD. July 15, 2016 . September 9, 2015 . Kansas City Starlight Theater.
  5. Web site: Artist Dance their Way into Dayton for Cityfolk's "Rise Up to Dance" Performance at Stivers . July 15, 2016 . March 11, 2011 . PR Log.
  6. Web site: The Green Room: Interview with The LXD's Christopher Scott . . August 11, 2011 . July 14, 2016.
  7. Web site: Rise Up & Dance! Guest artists and film screening . July 15, 2016 . March 12, 2012 . Adam . Alonzo . Dayton Daily News.
  8. Web site: "Step Up 3D" is Unexpected Fun . July 15, 2016 . August 11, 2010 . Rochelle . Chen . Annenberg Media Center.
  9. Web site: b. supreme Festival . July 15, 2016 . b supreme.
  10. Web site: Drømmen om menneskerobotten . Danish . July 14, 2016 . January 21, 2010 . Information.
  11. Web site: Eat Fresh Breakdance Jam: Extra Credit Crew, Pandora . July 15, 2016 . Live Van.
  12. Web site: Sit down with Pandora from "Step Up 3D". YouTube. July 11, 2016. November 24, 2010.
  13. Web site: VEVO - Step Up 3D: Behind the Moves, Pt. 2. YouTube. July 11, 2016. July 10, 2010.
  14. Web site: The dance adventure is just beginning: LXD's Jon M. Chu talks to io9! . Charlie Jane . Anders . July 14, 2010 . July 13, 2016 . io9!.
  15. Web site: S2DIO CITY: THE BELL ft. Marie "Pandora". YouTube. July 11, 2016. July 18, 2012.
  16. Web site: Justin Bieber - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town video. YouTube. July 11, 2016. December 6, 2011.
  17. Web site: The Mast – UpUpUp Music Video (w/ Band Interview) . July 17, 2012 . July 14, 2016 . Redefine Magazine.
  18. Web site: The Mast - UpUpUp (Official Video ft. Pandora Marie). YouTube. July 11, 2016. May 29, 2012.
  19. Web site: Common - Universal Mind. YouTube. July 11, 2016. September 29, 2009.
  20. Menneskerobot . July 15, 2016 . 47 . Spring 2010 . Peter T. . Aagaard . DUBCNN Magazine .
  21. Web site: Antics performance debuts New Work at LATC . July 15, 2016 . October 3, 2012. Steven . Woodruff . Dance Plug.
  22. Web site: Roskilde Festival 2010 Programme . July 18, 2016 . ISSUU. 36.
  23. Web site: Otra Vez Gose-Style Ale . Sierra Nevada Official Channel . . July 18, 2016 . May 24, 2016.

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