‘I’m Just Ken’: Dancer shares details about Ryan Gosling’s Oscar performance

For Anthony “Kanec” Carrthe performance of “I’m Just Ken” at Oscar, which took place last Sunday, the 10th, was like the Super Bowl. The professional dancer and choreographer was one of more than 60 people who took part in the performance headlined by Ryan Gosling.

“I felt like it was the Super Bowl,” he told People. He has experience at the event, having performed with Katy Perry in 2015. “It was just wonderful. We like to call it Ken-ergia,” he continued.

Who choreographed

The choreography was done by Mandy Mooredescribed by Carr as “one of the best” choreographers out there. Gosling and she worked together on La La Land (2016). Carr also had experience with Moore in another project, and it was through her that the dancer became involved in the presentation of Oscar.

Moore It is Gosling joined forces to bring Ken’s vision to life. “It wasn’t just dancing, it was real, memorable entertainment. The entire Dolby Theater was together, singing and swaying,” he said. Carr.

Participation by Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig he even gave his thoughts during the rehearsals of the dance that took the stage at the ceremony Oscar. She was “involved in rehearsals” and “it was lovely”, she said Carr. “Their team really did their job, they did really well and they came together because it was such a big project. I remember she [Greta] I was wearing a cool sweatshirt set. She has style.”

Margot Robbie, on the other hand, did not participate in the process. “I think it was supposed to be another surprise for all of them”, said the dancer. “That reaction was so valuable, with the smiles in the audience. I think she was really surprised.”

Simu Liu, Scott Evans, Kingsley Ben-Adir It is Ncuti Gatwa they also danced. “He’s cool. He was singing backstage, we were all dancing and rehearsing. I love it. It’s cool,” he said. Carr about Liu. The Kens rehearsed with the other dancers for three days: “They learn in less time than us and they do it with us, so think about how incredible that is.”

Mark Ronson It is slash were also on stage. The dancers knew that the member of the Armas e Rosas would be present, but were not given details: “But the raised stage, we didn’t know that was going to happen with the slash. Do you really want to stop in time and say, ‘Hey, it’s the slash? Wait a minute'”.

How much rehearsal time

The entire production watched on the night of the Oscar It only took five days to prepare. “We started last week”, he revealed Carr about the rehearsals. The dancers were divided into four different groups on the first two days, with everyone reuniting on the third day.

“A Mandy Moore It’s incredible because she had more than one performance in the show, so when we had maybe an eight-hour rehearsal, she had two eight-hour rehearsals, one 16-hour day,” he recalled.

“Everyone – Simuall the guys were really nice, it didn’t seem… The only way you knew it was the Ryan Gosling it’s because you could see a name. It was really like all the Avengers together — he was our Captain America.”

Last minute changes

“Everything went smoothly,” he confessed. Carr. There were, therefore, no unforeseen events or last-minute changes. “The entry and exit can be intense because we have to get to specific places, and you have a certain funnel of space to get through, so it was really impressive when you have 30-plus guys exiting the stage left and right and the remainder coming in.”