Important things to note about San as a MAIN dancer:
- San joined KQ without any dance skills, and through his own work, developed and honed his skills and paved a way for himself as a standout dancer.
- San announced in his pop live dated 31st December 2023 that the members have discussed and acknowledge him as a main dancer.
- As early as April 2020, San was given the title of ‘The man who will upgrade the standard of K-pop performance’ in Stone Entertainment’s K-pop Idol Election Result, for the Art Culture Promotion Category.
- SH: it became popular recently (san’s fireworks performance)
WY: one of san’s strengths is when san is captured on screen, he has the ability to capture peoples attention.
WY: san plays that role in our group.
— Seonghwa and Wooyoung talking about San’s role in the group as a dancer | Idol Radio 31 March 2021
- The member in front of me [San], showing the whites of his eyes. He had this close up shot, a very unique one. We went viral a little bit.
— Hongjoong (about San gaining attention for his dancing at debut)
Facial expressions/story Telling
To be a dancer that also performs on stage, storytelling is very important.
Just doing choreography isn’t enough; facial expressions and emoting are essential.
This is what sets San apart as a dancer – he’s not just doing the choreography like any k-pop idol is directed to do, he’s truly DANCING.
When watching performances, there’s always an element in storytelling from the dancing, where blank expressions on stage or stiff movements are a big NO!.
Storytelling is reflected in body movements not just the face – storytelling can be done through adding one’s own flare or style to a performance – something that San definitely does.
San puts a lot of thought into how he can dance according to the meaning of the songs he performs, like he said he did with inception [video here].
In your head you have to picture yourself as not a dancer, but someone who is living through the circumstances of the lyrics the song is expressing.
San can apply these emotional elements of modern/lyrical (which is typically more soft/fluid and ballet-esque) with kpop or hip-hop choreography that is full of sharper movements.
San as a performer is very unique for this reason.
One of the best examples of his storytelling abilities outside of performing on a stage is his choreographing of Warriors.
— Special thanks to bellaurents for assisting with this section.
Posts praising San as a dancer:
San subscribed to ARATA Dance School YouTube channel. ARATA is a professional dancer & choreographer.
He is also a fan of San and has reacted to him multiple times, analysing and praising San’s dancing abilities.
See videos here.
- This dance is too dangerous if you don’t watch it with caution! A thorough explanation of ATEEZ’s SAN!
San can do more than the extent of the mans body. At this degree, Sans strength and flexibility is very likeable. He can play the central role in the performance
Lia Kim (choreographer and co-CEO of 1Million Dance Studio)
“One person that cannot be left out when it comes to dancing. Write it as Choi San and will read it as The God of Dance. Worldwide Idol ATEEZ’s main dancer, ‘Choi San’.
“…he (SAN) has so much strength authentically to him.. a lot of core power going on as well. it’s co choreographed too by san, right? yeah, san has some choreography.”
Dancer Breakdown: ATEEZ – WORK Dance Practice | STEEZY
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