A day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet
Smac McCreanor, a content creator who recreates viral internet trends through dance, gets woken up by bunnies every day Have you seen the video of
Smac McCreanor, a content creator who recreates viral internet trends through dance, gets woken up by bunnies every day Have you seen the video of Smac McCreanor pretending to be a parakeet?
Dressed in green, she gracefully slides and sidesteps, occasionally lifting her arms – or wings? – mimicking the movements of a bird who went viral for his dance moves. McCreanor, 33, translates the internet’s obsessions through her body, whether a green bird, emoji or objects being destroyed by a hydraulic press.
A multi-genre dancer with 1 million Instagram followers, she has performed on So You Think You Can Dance and choreographed for the online video game Fortnite. Jaya Saxena is a co-founder of Ravenous, a worker-owned food and culture site.
She lives in Queens, New York. Continue reading...
