{"id":1110,"date":"2015-07-23T17:11:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2015-07-23T17:11:17","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:11:17","slug":"dancers-maintenant-nicolas-besnard-shenea-booth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/dancers-maintenant-nicolas-besnard-shenea-booth\/","title":{"rendered":"When He Took Her Hand, No One Was Ready For The Beauty Of Their Next Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We want to take a break from all the news stories and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/dancing-to-uptown-funk\/\">funny<\/a> things for a moment and bring you something truly magical. A serene yet athletically miraculous routine from a pair of <a href=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/fun\/pregnant-mom-daughter-dance-off\/\" target=\"_blank\">dancers <\/a>known as &#8216;Maintenant&#8217;. Made up of Nicolas Besnard and former gymnast Shenea Booth, the pair have a wonderfully choreographed performance here for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/eu-tell-trump-to-pee-off-over-tariffs\/\">us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas is\u00a0formerly of the world famous Cirque du Soleil troupe &#8216;Zumanity&#8217; and Shenea Booth is formerly of the <a href=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/fun\/cowboy-dad-daughter-whip-nae-nae\/\" target=\"_blank\">dance <\/a>group Duo Realis. Brought together to really showcase the raw poetry and majesty\u00a0of what <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/dancing-to-uptown-funk\/\">dance<\/a> can really be about, it&#8217;s their smoothness and fluidity that really catches the eye. Not to mention core strength and amazing moves&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1120\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MainTenant-Dance-2.jpg\" alt=\"MainTenant Dance 2\" width=\"941\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Watch the amazing grace and sheer beauty of the pair&#8217;s routine in all its glory here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Beautiful Mesmerising Dance from Duo MainTenanT\" width=\"801\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ETrFshvnk7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to take a break from all the news stories and funny things for a moment and bring you something truly magical. A serene yet athletically miraculous routine from a pair of dancers known as &#8216;Maintenant&#8217;. 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