Marquese Scott

Marquese Scott
Marquese Scott
Born	November 5, 1981 (age 42); Inglewood, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Street and animation dancer
Years active	2003—present
Style	Popping
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Website	www.youtube.com/user/WHZGUD2/

Marquese Scott (born November 5, 1981) is an American

Wake Me Up, Fresh, Hanging On, and his most popular, Pumped Up Kicks

.

Life and career

Scott was born in

Wal-Mart while he appeared on So You Think You Can Dance and America's Got Talent

with his dance crew Remote Kontrol. After Scott's rise to popularity he wanted to dedicate himself to traveling the world.

Scott has been a huge influence on people of all ages that have started dancing.[5] Scott's 53rd YouTube upload, a video of himself in 2011 dancing to a Butch Clancy remix of Foster the People's Pumped Up Kicks, is what propelled Scott to stardom. The Pumped Up Kicks dubstep remix went viral, gaining 1.5 million views in four days and over five million in one week.^[2] The viral video currently has over 145 million views. All his videos on his WHZGUD2 channel currently have a combined viewing total of over 360 million with 2.38 million YouTube subscribers. Scott is one of the most famous street dancers according to the internet blog CuriosityHuman.^[6] September 2019 he Co-Directed and appeared in The Poetic Flow (Chill Hop Music) Music Video by Independent Artist E-Styles ft Mark Fuego and some of Venice Beach Street Dancers and Roller Skate performers. The Poetic Flow Video is on YouTube. ^[7]

Scott has often stated that the proudest moment of his career was dancing live at El Hormiguero.

Dancing style

Scott dances to

Habesha

.

References

^ ^a ^b "MARQUESE SCOTT | DOCUMENTARY". YouTube. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chittley, Jordan (27 September 2011). "Dancer Marquese Scott moves in ways that don't seem real". Buzz Feed.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e McNicholas, Kym (12 February 2012). "Marquese Scott: An Overnight Sensation Forbes". Forbes.
^ ^a ^b Scofield, Andy (24 April 2012). "Top 5 Marquese Scott Ads". Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ Goodman, William (24 October 2011). "Marquese Scott is Back With Another Mind Blowing Dance". CBS News. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Top Professional Street Dancers of 2010s – CuriosityHuman". 14 November 2015.
^ Non Stop Marquese Scott & E-Styles ft Mark Fuego - The Poetic Flow Music Video ( EStylesMusic.com), retrieved 2019-10-17
^ Lou Lesko (28 September 2011). "PCN Interviews Marquese Scott the Star of the Epic PUMPED UP KICKS DUBSTEP Video". Photo Cine News. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^ "Marquese Scott - New Dubstep Dance Video". Dubstep.net. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[MARQUESE_SCOTT_{{!}}_DOCUMENTARY-1] "MARQUESE SCOTT | DOCUMENTARY". YouTube. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[ca.news.yahoo-2] Chittley, Jordan (27 September 2011). "Dancer Marquese Scott moves in ways that don't seem real". Buzz Feed.

[forbes-3] McNicholas, Kym (12 February 2012). "Marquese Scott: An Overnight Sensation Forbes". Forbes.

[mememachine.viralvideochart-4] Scofield, Andy (24 April 2012). "Top 5 Marquese Scott Ads". Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[5] Goodman, William (24 October 2011). "Marquese Scott is Back With Another Mind Blowing Dance". CBS News. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[6] "Top Professional Street Dancers of 2010s – CuriosityHuman". 14 November 2015.

[7] Non Stop Marquese Scott & E-Styles ft Mark Fuego - The Poetic Flow Music Video ( EStylesMusic.com), retrieved 2019-10-17

[pcn-8] Lou Lesko (28 September 2011). "PCN Interviews Marquese Scott the Star of the Epic PUMPED UP KICKS DUBSTEP Video". Photo Cine News. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

[9] "Marquese Scott - New Dubstep Dance Video". Dubstep.net. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

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