Alright after a fateful night, by Scott and Brian Nicholson
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Twins Scott and Brian Nicholson are dancers and choreographers on tour with Ariana Grande. Onstage, the three of them move across the stage as a tight unit – Scott and Brian like a mirror image of protective energy around Ariana, like a stereo amplifying her energy. But when an unimaginable tragedy strikes, that energy is shattered. Until they realize – they must keep moving. Together.
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| 0:00.0 | We usually wait by a big huge door inside the arena that opens up to bring us to our |
| 0:13.8 | tour bus. |
| 0:14.8 | Tonight, we're waiting a bit longer than usual, and there's a commotion outside. |
| 0:19.4 | The person who's supposed to meet us there isn't there, and my brother Brian says, |
| 0:23.9 | something's not right. |
| 0:26.7 | Nobody knows what's happening. |
| 0:29.2 | I hear buzzes and the pings of every once in a while. |
| 0:33.7 | Everyone's giving texts. |
| 0:35.0 | Everyone seems worried. |
| 0:36.8 | We can see audience members walking on the sidewalk next to us, crying and holding their |
| 0:40.8 | pink balloons. |
| 0:43.3 | One guy says, I saw it. |
| 0:45.9 | I heard a boom. |
| 0:47.6 | I look at Scotty and don't say anything. |
| 1:00.6 | When it comes to superstars, Ariana Grande is pretty much as big as it gets. |
| 1:05.4 | And having spent the last decade working with Ariana as choreographers, creative directors |
| 1:09.7 | and dancers, identical twins, Scott and Brian Nicholson are pretty much as good as they |
| 1:14.4 | come. |
| 1:15.4 | Not only have Scott and Brian danced along Ariana in some of the most iconic music videos |
| 1:19.7 | and performances of recent years, they also just happen to be big fans of a meditative |
| 1:24.2 | story as we discovered in our recent listener survey. |
| 1:27.9 | What a community we have. |
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