Lee Chesley breaking underwater. She crosses her legs, extends one foot towards the camera, and balances with one arm and one foot on the floor.

Why Dancers Make Strong Stunt Performers in Action Films

For performers looking to break into Hollywood, stunt work offers many similarities to dance: extreme physicality, honed body awareness, and the ability to adapt quickly to new movement styles. Dancers are already equipped with many of the skills necessary for stunts and, with a little training, can transition into body doubling and action scenes for […]

Mission: Impossible—Fallout Star Rebecca Ferguson on How Dance Helped Her Pull Off the Movie's Insane Stunts

Rebecca Ferguson is indestructible. In Mission: Impossible—Fallout, the sixth and latest installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, the Swedish actress, who plays MI6 agent Ilsa Faust, punches, pummels, kicks and spins her way out of the clutches of a series of evermore thuggish villains. Since Ferguson did many of her own stunts, it should come […]

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