Rachael Sage's \"I Don't Believe It\" is a song about rising above someone who is putting you down - whether it be a strict teacher, parent or other authority figure, or a bully. As someone who experienced bullying throughout her youth, and who also struggled to reconcile some of the harsher teaching methods during her ballet training, Sage wanted to write an empowering song that was fast-moving and literally compels you to shake off doubt.
In the video, the young dancer/heroine (Kaci King) moves from a tentative approach to her accomplished dancing, to a more inspired, transcendent expressiveness, once she is able to overcome her own doubt and let go of trying to be \"perfect\" for her teacher. We watch her embrace her own joy and power and as she does, other diverse, mature dancers weave in and out of the video, contrasting various dance styles including tap, ballroom and ballet, and celebrating the confident, liberated dancer inside all of us.
Cast & Crew:
Rachael Sage & The Sequins (Andy Mac, drums; Ward Williams, cello)
Kaci King (young dancer)
Megan Carvajal (teacher)
Andrew Nemr (tap dancer)
Jeremy Peterson (ballroom dancer)
Mipa Shin (ballet dancer)
Alyson Greenfield (contemporary dancer)
Director: Nick Clark
Choreographer: Megan Carvajal
Peter Buntaine: Director of Photography
Sean Hanley: Camera Assistant
Meredith Tarr: Production Assistent
