(Redirected from Danielle Flora)'She Moves' was an
American R&B/
Pop trio consisting of
Carla Duren,
Danielle Flora and
Diana Bologna, all who were former
New York Knicks City Dancers.
History
Danielle got her industry start as a dancer and of the popular 1990s
MTV show
The Grind, while Diana had danced in music videos for
Salt N Pepa,
Lil' Kim and
Missy Elliott.
In 1997 the
German-born, New York-based producers
Berman Brothers, who produced
Real McCoy's multi-
platinum selling debut, formed She Moves, only months after they heard Carla wow the crowd at
Madison Square Garden before a playoff game with her soulful, a cappella rendition of the national anthem.
In the Summer of 1997, the group released their debut single, "Breaking All The Rules". It became a Top 40 hit on the
Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No.32. On
November 18, 1997, their debut album of the same title was released. Sales were poor despite the successful single on radio and exposure on
BET and
MTV. The group performed the single during the swimsuit competition at Miss USA 1998.
Geffen Records followed with the single "
It's Your Love". Though it charted it didn't help album sales and peaked at No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, even though the song was nominated for a
Grammy Award for
Best Country Song, thanks to the remake by
Tim McGraw and
Faith Hill. The label gave the album a third chance with another single, "Just for Tonight". It was released but failed to chart. The girls also appeared on a skit on ''
Saturday Night Live''. Geffen Records decided to drop the dance group from the label in 1999.
Danielle went on to become a successful
choreographer working with pop icon
Janet Jackson on
mtvICON as well as the
MTV Video Music Awards and for Saturday Night Live (NBC). Danielle hosts two shows for
Billboard: "Billboard in Sixty"
[1] and "Billboard Underground"
[2].
[3] Carla toured
America and
Japan as a back-up singer for teen-pop singer
Lindsay Pagano in 2002.
Discography
Albums
1997 - ''Breaking All The Rules''
(Note: The Japan release included a bonus track, "Forever Young", as well as a full-color booklet with lyrics)
Singles
External links
★
Yahoo Group with photos and audio.
★
IUMA Photos and
MP3 download.