Watch Priyanka Chopra Dance to Nick Jonas’s Soulful Song, “Close”
With its alluring, upbeat melody, Nick Jonas’s hit single “Close” went platinum after its 2016 release. He performed it on Saturday Night Live, in front of sold-out stadiums on tour with Demi Lovato, and in a music video watched by 224 million people.
Now, two years later, he’s singing it for an audience of one: Priyanka Chopra.
In a new video for Vogue, the actress dances to an acoustic rendition of the song at the Weylin in Brooklyn (one of the creative world’s favorite event spaces). In collaboration with choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall, Chopra performed five moves—the Fred & Ginger, the Gambler, El Matador, Honeymoon, and Lost My Keys Found Them—while wearing this season’s hottest fashions.
“I wanted to make sure that each movement had a relationship to Nick and Priyanka’s story and was a reflection of them, while also maintaining a sense of play and fun,” Rowlson-Hall says of her choreography. “Priyanka was game for anything.”
Noting Chopra and Jonas’s status as a talented Hollywood twosome, Rowlson-Hall thought of another famous pair: Rogers and Astaire. “Priyanka and Nick are Hollywood icons of today, and so I wanted to give her a timeless move while also paying homage to Old Hollywood. It’s a very classic and clean move, drawing inspiration from one of my all-time favorite dancing duos, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers,” she says.
She also found out that, before this video, Chopra and Jonas spent a weekend in Las Vegas, where he won big. So the playful idea for the Gambler was born.
“El Matador,” Rowlson-Hall says, was “a fun seduction” meant to show off Priyanka’s outfits, from a shimmering Galvan dress to a sparkling Altuzarra number.
Then there’s the quirky Lost My Keys Found Them. “Priyanka wanted a move that made her feel in power and full of confidence,” Rowlson-Hall says. “I thought it would be fun to add some humor to her innately sexy way of moving. She’s feeling herself, but in doing so ‘looking for her keys’ as only Priyanka can make losing your keys sexy.”
As for the Honeymoon? Well, that speaks for itself.
Priyanka Chopra in a Galvan dress, Sergio Rossi shoes, Joomi Lim necklace, and Swarovski earrings; Altuzarra top, skirt, and cardigan, Manolo Blahnik shoes, and Luv AJ earrings; Balenciaga dress, leggings, and earrings
Director: Steven Brahms
Fashion Editor (Priyanka Chopra): Alexandra Gurvitch
Fashion Editor (Nick Jonas): Taylor Angino
Camera Operators: Patrick Golan, Megan Masur
BTS Videographer: Corey Tenold
Camera Assistants: Nicolas Lopez, Godfred Sedano
Lighting: Andrea Gavazzi, Bjorn Ante Rowe
Sound: Donny Tam and Richard Cardone
Video Producer: Laura Lotti
Hair: Bok Hee
Makeup: Pati Dubroff
Groomer: Marissa Machado
Manicure: Dawn Sterling
Set Design: Mary Howard Studio
Tailor: Alexander Koutny, Cha Cha Zutic
Post Production: Modern Post
Editor: Emily Spiegelman-Noel
Color: The Mill
Music: “Close” (Vogue Version) by Nick Jonas
Filmed at Weylin
Captured on Pixel3
