Video special: Quiksilver's Water Dancer Steph Gilmore goes breakdancer, ballerina & choreographer

It's here: four times ASP World Champion Surfer Steph Gilmore meets minds and talks movement with New Yorks' finest dancers in Quiksilver Women's latest project - short film The Water Dancer, which launched this week.

Perhaps not as deep as I hoped, the trilogy of short videos sees the 22-year-old Sydney Surf superstar compare her 'performing art' with these fellow physical professionals - to create a cross-cultural comparison between the disciplines.

Similarities appear more than differences, as Steph discusses creativity, spontaneity, body memory, entertaining and expression with choreographer and artistic director Noemie Lafrance, New York City Ballet principal ballerina Tiler Peck, plus bonds over being in a man's world and competing with breakdancer Casandra 'Defy' Rivera.

With each dancer Gilmore learns their art - and shares her passion for her own, surfing, as some seriously infectious cross-inspiring goes on. Each dancer also sees Steph's vision to remain one of the planet's most powerful and full charging surfers, but maintain her femininity and bring something new, fluid and artistic to her wave riding.

Congrats to Quiksilver Women, on a clever and compelling piece of marketing. Well timed for their Spring/Summer 2012 collection lines - online now. Of course. ;)

My favourite video is with performance artists and visionary Noemie Lafrance - as both the dance veteran and surf pro share a left field love of their art and the outdoors. But, which is yours? 

Watch other two videos below and let us know your thoughts in the comments... 

For more head to www.quiksilver.com/waterdancer

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