Sydney fans recreate community dance video for Janet Jackson’s ‘Made For Now’

The seize-the-day message of Janet Jackson’s Made For Now has been picked up by a group of Sydney fans and dance enthusiasts.

They’ve made their own video, displaying the diversity of their various backgrounds.

Jackson’s original video shows the cultural diversity of the world in a celebration of dance.

As soon as Sydney artist Ramos Jakob saw the video for the first time, he reached out to choreographer Melanie Louise.

“We saw Janet celebrating diversity through dance and were drawn to our own culture here in Australia and thought we’d send her a message from Down Under!” said Jakob.

A call-out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter saw 100 volunteers – from street to classically trained dancers –respond.

They came from backgrounds including First Nations, Asian, Indian, European and South American.

They had just two weeks to plan, rehearse and shoot.

“The support from the community was overwhelming and we’re so proud of the results,” responded Jakob.

“It really proves what the community is capable of when we come together to make a statement.

“Our strength is in our diversity and we want to show that regardless of our backgrounds, dance and music bring us together to speak with one voice.”

The video has made it to Jackson herself, who sent back an encouraging message.

“I am so excited to see the community embrace the message of Made for Now and I want to send a big thank you to all my Sydney fans for participating in such a wonderful project,” she said.

“Dance and music make all of our lives richer and Australia is an amazing example of diversity making a community strong.

“I look forward to getting down to Australia to see everyone soon!”

Jackson’s video, given its global premiere on Jimmy Fallon, clicked over 31 million YouTube views in a single week.

It was shot in Brooklyn, New York, with her long-time collaborator; and Grammy-winning director, Dave Myers.

It transported fans to a neighbourhood dance party filled with cameos from a contingent of international dancers from Ghana, Nigeria, Grenada, Trinidad and the U.S. – all personally selected by Jackson and her creative director Gil Duldulao.