Camila Mendes Has A New Gig As A Backup Dancer
By Emily Lee
August 17, 2018
It turns out Veronica Lodge can throw down some serious dance moves. Oops, sorry, I meant Camila Mendes. The 24-year-old Riverdale actress showed off a whole new side of herself as backup dancer in pop star Maggie Roger's new music for her song "Give A Little."
The video has a fun, skater vibe. Maggie sings to the electric, pop girl power anthem in an empty swimming pool as people skateboard around her. Camila, along with Rachel Matthews, co-star in the video as Maggie's backup dancers. The three girls have a cute backstory, too. They all attended New York University together and Maggie invited her BFFs to join her in the video. She shared a promotional video on Twitter showing her inviting Camila and Rachel to be in the video.
"Been thinking about when we used to go dancing in college," Maggie texts in the video. "I'm directing the music video for my next single 'Give A Little'...aka dance party girl gang pop video extravaganza? Wanna be in it?" Camila quickly responds, "F**k yaaaa I'm down."
had some help from two of my best college pals on this one. ‘give a little’ video out next weds! @CamilaMendes @raylynn93 💕😎 pic.twitter.com/M3XElwRLKc
— Maggie Rogers (@maggierogers) August 10, 2018
Maggie really meant it when she said the video was going to be a "dance party girl gang pop video extravaganza," too. The best part of the video is definitely when Maggie, Camila, and Rachel break out into an amazing choreographed dance in the middle of the empty swimming pool.
GIVE A LITTLE VIDEO OUT NOW ! Directed by me + @alandelrio. shoutout to my college pals @raylynn93 + @camilamendes, these badass sk8r ladies, and the crew that helped make it happen. had so much fun making this. https://t.co/AA1vT0w8jP pic.twitter.com/IjDbQuf8Qh
— Maggie Rogers (@maggierogers) August 15, 2018
If this is how Camila and her friends danced at college bars, then I am very impressed! Who else wants to learn the "Give A Little" choreography now? Check out the full video below: