Britain’s Got Talents’ The BLACKOUTS are bringing a neon dance show to Baltimore with noughties classics and stunning visuals

At Neon Moves by THE BLACKOUTS in Baltimore, dancers seem to appear out of nowhere, bodies break into glowing patterns, and whole formations vanish between one beat and the next. Across 60 minutes in Baltimore, seven performers use LED costumes, tightly timed choreography and a soundtrack of 2000s hits to turn the stage into something constantly shifting—part dance spectacle, part visual illusion, part story told in light.

Who are THE BLACKOUTS?

THE BLACKOUTS are an internationally recognised dance collective who have built their identity around the fusion of choreography and LED technology. The group began in Switzerland before reaching much larger audiences through appearances on Switzerland’s Got Talent, Das Supertalent and Britain’s Got Talent.

Their costumes contain around 1,800 individually controllable LEDs, synchronised down to the millisecond. That level of control allows the dancers to play with what the audience can and cannot see, creating sequences where a single illuminated gesture can suddenly become an entire moving pattern.

The appeal lies in that contrast. Darkness hides the mechanics; light reveals only what THE BLACKOUTS want you to catch.

What is Neon Moves: a dance spectacle built from darkness and light?

Neon Moves develops that visual trickery into a full theatrical performance. Seven dancers move through choreography designed around visibility, rhythm and contrast, with every flash, blackout and colour shift tied closely to the music.

The soundtrack brings plenty of familiarity into that darker visual world. Tracks such as “What a Wonderful World” and “Eye of the Tiger” give the show an immediate 2000s pulse, but the choreography changes how those songs register. A chorus can arrive with a burst of movement, while a beat can suddenly expose a formation that was hidden a second earlier.

There’s also a narrative running through the hour. The show begins with repetition and artificial control before gradually moving towards emotion, colour, discovery and a greater sense of freedom. That change unfolds visually, with the rigid precision of the earlier sequences giving way to something warmer and more expressive.

Songs including “Rock that Body” and “I Gotta Feeling” help carry that transition, adding energy as the stage becomes brighter and less restrained. The story is never overexplained; it emerges through the changing relationship between movement and light.

One moment the stage is almost empty. The next, it is alive with colour, bodies and motion. THE BLACKOUTS keep playing with that reveal for the full hour, making the darkness just as important as the glow. Make sure to secure your tickets as soon as possible because they’re sure to fly!