#1) I love to give my opinions
#2) I have an English Degree and spent most of my college life WRITING.
#3) I love everything about dance-currently ALL of the dancing shows, and dance IN entertainment.
This is a way and a place to combine all the above. It was a New Years Resolution-so here I am!
I am not sure who may read this-it may just be for me...but I hope to start a dialogue.
Okay...so post #1 is about the new show "Live to Dance". I have always LOVED Paula Abdul and have been inspired by her dancing. In 6th grade I even did a lip-sync/dance with Amanda Harding to "Opposite's Attract". I was Scat Cat-it was great. I only wish we had it on video! ANYWAY-she was great on American Idol but I know that she used to be a Laker Girl and that dancing is a HUGE passion of hers (more so than singing-I believe). I even have a workout tape by her "Shut up and Dance"-I love it. SO, I was super excited to watch her new show.
The premise of the show sorta combines "So You Think You Can Dance"/"Americas Best Dance Crew"/"American Idol"/and "America's Got Talent". That being said, it is a bit different than most dance shows. The biggest thing for me is that there is no age limit. Most dance shows that I follow have young people who are aged 18-30. They have the usual 3 judges. Joining Abdul is Kimberly Wyatt-a Pussycat Doll and Travis Payne-a choreographer for Michael Jackson for over 15 years.
One thing that I enjoyed about this show, over other competition reality shows in the audition phase is that there was very minimal of the typical "clueless that they are horrible and way out of their league" acts! Bravo to that! Also-there was none of the "comments that are so rude that the contestants cry" business. Another Bravo! There was some nice, non-personal, critques that I found refreshing. I believe you can be honest and kind and it was great to see some of that. I look forward to seeing further rounds of this show. Here are some of my brief thoughts:
*Opening up with 8 year old Jalen and his dad almost made me cry. I love how the dad was trying to be so supportive. I love how the kid had no formal training yet was doing some pretty difficult B-Boy Tricks.
*You also have to applaud 83 year old Bev and 68 year old Hap. Those hipsters could really shake it. Bev had a fit little body. They made me smile..AND they got through to the next round.
*Jill and Jacob had a sweet little love story and a sweet little love story dance! I liked how their dance combined contemporary and hip-hop.
*Dushawnt was a great young hip-hopper as well.
*I wish they woulda showed more of the group "SupaTrix". There were some great acts that were passed along that they didn't show and I wished they would have. I know it is a 2 hour show-but darn it.
*Utah was well represented on the January 4th show with a team from Lindon UT. Utah is in a class of it's own in the dance world. I am always proud of that.
*I had a blast from the past with "Beyond Gold" made up of ex-Solid Gold dancers. I was such a fan as a kid, I wanted to be a Solid Gold Dancer when I was a kid. I had the rolling head-hair flip down perfect! They got passed along after a changed vote-although I agreed with the judges as they held back a little-I hope they bring it going forward.
*"Shore Thing" with a group of kids in varying ages had a Zombie theme. I loved it!
*C Bunny was a deaf girl who had some great moves, they didn't pass her on, but she was humble and appreciative and also inspiring.
*Roosevelt did a style of hip-hop called "bone breaking". It isn't my favorite style-I like to enjoy performances not cringe in pain. Suprising to me-they passed him on.
*"Chi-Town's Finest Breakers" showed a family of 5 kids, boys and girls. I adored them! I loved their breaking names...especially the youngest girl " B-Girl Precious Moments". Their story about struggling and sleeping in their cars was touching as well. I will be cheering them on for sure.
*My two favorites were #1 "Twitch". I was totally captivated by this group of girls and the solo man. It was amazing! Another favorite was (I think) 2 eleven year olds-D'Angelo and Amanda. They were also incredible ball-room dancers. To be THAT good THAT young is just unbelievable.
The next episode is this Wednesday at 7 pm on (in Utah) Channel 2.
Please leave a comment if you read this, I love the feedback!
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ReplyDeleteSort of random, but my sister, my cousin, and I had our own lip-synch routine to "Opposites Attract." I heard that song while I was walking through Smith's a few months ago, and spent the whole 3 minutes grinning ear to ear...it took me back.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading this at 10:00 on Wednesday, and to be honest, I'm sad I didn't read it earlier...your review of the show made me want to check it out. (Can you believe it?!)