Why TV dancing shows are bad for dance.
I haven't posted much lately, but I do have some longer posts I want to get out... just need to find the time. But, I ran across this stuff today and I can't contain myself. I have never really liked shows like
So You Think You Can Dance or
Dancing With The Stars because the few times I've seen these shows I always thought the dancing and choreography were weak - very superficial dancing with choreography-by-the-numbers. But other people have tried to point out to me that they aren't that bad, at least people are watching dance, it is an entry point for people to appreciate dance, etc.. Well, unfortunately I think it is working in the reverse affect - dance companies are forming that seem to be taking their cues from these shows. Case in point, Rasta Thomas, one of the "stars" in the ballet/dance world has his own company
The Bad Boys of Dance - watch their demo video - it is like a bunch of out takes from one of these shows. And this company premiered at Jacob's Pillow last summer, a venue/opportunity that lots of deserving artists never get. And just so the "girls" aren't left out, Rasta's wife has now started
The Pretty Girls of Dance...
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Joe Goode is one of my long time dance favorites - since the early 90s when I did tech for his company at
Dance Place in Wash., DC. He has a blog that he rarely posts to, but just added a good, short interview with Jess Curtis - another wonderful artist who I met at Dance Place in the 90s. Both are connected to the San Fransisco scene, though Jess now splits his time in Berlin. Follow this
link and enjoy their conversation.
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