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Monday, October 11, 2010

"Burn The Floor"

Loved this amazing ballroom dance Broadway extravaganza! Dark, and percussive!

Even without looking at the program, I could tell the creative team was unlikely to be Californian, or even American, despite the many American references. It wasn't just the style (International, not American).

Lots of Latin dancing, by athletic people who know how to do it. Lots of bare-chested, short-haired men with loose-fitting shirts. Not much Tango, and virtually no West Coast Swing at all - essentially zero. The absences were telling. I would have guessed an Australian synthesis, and apparently that is the case.

It's funny how you can just SENSE that Southern Pacific vibe, and know that Californians would have done things differently!

Vive l'difference!

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