I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.

Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own

This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]


sumi - Jun 17, 2009 3:15:41 pm PDT #9500 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

We have a new Gordon Ramsey's The F Word tonight. (I'm not sure how "new" it is - but it is, I believe, new to the USA.)


SailAweigh - Jun 17, 2009 3:17:29 pm PDT #9501 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I picked up on it a little, but Evan is such a strong partner and their unison was so good I was willing to let the rest go.


SailAweigh - Jun 17, 2009 3:38:45 pm PDT #9502 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Not happy with that Shane Sparks routine. I do think the dancers fell down on the job, but I don't think it was that strong a choreography job, either. I'm left with a big pile of meh.


SailAweigh - Jun 17, 2009 3:51:44 pm PDT #9503 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Damn. Doriana pulled out all the stops on that disco routine! And Brandon and Jeanette did a great job with it. Wowza! The lifts!


Jesse - Jun 17, 2009 4:02:53 pm PDT #9504 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's weird for me, not knowing ANYTHING about dance, to hear Mary and Nigel's criticisms, because wow, I did not pick up on any of that.

Yeah. I'm starting to get some stuff, but sometimes I'm still really surprised with what they come out with.

Not on that first Shane Sparks number, though. That was a hot mess all the way around.


Amy - Jun 17, 2009 4:16:09 pm PDT #9505 of 23273
Because books.

I've missed a couple now, because my mother called. ::glares southward::

I've realized I also don't much about the different styles of dance. What is jazz, exactly? Like, how is it different than contemporary? Tempo and lines?


SailAweigh - Jun 17, 2009 4:18:07 pm PDT #9506 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Jazz in seen most in the angles, hands and feet. Contemporary is smoother, more like ballet but with less pointy feet.


Amy - Jun 17, 2009 4:20:51 pm PDT #9507 of 23273
Because books.

Ah! I was going to say it seemed like contemporary was maybe more fluid.


tiggy - Jun 17, 2009 4:22:05 pm PDT #9508 of 23273
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

man, i've missed BFree on this show. such a great choreographer.


Jesse - Jun 17, 2009 4:28:50 pm PDT #9509 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Half the time, when they aren't ballroom, I couldn't tell you what "style" it is from looking...