And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?

Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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]


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...


Amy - Jun 17, 2009 4:32:11 pm PDT #9510 of 23273
Because books.

If pressed, I could probably identify traditional ballet (by the shoes!), tap, and swing. And ... that's maybe it.


tiggy - Jun 17, 2009 4:32:17 pm PDT #9511 of 23273
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

aww!! Stacey Tookey from SYTYCDC!!! she choreographed one of my favorite routines from that season.

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Amy - Jun 17, 2009 4:42:27 pm PDT #9512 of 23273
Because books.

Nigel's pretty funny, isn't he?


SailAweigh - Jun 17, 2009 4:43:07 pm PDT #9513 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Poor Philip. He was sooo out of his element in the tango.


Jesse - Jun 17, 2009 4:58:58 pm PDT #9514 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It just occured to me that some of the style creep is probably because of the diversity of dancers and styles on the show -- choreographers might throw stuff in that the dancer can do well, even if it isn't strictly key to the given style, even beyond obvious tricks and etc., huh?


SailAweigh - Jun 17, 2009 5:07:58 pm PDT #9515 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

choreographers might throw stuff in that the dancer can do well, even if it isn't strictly key to the given style

Yup. It does contribute to style creep. (I really like that phrase, style creep. I'm picturing someone dressed like GQ, but with bare feet and stubble, maybe even a fu-manchu.)


Vortex - Jun 17, 2009 5:08:12 pm PDT #9516 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Maybe it's becuase I'm thinking about this weekend, but I was really underwhelmed this week.