Ah! I was going to say it seemed like contemporary was maybe more fluid.
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Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
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man, i've missed BFree on this show. such a great choreographer.
Half the time, when they aren't ballroom, I couldn't tell you what "style" it is from looking...
If pressed, I could probably identify traditional ballet (by the shoes!), tap, and swing. And ... that's maybe it.
aww!! Stacey Tookey from SYTYCDC!!! she choreographed one of my favorite routines from that season.
Nigel's pretty funny, isn't he?
Poor Philip. He was sooo out of his element in the tango.
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?
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.)
Maybe it's becuase I'm thinking about this weekend, but I was really underwhelmed this week.