I’m excited about this upcoming event–even though I’m not really a raver, per se, I love electronic music especially when it’s performed live. Apple is using it to help promote its Quicktime platform, which is hands-down the most useful online video tool with the possible exception of Youtube. When I was originally involved in dance telematics in college, I used Quicktime streaming like this to collaborate with people all over the world.
In my quest to become more acquainted with the whole "Dancing with the Stars" phenomenon I happened across a very useful fansite: Reality News Online . Aside from catching me up to what I missed on the third, I really liked the way Jill Jones described Jerry Springer’s dance:
"We’re reminded that Jerry wants to learn how to do the waltz so that he can dance with his daughter Katie at her wedding. He’s taking this dance more seriously than he has taken some of the others. He gets emotional as he thinks about Katie."
I know the feeling–I learned Argentinian Tango with my wife so that we could dance it at our wedding, and it still makes me emotional to see it. I suspect that when Jerry learns this dance, he will want to dance it more just because it will remind him of the experience with his daughter.
Now, for my own critique:
- He has grace, and he has the dignity and style of a good male dancer
- He is light on his feet, but not confident in his gestures–when his arms extend, it’s a laborious lift rather than an energetic extension of the dance.
- I really dislike places where he stands there and simply lets her prance around or kick–it seems rather forced, like he couldn’t think of anything else to do (possibly a fault of the choreographer more than anything else)
- I was going to scream about him leaving his partner so quickly–until I saw that he went over to hug his daughter. Seems like he was more emotionally involved in the dance than I suspected, and frankly, investing that much feeling into it would have made me give him a 10 all the way. That’s what dancing should be about.
Tags: rave, techno, dj, quicktime, apple, dancing with the stars, jerry springer, reality tv, dance
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