Ah, dancing…
Saw Happy Feet today, and was pleased. Of course, that might be because I only paid $4 for the matinee–it wasn’t mind-blowing. But the dancing was fun, the music really enjoyable, Robin Williams was his usual unbelievably good self, and it reminded me how much I enjoy dance.
But I cut my teeth on dance in the 80’s. Specifically, music videos. And seeing the tap dancing reminded me of Paula Abdul’s early work, and away to Daily Motion I went.
Now I’ve watched her, and Janet Jackson’s early videos, and Kylie Minogue’s, and I remember that these are the videos (along with movies like White Knights) that got me into dance in the first place.
Long before I ever saw Fosse, I saw this, and it changed me:
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Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted
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