Comments on: Everything Old Is New Again http://danceadvantage.net/2008/11/21/everything-old-is-new-again/ Giving students, teachers, and parents an edge in dance education Tue, 22 May 2012 20:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: danceadvantage http://danceadvantage.net/2008/11/21/everything-old-is-new-again/comment-page-/#comment-143 danceadvantage Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:37:02 +0000 http://danceadvantage.wordpress.com/?p=698#comment-143 Thanks for the link Maria! I had a version of that one in the post originally but the link went dead and I couldn't find another at the time so I took it out. And, you know, I'm sure you're right about the Gwen Verdon/Walk it Out clip being connected. I never thought about it! Thanks for your comments! P.S. I think the company that owns the rights to the Mexican Breakfast clip are attempting to have it removed from YouTube. In fact, if you (meaning readers of this blog) find any of the above videos don't work, that's probably why. You can let me know and/or post a new link if you find one. Thanks! Thanks for the link Maria! I had a version of that one in the post originally but the link went dead and I couldn’t find another at the time so I took it out. And, you know, I’m sure you’re right about the Gwen Verdon/Walk it Out clip being connected. I never thought about it! Thanks for your comments!

P.S. I think the company that owns the rights to the Mexican Breakfast clip are attempting to have it removed from YouTube. In fact, if you (meaning readers of this blog) find any of the above videos don’t work, that’s probably why. You can let me know and/or post a new link if you find one. Thanks!

]]> By: Maria http://danceadvantage.net/2008/11/21/everything-old-is-new-again/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Maria Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:51:44 +0000 http://danceadvantage.wordpress.com/?p=698#comment-142 Great post! I was moved by the amount and quality of dancing in the Single Ladies video to blog about it myself but had not considered its connections to the past. Yet when viewed side by side with the Gwen Verdon clip, the relationship is undeniable (as with the other two that you compared). I love that Beyonce's choreographer transformed those ideas into something that completely fit the performer, updating it with hip hop influences, as well as a certain sort of "bootylicious" quality. It's a wonderful example of how we walk in the footsteps of the greats of the past, and how relevant their work can be today. I wonder if this has anything to do with the viral video that went around a year or two ago with the Gwen Verdon clip set to the song Walk It Out. Maybe the choregrapher was inspired by that. In any case, look what I found! It's Single Ladies set to the same video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aarCFg_eWk Great post! I was moved by the amount and quality of dancing in the Single Ladies video to blog about it myself but had not considered its connections to the past. Yet when viewed side by side with the Gwen Verdon clip, the relationship is undeniable (as with the other two that you compared). I love that Beyonce’s choreographer transformed those ideas into something that completely fit the performer, updating it with hip hop influences, as well as a certain sort of “bootylicious” quality. It’s a wonderful example of how we walk in the footsteps of the greats of the past, and how relevant their work can be today.

I wonder if this has anything to do with the viral video that went around a year or two ago with the Gwen Verdon clip set to the song Walk It Out. Maybe the choregrapher was inspired by that. In any case, look what I found! It’s Single Ladies set to the same video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aarCFg_eWk

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