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[shadowkat]

Doing the quote look-up thing again for list-serve and I rather adored this one by Martha Graham (who is a modern dance choreography):

Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
-Martha Graham

Sigh, if only it were true. But I guess it is in a way. At work they told me that Kirstie Alley whose partner couldn't lift her is still in Dancing With the Stars.

Half-watching Glee, which is spending more time on narrative and less on production numbers. Glee? I watch you for the production numbers. You know that right?? The character arcs seem sort of over-the-top from my perspective, with the exception of maybe Kurt. And even Kurt's arc hasn't lately made a lot of sense. Although this one is admittedly better than the last two episodes, but Holly hasn't sung yet, so that may be why.

Okay, what in the heck is Tina singing?

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Actually Kirstie shows natural talent. She came out of the gate doing pretty well. And lifts are prohibited in most dances. Her partner wasn't well positioned on a bending move and they both fell.

Glee's narrative has become largely incoherent this season, but I'm pretty sure they're selling so much music that no one cares.

[honorh.livejournal.com]

Erm, you might want to actually check out DwtS before saying that. First, they don't actually allow lifts in the competition. Second, Kirstie and Maks, her partner, are doing rather well by any standard. She can really dance. They did have a fall; during one routine, his leg gave out and they spilled on the floor. He said he got a sudden muscle cramp. After the spill, though, they danced the rest of the routine beautifully.

Now, if you're looking for support for Graham's quote, look at former Playmate Kendra Wilkinson. She may look the part, but she's just terrible, yet they haven't managed to shake her yet.

[embers-log.livejournal.com]

well I think your dancing partner cares if you don't dance well....
But it is true (and I'm not sure if this is what she meant) that once you leave High School behind, and enter adulthood, you find that most people don't care WHAT you do (they are all way too worried that you'll notice what they are doing).

Taking the conversation here

[sophist.livejournal.com]

so as not to clog up Maggie's thread...

Even though it doesn't fit in this thread either.

Anyway, I'm great. Kids are out of college and have actual jobs. I still like to post on Buffy, so I do that sometimes, including on Maggie's threads. I see you weren't all that thrilled with the comics (or at least #40). I read some of them, but AFAIC, I treat the show as separate and distinct.