dance, dance, baby
Mar. 21st, 2004 10:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
listersgirlOnce again, I am way too old for the fun life. Last night I went to see the Bellydance Superstars, who are touring around North America. Incidentally, that "superstar" thing is a huge misnomer - most of the dance community here in Toronto had only heard of one or two of the dancers. It was really just a tour put together by a promoter who found young dancers who were willing to cross the country on a gruelling schedule. They had showing in different cities nearly every night, which must have been exhausting.
The show was being held in a club downtown, which I figured meant there'd be some tables and chairs, and then the rest of the people would have to stand. So we got there right when the doors opened, putting us about 4th in line. When they finally let us inside, we found a room with a makeshift stage, and two couches, one behind the other. That was it for seating. That early, and we still had to stand. So we staked out a spot, fully aware that someone else would probably arrive at the last minute and squeeze in front of us, and proceeded to whine for the next hour until the show started. Because we're old, and want to see shows in concert halls with comfortable seats, or at least in clubs with tables and chairs. Pathetic, aren't we?
The show was pretty good, though, and once it got started it was easier to ignore the fact that we were standing in a smoky club. They pulled out all the trick moves - cane dancing, dancing with candles on the head, double veil, and one crazy number with double swords that also involved bagpipes and a highland dancer. Much better than it sounds. Some of the dancers were really not that good (better than me, of course, but not what I would expect from a professional tour), but there were a few excellent numbers. Way shorter than they'd advertised, though. Still, fun nonetheless, whininess notwithstanding.
The show was being held in a club downtown, which I figured meant there'd be some tables and chairs, and then the rest of the people would have to stand. So we got there right when the doors opened, putting us about 4th in line. When they finally let us inside, we found a room with a makeshift stage, and two couches, one behind the other. That was it for seating. That early, and we still had to stand. So we staked out a spot, fully aware that someone else would probably arrive at the last minute and squeeze in front of us, and proceeded to whine for the next hour until the show started. Because we're old, and want to see shows in concert halls with comfortable seats, or at least in clubs with tables and chairs. Pathetic, aren't we?
The show was pretty good, though, and once it got started it was easier to ignore the fact that we were standing in a smoky club. They pulled out all the trick moves - cane dancing, dancing with candles on the head, double veil, and one crazy number with double swords that also involved bagpipes and a highland dancer. Much better than it sounds. Some of the dancers were really not that good (better than me, of course, but not what I would expect from a professional tour), but there were a few excellent numbers. Way shorter than they'd advertised, though. Still, fun nonetheless, whininess notwithstanding.
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Date: 2004-03-21 07:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-21 01:21 pm (UTC)And I fully support your desire to be entertained from a sitting position. I feel old when I go to concerts where there are no seats, especially when everyone starts bouncing. I don't always want to bounce and when I do, it is rarely in such a crowd.
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Date: 2004-03-21 03:58 pm (UTC)And yes, I'd always rather be entertained from a seated position.
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Date: 2004-03-22 07:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-22 07:12 am (UTC)Also, I think I'm getting too picky - most of the people I talked to after seemed to think all the dancers were completely brilliant, and I was just not that blown away. *shrug*
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Date: 2004-03-22 07:17 am (UTC)I say go with your judgement. If you're starting to be able to see imperfections in technique or style, well, that's actually a GOOD thing.
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Date: 2004-03-22 01:10 pm (UTC)Of course, possibly that's because everyone else bought it, so I *know* I'll be able to watch it. :)