I have mad respect for dancers. Seeing people act and express themselves through dance seems so intricate and intense and is something I will probably never do. While I love dramatic dance, my favorite type of dancing is with good old rock n' roll. The act last night had both. Trey McIntyre is a dancer and choreographer who founded the Trey McIntyre Project in 2005. Based in Boise, Idaho (imagine that), the dance group have won numerous awards and Trey has choreographed numerous dance works throughout his 25 year career. The show last night had two parts. the first part was a dramatic dance called The Vinegar Works: Dances for Moral Instruction. While I admittedly didn't see that much of it since I was at an entrance gate for a lot of the time, the parts I saw looked very well done and it was eerie seeing the show in the midst of a rain storm (more on that later). The second part really got me going. It featured dancing to the music of Queen, one of the most popular bands of all time. While they didn't play my favorite Queen song, Fat Bottomed Girls, they played virtual every other great song by the band and the choreography was spot on. It definitely gave me to admiration for both the Queen's music and the way it could be interpreted with dance.
While it rained a little at the last Beauty and the Beast show, I would no doubt call this my first rain show. Luckily there were only 71 lawn tickets sold and even less people actually showed up. This made for a night of simply walking around and trying to stay dry. The rain was incredible for the first hour or so and the bottom of the lawn was pretty much a lake. There was water gushing over the sides of the ramps and the rain got into the Filene Center whenever the wind blew. The rain did let up by the end but it was certainly quite an experience trying go about my duties during a thunderstorm, Otherwise, it was a very easy show and I was glad I had ample time to watch the second act because Queen. As always, looking forward to more shows!
My favorite part of the show was when they played my second favorite Queen song, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Great song and awesome dancing to go along with it!
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| SO DREAMY |
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| Can you guess which one wrote Fat Bottomed Girls? |
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