Comments on: Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance http://www.saturdaymatineeblog.com/2008/04/rasta-thomas-bad-boys-of-dance-3/ Thoughts on theater in the Bay Area Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:09:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jolene http://www.saturdaymatineeblog.com/2008/04/rasta-thomas-bad-boys-of-dance-3/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Jolene Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:45:38 +0000 http://saturdaymatinee.wordpress.com/?p=372#comment-389 Tonya, did you see the "LOL" number as well, with the inflatable dolls? If so, what did you think of that number? Thanks for your nice comments. Benny wasn't there - I was looking forward to seeing him dance. Apparently there was only one guy there who had danced at Jacob's Pillow (Robbie) and most of the guys are fairly new. You're probably right about the dance on tv, although some of it still, I can't stomach (that Bravo show that you mention on your blog is definitely one of them). At least if I saw Rasta as a judge or a dancer on a show, I could definitely see as more "legitimate" than the random people I see judging on some of these shows. Tonya, did you see the “LOL” number as well, with the inflatable dolls? If so, what did you think of that number?

Thanks for your nice comments. Benny wasn’t there – I was looking forward to seeing him dance. Apparently there was only one guy there who had danced at Jacob’s Pillow (Robbie) and most of the guys are fairly new.

You’re probably right about the dance on tv, although some of it still, I can’t stomach (that Bravo show that you mention on your blog is definitely one of them). At least if I saw Rasta as a judge or a dancer on a show, I could definitely see as more “legitimate” than the random people I see judging on some of these shows.

]]> By: tonya http://www.saturdaymatineeblog.com/2008/04/rasta-thomas-bad-boys-of-dance-3/comment-page-1/#comment-388 tonya Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:35:11 +0000 http://saturdaymatinee.wordpress.com/?p=372#comment-388 Thanks for the review, Jolene! I liked them too when I saw them at Jacob's Pillow, though I think it was a slightly different cast back then -- that was when Bennyroyce from The Winger was with them. He didn't dance in CA, right? I thought the same -- that they were excellent dancers (especially Rasta), with some great choreography, but some rather silly numbers as well. Yeah, he definitely has a certain crowd in mind, and it works for that crowd. I do think that things look really different on TV. I realized that when I saw Alvin Ailey dance on DWTS last week. Our program was interrupted by a tornado watch, so I only saw about half of their routine, but I remember thinking, whoa, they look SO much better live. Something about TV just takes away. It makes me think perhaps the dancers we see on TV are a lot better than we think they are. Thanks for the review, Jolene! I liked them too when I saw them at Jacob’s Pillow, though I think it was a slightly different cast back then — that was when Bennyroyce from The Winger was with them. He didn’t dance in CA, right? I thought the same — that they were excellent dancers (especially Rasta), with some great choreography, but some rather silly numbers as well. Yeah, he definitely has a certain crowd in mind, and it works for that crowd.

I do think that things look really different on TV. I realized that when I saw Alvin Ailey dance on DWTS last week. Our program was interrupted by a tornado watch, so I only saw about half of their routine, but I remember thinking, whoa, they look SO much better live. Something about TV just takes away. It makes me think perhaps the dancers we see on TV are a lot better than we think they are.

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