hips don't lie but sometimes they say things they shouldn't
It seriously hurt my brain to watch Noelle and Russell dancing samba to "Hips Don't Lie"--it's so not a samba! I mostly hear salsa, cumbia and reggaeton in it, but no samba. It was like watching somebody do veil to a drum solo, or cane to a 9/8. Complete cognitive dissonance. I guess Shakira's on the show tonight so they had to work her music in somewhere, but why not just have salsa instead of samba? Or cumbia, that would be something new for the show.
I have to admit I genuinely liked Ashleigh's performance with Jakob last night. Nigel is right that she really benefited from the partnership. It was moving. So was Russell and Noelle's modern jazz duet. Sonia was on fire last night!
Mollee and Nathan's can can hurt my brain too. Little kids playing dress up. The costuming department did them absolutely no favors by outfitting them in bright candy colors, and the classical music choice made them seem all the more immature. It's too bad, because with better outfits and more suitable music it could have been interesting.
That's all i can manage for now, work is crazy...
Loved the technical focus in Najmat's class last night--it was one of those classes with lots of ah ha! moments. Nothing new per se but executed with more thoughtfulness. Time to retrain muscle memory, again...
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