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Aug. 25th, 2021 05:34 pmFull of grace.
Well. If I'd thought of it, I could have saved yesterday's for today! Never mind. I am sticking with the theme of dancing, and I'm going to talk about my Adored One, Lance Bass, who thought that as the worst dancer in NSYNC, he couldn't dance.
It's a bit like being the stupidest person in the room when the room is a MENSA meeting, really.
Anyway, several years back, Lance appeared on Dancing with the Stars. Unlike Joey's majestically inevitable progress to the final, Lance's time on the show was a bit like watching a runaway train and praying that it wasn't going to fly off the tracks. It didn't help that his pro partner, Lacey Schwimmer, was a newcomer to the show—she was a good choreographer, but didn't necessarily understand what was required of her.
Well. Which week was the Rumba? Week Seven, apparently—I didn't remember but it said on the intro. I do remember my intense indignation at Len's judging, because, you see, I think he'd been judging semi-competent dance routines for so long that he'd forgotten to watch the dancing. And it was certainly rumoured that he didn't like Lacey. He was completely preoccupied with the bare feet, and failed to see that this was actual Dancing - dancing with an emotional content that went beyond what they usually attempt on that show. (Frankly, the rumba is usually boring.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_7YFXUwBkc
I thought Lance was graceful and expressive in a way I'd frankly never thought I would see!His arms were lovely. Honestly, this dance was beautiful. It was 'real dance' in a way that these performances very, very seldom are—I dare say it was not technical perfection, but it touched my heart.
The partnership did other dances which were more fun—see the Mambo, the group Cha Cha (omg Lance was born to cha cha cha, who would have guessed?), and in particular the Jitterbug where he lost a shoe and didn't miss a step.
I was not at all surprised to see that Lance was actually rather a good dancer. I was not at all surprised that when he slipped and fell, he got back up and right into the dance. It, or something like it, must have happened many, many times when NSYNC were on stage. And besides, he's a musician and understands the beat of a song, so making a misstep did not throw him. (I think that in the same week as that magnificent Mambo, the woman strongly favoured by the judges - dammit, name? - did her worst dance, because she went wrong early on, and her partner could not get her back on track, because she didn't (in my opinion) really connect the music and the dance steps. It's a bit late to care, but I was most indignant at the time that Lance's musicality was not given enough credit.)
Well. If I'd thought of it, I could have saved yesterday's for today! Never mind. I am sticking with the theme of dancing, and I'm going to talk about my Adored One, Lance Bass, who thought that as the worst dancer in NSYNC, he couldn't dance.
It's a bit like being the stupidest person in the room when the room is a MENSA meeting, really.
Anyway, several years back, Lance appeared on Dancing with the Stars. Unlike Joey's majestically inevitable progress to the final, Lance's time on the show was a bit like watching a runaway train and praying that it wasn't going to fly off the tracks. It didn't help that his pro partner, Lacey Schwimmer, was a newcomer to the show—she was a good choreographer, but didn't necessarily understand what was required of her.
Well. Which week was the Rumba? Week Seven, apparently—I didn't remember but it said on the intro. I do remember my intense indignation at Len's judging, because, you see, I think he'd been judging semi-competent dance routines for so long that he'd forgotten to watch the dancing. And it was certainly rumoured that he didn't like Lacey. He was completely preoccupied with the bare feet, and failed to see that this was actual Dancing - dancing with an emotional content that went beyond what they usually attempt on that show. (Frankly, the rumba is usually boring.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_7YFXUwBkc
I thought Lance was graceful and expressive in a way I'd frankly never thought I would see!His arms were lovely. Honestly, this dance was beautiful. It was 'real dance' in a way that these performances very, very seldom are—I dare say it was not technical perfection, but it touched my heart.
The partnership did other dances which were more fun—see the Mambo, the group Cha Cha (omg Lance was born to cha cha cha, who would have guessed?), and in particular the Jitterbug where he lost a shoe and didn't miss a step.
I was not at all surprised to see that Lance was actually rather a good dancer. I was not at all surprised that when he slipped and fell, he got back up and right into the dance. It, or something like it, must have happened many, many times when NSYNC were on stage. And besides, he's a musician and understands the beat of a song, so making a misstep did not throw him. (I think that in the same week as that magnificent Mambo, the woman strongly favoured by the judges - dammit, name? - did her worst dance, because she went wrong early on, and her partner could not get her back on track, because she didn't (in my opinion) really connect the music and the dance steps. It's a bit late to care, but I was most indignant at the time that Lance's musicality was not given enough credit.)
