Fosse-Fosse-Fosse, Jazz Hands-Jazz Hands, or “Hey boy, wanna dance? A little dance never hurt anyone.”
Posted by Candice on March 9, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Because I obviously don’t have enough to do right now, this semester I am taking a jazz class in addition to everything else. I’m really enjoying it. Jazz has always been a favourite of mine, and my body likes its particular “vocabulary” and technique and rhythm. This class meets for two hours on Mondays and Wednesdays. Half the time is devoted to warm-ups and combinations, and the other half repertoire. This semester’s focus is on comparing Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse, so all the repertoire pieces come from musicals they choreographed and the warm-ups are also “inspired” by them.
This weeks piece is “Rich Man’s Frug” from Sweet Charity. I’ve been having fun doing my jazz hands and hip cranks and other subtle Fosse movements, but I nearly had a breakdown when we did one of the combinations today. After teaching the sequence the professor said “let’s keep with the theme and do this to some music from Sweet Charity.”
At this point I’m thinking to myself “oh no, please no, he wouldn’t” but of course, oh yes, he did, and Hey Big Spender comes blaring over the speakers.
Under normal circumstances this wouldn’t be that bad. I would have rolled my eyes a little remembering the “fun, laughs, and good times” we had doing this piece in Sexy and Dangerous, but, the recording he used also had the whole scene before the song. You know, the one that goes:
Amy: Hey fellow can I talk to you for a second?
Pam: Hey Good-looking I like your hair
Tara: Hey mister, have you got a cigarette for me haaa
Mary: Oh sure, you speak French: Parlez-vous Francais?
Candice: Hey boy, do you wanna dance, a little dance, won’t hurt you
Darlene: Guy you wanna Tango, it always takes two to tango
Ooh you’re so tall
Tom: Let’s have some fun
tsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Well, except for that it wasn’t us. Anyway, I found the whole thing unbearably hilarious (because of how ridiculous we thought the whole thing was and how serious everyone in the class was taking it). So, in trying to stifle my laughter I ended up letting out a giant snort and had no concentration for the rest of the class! Classy girl.
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Mar 9, 2009 - 09:03:45I am so proud of you. you know I would have laughed my ass off with you, and gotten kicked out, so maybe it was best I wasen’t there.