Sunday, February 13, 2011

All the Single Ladies

I mentioned this video in a class discussion, however I got the choreographer wrong! But, this is an original Fosse performance entitled "Mexican Breakfast" originally aired on the Ed Sullivan show. Beyonce confirmed first on 106 and Park but then again in later interviews that her single ladies dance was based on this old dance style from the late 60's (which made me a few years off from the style mentioned in class I confused it with- oops!). However, still an amazing insight on how old dance affects new dances. There were lots of Fosse videos on youtube with even more comments of other dance moves from pop, hip hop, and more like the "walk it out" video that all had old school roots. Interesting to think about the next time you're watching a music video! Years later for Fosse's dance style to still be relevant and translatable to new music forms speaks a lot to the timeless nature of his talent.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7InzhwJTo

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting this. The dance is great to see (the subtitles are pretty silly, though). You are right that Bob Fosse has been hugely influential on theatrical dance in the US - and that influence extends now into music videos, as well. There's a film about him called "All That Jazz" that you might want to check out.

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  2. I found the video to be really cute (even though the subtitles are extremely weird)! It's funny to think how a change of tempo and pitch could change the connotation of a dance. The Mexican Breakfast video definitely doesn't make it look like the ladies are single and looking to tell off their ex.

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