http://www.funnycommercialsworld.com/nfl-commercial-ballet-2455.html
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Great Football Commercial.
Now I am sure you saw the title for the blog post and were wondering how possibly this fit into the criteria for a Dance in American Culture blog. However, What is more American than football? For years many NFL players have taken ballet to improve their coordination, smoothness of movement, and to practice the general discipline that ballet requires. This commercial for the NFL entitled "ballet" speaks to this idea. The commercial itself is a super slowed down version of a catch in during an NFL game. It shows the actual grace and athleticism behind the athletes playing this sport as well as obvious places where ballet could truly help their game. Instead of the usual fans screaming, commentary banter, and loud beer commercials this play is set to a slow classical tune and thus perpetuates the ballet image more. Enjoy, I thought it was very interesting and proof dance can help in you all areas of life and sport.
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Loved the video! I think when you put the music to the shot and slow it down you can definitely see the ballet/dance interpretation. Although I'm sure most football players would not admit they necessarily practice dance to play the sport, they definitely do have to practice footwork and they way they move their bodies... all the same elements we have discussed this year when talking about different types of dances and music videos. Just funny to think that we may realize this more when thinking about ice skating, gymnastics, and diving, but football IS included in this group as well!
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