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January 10, 2007

Off Topic Dancing

I can't resist posting a few videos that are totally what dancing is all about for me. But they aren't tango, so I'll just put the links and if people are interested they can go to youtube or google and watch them there.

(1) YouTube - Big Dancing, Small Town Two youths get arrested for dancing in public places. I got thrown out of places or told to stop dancing when I was a kid.

(2) James Brown I Feel Good - Google Video
When Terry Gross interviewed James Brown on her NPR radio program "Fresh Air," she asked him where he picked up his dance moves. He gave the astonishing answer "from baseball." "From baseball?" she replied. James Brown (who had played semi-pro baseball) said, yes, Jackie Robinson would do the splits sliding into base. If a runner scored he did some dancing. He said that baseball's "negro leagues" had a lot of style, and that our culture missed a lot by not giving them wider exposure.

Google Video currently has an amazing number of James Brown videos. You'll see them when you go to this one I have linked.

But check out these:

  • James Brown The Legend James Brown Papas Got A Brand New Bag - Google Video Marvelous montage of the man gettin' up, gettin' down, doin' his thing, gettin' into it, you know, like a ... what? ... like a ... what? ...

  • James Brown Sex Machine - Google Video


  • James Brown - "Please Please Please" - Google Video This is a good one of the cape.

  • James Brown Olympia 1966 - Google Video Nine minutes of concert footage. Note also the backup singers' choreography.

  • James Brown DANCE FUNK LATE SEVENTIES - Google Video Documentary shows demonstrations of popular 60s and 70s dances created or influenced by James Brown. I was surprised to see him doing the "robot."

  • James Brown Out Of Sight 1964 - Google Video It's hard to stop; they're all so good.

    Posted by joegrohens at January 10, 2007 02:20 AM

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