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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11:50 AM

    In reply to Bodies Rest & Motion
    That's worth seeing if anyone's into modern with a touch of the twisty, I think.

    (Great feet. I haz a small jellus.) #billtjones
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    11:36 AM

    In reply to Bodies Rest & Motion
    Look and learn, ANTM contestants. #billtjones
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    Image of annebreal annebreal
    11:45 AM

    @Diziet_Sma: She's dancing H2T and Barbie Toe, Tyra must be creaming herself. Or brainstorming a way to somehow take credit. #billtjones
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11:53 AM

    @annebreal: Much as I love Jones/Zane, that might not be as far-fetched as it sounds.
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    Edited by Rooo sez BISH PLZ at 11/11/09 11:54 AM Rooo sez BISH PLZ was starred Rooo sez BISH PLZ was unstarred
    Image of badmutha badmutha
    11:35 AM

    In reply to Bodies Rest & Motion
    "I could've had a V8!" #billtjones
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11:53 AM

    @badmutha: Ahaha.
    ♪♫ "You deserve your name today ..." ♫♪ #billtjones
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    11:22 AM

    In reply to Bodies Rest & Motion
    An interpretive dance of the early 90's expression, "Talk to the hand." #billtjones
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    Image of phantom lady phantom lady
    11:21 AM

    In reply to Bodies Rest & Motion
    In this piece, commissioned by Victoria's Secret, dancer I-Ling Liu demonstrates the complicated double Barbie toe. #billtjones
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dancer In The Dark
    That looks death-droppingly dull.
    Is it bitchy of me to say I like Pilobolus better? #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of lafleur lafleur
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dancer In The Dark
    Will it Moat? #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of kkatt kkatt
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dancer In The Dark
    giant garlic? #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of valhalla_i_am_coming valhalla_i_am_coming
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dancer In The Dark
    From amongst the Stygian depths where the ghostly whale lungs live, the virgin temptress reaches higher, higher, ever HIGHER in her search for the gleaming orb of light...

    [crimney. I don't know which I hate more...performance art, or interpretive dance...]

    - grumpy old broad #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of Kivrin Kivrin
    11/02/09

    @valhalla_i_am_coming: I'm glad you said it first. ;) #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11/02/09

    @valhalla_i_am_coming: This is awesome. Will you read it for us in Maggie Smith voice?

    (And I mean the whole thing. All the way to "broad".)
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    Edited by Rooo sez BISH PLZ at 11/02/09 6:25 PM Rooo sez BISH PLZ was starred Rooo sez BISH PLZ was unstarred
    Image of valhalla_i_am_coming valhalla_i_am_coming
    11/02/09

    @Rooo sez BISH PLZ: *GREAT IDEA* Ooooh!!! I would SO do that!! But I'd smoke a couple of packs of unfiltered cigs first...get a little grit going down with the "posh" Brit accent. #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of lolabee lolabee
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dancer In The Dark
    Ribber Dance #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dancer In The Dark
    Outback Steakhouse presents Cirque du Baby-Back Ribs. #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11/02/09

    @CurtCole: I laughed very hard, but they would never. They have to stay skinny for the tour. #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dancer In The Dark
    Behind every strong woman, there is a trail of phantom ribs. #rambertdancecompany
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    Image of onavolta onavolta
    10/27/09

    In reply to Caught Flat-Footed
    I saw them perform in Seattle a few years ago, and it was amazing! #thetrocks
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    JerseyGrrrl promoted this comment onavolta was starred onavolta was unstarred
    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    10/27/09

    @onavolta: Are you a dance fan generally? I wonder did you find that the "loving lampoons" of "the conventions of ballet" were actually a mocking of women along the lines of drag? Or was it more an attack on pomposity? I've always been interested in this group but never had the opportunity to see them.

    Honestly though, I think if I could see them or NYCB, I'd pick City Ballet every time. I love the "conventions of ballet." #thetrocks
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    Image of onavolta onavolta
    10/27/09

    @JerseyGrrrl: I am a dance fan, I've had season tickets to PNB in the past, and I danced through high school. It was definitely more of an attack on pomposity than a mockery of women, just read the dancers' profile pages! "Expert clowning" is a perfect description. They are extremely funny yes, but the physical ability is truly amazing. The dancers are surprisingly un-clunky, except when they are trying to be. That all said, if you don't enjoy drag you probably wouldn't enjoy this. #thetrocks
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    Image of lurkerbynature lurkerbynature
    10/27/09

    @JerseyGrrrl: I've only seen copious amounts of youtube clips, but it never comes across to me as mocking women, and "loving lampoon" seems a very good description. #thetrocks
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    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    10/27/09

    @lurkerbynature: Thanks for the clip. I probably wouldn't like it that much. I'd just rather be watching the real Little Swans. #thetrocks
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    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    10/27/09

    @onavolta: Oh I'm glad to know that from another dance fan. I do enjoy drag, but I've always felt that there is an undercurrent of mocking that in some cases is misogynistic. That is a whole other discussion. #thetrocks
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    Image of lurkerbynature lurkerbynature
    10/27/09

    @JerseyGrrrl: I do love watching the real Little Swans, but I love that this version pays tribute to how bloody difficult the precise coordination is. I first came across clips of their Swan Lake at the same time as I saw clips of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, and much preferred the Trocks. (Blog entry and clips here: [keestone.livejournal.com] )

    I loved this quote when I came across it:
    "The company is not trying, actually, to emulate females. It's a company of 15 male dancers who are (and) however you want to define the word male. . . but uh, the male dancer in Ballet is really known for an aggressive attack and that's how we try to approach these roles. So just because we're in a tutu doesn't mean we're not male and and doesn't mean that we're not expressing different kinds of masculinity. And that masculinity can be a really wide range." (Tory Dobrin, Artistic Director of the Trocks) #thetrocks
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    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    10/27/09

    @lurkerbynature: I love that quote too. God, I was thinking within the same gender binary I go on about disliking. I suppose I just assume everything is set up within it, but not Toby Dobrin.

    I remember learning Little Swans in a variations class... it is insanely hard to get through it without someone getting bruised. I always hold my breath when I see it done, waiting for someone to get kneed with an ill-timed passé. #thetrocks
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    Image of Ailatan Ailatan
    10/27/09

    In reply to Caught Flat-Footed
    We know who's in charge of wardrobe in The Trocks tour
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    Image of eys eys
    10/14/09

    In reply to Dancer In The Dark
    Is she missing a belly button, or do I need new glasses?
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    special_boots promoted this comment eys was starred eys was unstarred
    Image of special_boots special_boots
    10/14/09

    It's there, it's just faint under the shirt.
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