Back in Black Dance Friday
So here's a recap. Yesterday I decided to revel in a solo Thanksgiving because it is my favorite thing to do. Boston was my oyster and I chose to take a 3 hour walk through the chilly city and then settle in for an Audrey Hepburn marathon. Soooooooo good.
Now it is back to the regular old day off schedule. I realized this morning it has been sometime since I posted a Dance Friday video. There was so much dancing in Funny Face, one of the movies I watched last night, that I thought clips from the movie would serve nicely as your inspiration on thisBlack Dance Friday.
One of the best scenes, in which Jo, Audrey's character, dances in a bohemian little cafe, was turned into a Gap commercial a few years back. The song featured is Back in Black, and that goes along nicely with the fact that today is Black Friday. What I also like about the Gap folks turning this into a commercial is that you can see Audrey's dance moves a lot better than in the smokey joint in Paris in the movie. However, nothing truly beats the real thing so if you want to see it, check out the link here.
Another of my favorite dance scenes in the movie is when Fred Astaire and Kay Thompson pretend to be a couple of beatniks to save Audrey from the likes of her beloved/notsobeloved professor. Throwing this one in the Dance Friday mix as well.
Wanna hear something super cool? Kay Thompson, who plays the glamorous magazine editor in this movie, is the author of the Eloise children's books! Can you believe that!? She was most famously known for writing these books but was also a vocal coach and choral arranger in Hollywood. She was Judy Garland's vocal coach and subsequently became Liza Minelli's godmother. It was Liza who is thought to have inspired the Eloise stories. FOR REAL!!!
Have a great Dance Friday!
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| Crossing the Charles River after my stroll |
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| Dedications in front of benches and trees on the Commonwealth Ave Mall |
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| Even the Velveteen Rabbit made an appearance! |
Now it is back to the regular old day off schedule. I realized this morning it has been sometime since I posted a Dance Friday video. There was so much dancing in Funny Face, one of the movies I watched last night, that I thought clips from the movie would serve nicely as your inspiration on this
One of the best scenes, in which Jo, Audrey's character, dances in a bohemian little cafe, was turned into a Gap commercial a few years back. The song featured is Back in Black, and that goes along nicely with the fact that today is Black Friday. What I also like about the Gap folks turning this into a commercial is that you can see Audrey's dance moves a lot better than in the smokey joint in Paris in the movie. However, nothing truly beats the real thing so if you want to see it, check out the link here.
Another of my favorite dance scenes in the movie is when Fred Astaire and Kay Thompson pretend to be a couple of beatniks to save Audrey from the likes of her beloved/notsobeloved professor. Throwing this one in the Dance Friday mix as well.
Wanna hear something super cool? Kay Thompson, who plays the glamorous magazine editor in this movie, is the author of the Eloise children's books! Can you believe that!? She was most famously known for writing these books but was also a vocal coach and choral arranger in Hollywood. She was Judy Garland's vocal coach and subsequently became Liza Minelli's godmother. It was Liza who is thought to have inspired the Eloise stories. FOR REAL!!!
Have a great Dance Friday!
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