Burn the Floor
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Movie Reviews of Burn the Floor
Movie Review: Explosive, Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
"Burn the Floor" (DVD), is a film of the stage play "Burn the Floor" and burn the floor they do. Wow! It's a year 2000 salute, a tribute to dancing couples. Many of the dances are interpretations, abstractions of the milestone dance styles of the 20th Century, performed by 23 couples, the world's newest crop of ballroom champions.The choreography is brilliant and dazzling, with each couple sharing the limelight in individual routines, but somehow it works together, as one. A time machine that whisks the viewer back to the smooth waltz, Hollywood and Broadway of the thirties, the Lindy, Fred Astaire, World War II and Glenn Miller. Then the Jitterbug, Zoot Suit, Reet Pleat and right cuff to look sharp enough to see your Sunday gal. Holy Moly Batman, we eventually zoom back to the 21st Century.
"Hot", the finale, is a hand-clapping, finger snapping, mind boggling Mambo/Salsa of the 21st Century. It is all new, fresh, sexy, wet and hot. The music, the moves, the artistry of the dancers and the ambiance of the stage, draws the spellbound viewer into the action. After seeing this film, many will browse the Yellow Pages in search of dance lessons from their nearest studio. This DVD is a keeper: you can play it over and over and never tire of watching it.
Movie Review: Watch but not rip it off
Summary: 5 Stars
I see lots of complaints here essintially amounting to: "Superb danncing, but I cannot rip it off for my dance". I have heard the very same complaints about tapes from all kind of dance competitions. I have already seen several copycats of some numbers of the show, and I am pretty sure that we shall not see another video of this kind any time soon, because I am sure that the dancers are aware of rip-offs. This kind of dancing choreography takes infinitely more sweat, blood and brains than what you see in an average Las Vegas casino, and can believe what a pain it be to see it stolen and bastardized.
I have been watching this show many times. Sometimes it make me go out and dance myself. Other times it makes me grieve that I will never dance like this. But it never leaves me indifferent and unchanged.
Movie Review: Burn the Floor
Summary: 5 Stars
I heard about Burn the Floor when it came to our city as a musical at the Denver Center For Performing Arts. I could not afford the tickets, but heard such great reviews about the performances. I love dancing and ballroom dancing especially. I cannot dance as well as I use to when I was 30 years younger, but when I watch Burn the Floor, I get transported back in time when I was able to move like that, and I get up and move! This movie is a great movie to review the moves you use to do when you were younger and you can follow the steps the dancers provide to reteach yourself them again. What a good teaching tool, especially the last cut of the musical. I play over and over again, try to get up off the couch and dance. Great move!Movie Review: Congrats to Elton John!
Summary: 5 Stars
There is nothing I enjoy better than watching beautiful people strunt their graceful moves and excellent dance techniques to music. I hold the line at smut, but I do enjoy clean yet sexy dance moves.
My understanding is that this show was inspired by Elton John and a few of his colleagues who wanted to put a new spin on ballroom dancing. So they gathered together several couples that competed regularly and taught them to dance to a different tune for Burn the Floor. Watching all these couples performing together is indeed poetry in motion and sheer perfection.
I watch my dance movie collection over and over. Burn the Floor is now one of those favorites. Whew, and the last dance number really sizzles!
Movie Review: Great dancing
Summary: 5 Stars
Really nice dancing, with some innovative moves and choreography. The dancers are definetely top notch, just like their credentials would suggest. If do not want to watch another booooring and hokey ballroom show, this is the DVD for you. It ranks up there with "Shall We Dance"(Japanese version) as a great dance DVD.
The last samba number is amazing. If there is one thing I would change with the show, it is that it does NOT have enough latin dancing.
I kept waiting in vain for another chacha and a good salsa or rueda, and nothing happened ("Burn the Floor" guys - are you listening!?).