I rarely listen to my ipod anymore. I have an hour-long commute, but I cannot listen to music and read at the same time. Why? Well, when I listen to music on the bus/train, I tend to get distracted imagining the other passengers performing to whatever I'm listening to. It's a fun game, for sure, but it keeps my mind working overtime. One of my favorites to imagine is Xanadu. Can you imagine people on rollerskates while the bus slams on its brakes to avoid hitting a car?! This morning, I took my ipod. Every time I do, I'm reminded why I love it in the first place. One of the songs that came on was "Get Me Bodied" by Beyoncé. This is from her B'Day album (that's pronounced like "today's my b'day and I'm 29!" and not "I used a bidet to cleanse my bum"). If you have not seen the video, I need you to take a break from reading for about six minutes and thirty-five seconds and watch it. You'll be glad you did.
See? I love this video for a number of reasons, and it will tell you a lot about me:
- OMG her dress is fantastic. And, baby got back, no?
- I love all videos where there is snapping and ponytail twirling.
- It is a DC3 reunion, and I LOVE DC3!
- It is a Beyoncé review! See how many throwbacks to old Beyoncé songs you can find.
- MOST IMPORTANTLY: I want to learn this dance so that I can perform it anytime it comes on in public.
Number 5 is a fantasy of mine with many, many videos, but "Get Me Bodied" takes the cake. There's so MUCH going on! There's hopping and snapping and synchronized everything. And can you imagine the reaction I'd get at weddings? P and I have already tried several of the moves, and nothing is easy. The other day, I tried to do the little crouched walk thing they do right before they "break it down", and I think I pulled something. I've almost got the scissor leg (touch your heel, touch your toe) down, but switching from left to right is hard.
Anyway, if any of you have how-to hip-hop dance DVDs you'd like to lend me, email me! I'll send you my address. And, once I have this down, I'll show up at one of your future events and "snap for the kids".
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Dave TOTALLY has an MTV-produced Hip Hop Dance moves DVD I will send you post haste!
As you well know, I, too, would LOVE to learn a dance then bust it out. If you pick this one, can I be in on it? Perhaps I will get the girls to learn it too, then when we come out for Shelley's wedding, we can have you guys crash the wedding and debut it there!
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