I MEAN IT, you cynical cynics of Cynicaltopolis! Get the fuck out of here! Not only are you not going to like this diary, but you are going to tease me mercilessly after reading my foolish little girl hope, and then I'm going to have to threaten you with ... with ... OK, I don't know exactly, but I'm sure it has to do with something ugly and Republican.
We need some humor and some love around these parts because, recently, everything has gotten so heavy around here.
Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?
-- Doc Brown
Now hear me out:
DANCING CAN SAVE THE WORLD!
I am absolutely convinced of this. So is my sister. (It's a family affliction, what can I say?)
Stop laughing. It's true! If the world had as much heart and soul as dancing does, then we'd all be good to go! There would be no more war, and no more poverty, and everybody would be gracious and accepting, and everybody would persevere through tough times, and everybody would fall in mad love at least once, and rainbows would light up the globe, and Republicans would turn Democrat in the blink of an eye, and then I would FINALLY get my pony! It's perfect, don't you see?!
The above's display of Total Girliness can be the only explanation as to why I am so addicted to So You Think You Can Dance. That show does nothing but make me smile. Young kids going for the American Dream! Heart and soul! Tears and pain! Slick dancing! The struggle to overcome! Personal growth! Possible romance with other SYTYCD contestants! AND A HUGE GRAND PRIZE! I mean, really, what the hell is more worldly than that?!
Plus, the judges of SYTYCD are, ya know, actual dancers and choreographers, unlike that other musical reality show (coughAmericanIdolcough) where none of the judges know WTF they're talking about. (Oh, right! Like Paula Abdul can be construed as "good"! She was a joke even before the joined the friggin' show.) Hey, 2 of the choreographers (Mia Michaels and Wade Robson) even won Emmys, no joke. And Cat Deeley is way fuckin' better than Ryan Seacrest, but I guess that's not saying much.
Here are some of The Bestest Dances Evah! I am partial to the group dances, but I've included a few other ones as well. (YouTube snubbed several of my top choices, those rat bastards.) Let these videos cheer you up and make you happy and, if you don't like 'em, then you can suck it. :)
Bollywood (!)Top 10 from Season 4:
Wicked cool hip hop, Top 8 from Season 4:
Samba, Lacey and Danny, Season 3 (sexay!):
Hip hop, Comfort and Twitch, Season 4 (best hip hop on the show, ever, hands down!):
ZOMBIES!, Top 10 (with one female dancer missing, due to a pulled muscle, if I recall correctly), Season 2:
Sorry for the crappy recordings but, if you can believe it, there were worse ones. I guess that's what happens when 12-year-olds set the Tivo. :)
STOP LAUGHING AT ME!
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UPDATE: PLEASE DON'T POST ANYMORE VIDEOS IN THE COMMENTS! My internet connection is freaking out as it is, and I may have to leave my own thread if this keeps up. :) (Seriously. Heh.)