The truth is that I don't have it with dancing. In my country we say that he has two left feet when someone doesn't dance well. Well, I certainly have two left feet. (Imagine Ian dancing Greek in my Big Fat Greek Wedding)
But of course that doesn't stop me from loving dance movies. When I was a little girl, the TV back then showed Fame (the film, not the series) and I used to sit and watch Debbie Allen's routines (although my favourite was Leroy - the bad boy).
So, @CineTv asked us on @Twitter what our favorite dance movie was. A tough decision, I had several to choose from: Footloose Flashdance Singin in the rain West Side Story All That Jazz
But the one I grew up with, and I copied the moves and listened to the songs was Saturday Night Fever
I was about ten when I first saw some of its scenes and even though the disco craze had passed the songs were familiar to me. And who hadn't heard the songs of the Bee Gees? I was in the living room of my parents' house trying to imitate Travolta's figures. I didn't always, or rather almost never, succeed. I thought that the problem was that I didn't own a disco ball.My mom had collected the vases and some other glass bottles from the room, because my attempt to be Travolta had already cost the family two vases (the good ones).
Especially in the scene where she slides on one foot doing a half-spag and twirl, that's where I broke the vase that had been brought as a gift to my parents' wedding.
I wasn't paying that much attention to the case (remember, I was ten years old). I can say with certainty that when I saw it growing up I didn't recognize whole scenes. But I remembered Travolta's dance moves down to the last detail, after trying to copy them.And when, a little later, I saw the same actor in the Pulp Fiction dancing with Uma Thurman in the cinema, I began to remember how much I loved his dancing moves.
But thank god, this one were easy. No vases were harmed during the choreography of Pulp Fiction.
