Burn the Floor
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want2dance
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I saw BTF in New York and then again in Chicago. I loved it both times. If you like dancing, you will love it....exciting, always moving, great dancers...
FeetwithaBeat
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Saw it in Raleigh twice -- SUPER show loved the energy, the dancing -- a fantastic must see!
ireniecat
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I saw it maybe 9 years ago or so in Chicago. It was entertaining and the dancing was good. I wish there was more of a story or sense of continuity.
2 things I did not like:
- Hated most of the costumes. They were very distracting and took away from the dancing.
- There were several numbers where there were many couples on the stage at the same time doing similar but not identical choreography. (Like formation gone bad.) The lack of focal point made it difficult to enjoy watching it.
I don't regret seeing it, but I would not see it again. I have no idea how much the show has been changed or updated since then.
2 things I did not like:
- Hated most of the costumes. They were very distracting and took away from the dancing.
- There were several numbers where there were many couples on the stage at the same time doing similar but not identical choreography. (Like formation gone bad.) The lack of focal point made it difficult to enjoy watching it.
I don't regret seeing it, but I would not see it again. I have no idea how much the show has been changed or updated since then.
Welcome mayflower!
Just curious. How has the show/choreography changed over the years? (Anybody. Not just mayflower.) I know it's been around a long time. One of the very first posts I read, here in DF, was about the show.
So how has it changed or evolved? Or has it?
Just curious. How has the show/choreography changed over the years? (Anybody. Not just mayflower.) I know it's been around a long time. One of the very first posts I read, here in DF, was about the show.
So how has it changed or evolved? Or has it?
MidwestDancingGuy
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Welcome mayflower!
Just curious. How has the show/choreography changed over the years? (Anybody. Not just mayflower.) I know it's been around a long time. One of the very first posts I read, here in DF, was about the show.
So how has it changed or evolved? Or has it?
According to my standard instructor, who has several friends who have been in several productions of Burn the Floor over the years: once a particular tour ends, there tend to be staffing changes, sometimes including the producers and choreographers. As a result, every "new tour" can have significantly different choreography and numbers from the previous tour.
btfgus
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Welcome mayflower!
Just curious. How has the show/choreography changed over the years? (Anybody. Not just mayflower.) I know it's been around a long time. One of the very first posts I read, here in DF, was about the show.
So how has it changed or evolved? Or has it?
The original arena production toured for twelve months, 1999 to 2000. It debuted in Bournemouth, UK and toured Australia, Europe and the USA. It was a very large touring production with 44 dancers and seven trucks worth of set and equipment. Universal were major partners in establishing the tours. Sometimes the dancing took a back seat to the production but still garnered many fans all over the world. Prestigious venues such as Radio City Music Hall and Universal Amphitheatre saw BTF perform.
In 2001 the show was overhauled to adapt to theatres. Jason Gilkison and Peta Roby took the helm choreographically and in management whilst still performing in the production itself. This version of the show toured the world until its last performance in Osaka, Japan in 2006.
Mid 2005 Jason, Peta her husband Nic and Burn The Floor producer Harley Medcalf started a new show "Ballroom". This was the workshop production of what is now touring the globe "Burn The Floor, Ballroom Reinvented". This stripped back version of the show made a conscious effort to highlight the dance and not the production or even costumes. This is the production that broke box office records on Broadway and the West End in London.
Any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
White Chacha
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I recently watched the DVD version of "Burn the Floor: Floorplay". Where does that fit in the timeline of the show?
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btfgus
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That was filmed in Canberra, Australia in 2007. The sub title "FloorPlay" was in the headline of a review of the show around that time. It so aptly described the theme of the show it was taken to distinguish the 2007 production from previous versions.
BasicsFirst
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I'm with Mayflower, it's "good" show dancing, but I must say if you DO manage to focus on one dancer or couple... ummm, I'm didn't see the "champion competitive" level footwork or body movements that you'll see at a high-profile comp. But then that's not what you are there to see (after all it's a "show"). Could never figure why they tried to include solo "singing" either... that's the real YIKES part of the show.