Brazilian TV Dance Contest

A Brazilian TV Channel is hosting a Dance Contest called "If you dance, I dance", which is also the name of a Brazilian song. As the singer contest in many countries, this contest received towands of people from every where in Brazil. Poor people, rich people. All kinds of dances including funk, street dance, ballet, classic, etc. Well, the jury got surprise with a dance called John Lennon da Silva (Silva is a Brazilian surname such as Smith in USA, you know what I mean). John Lennon da Silva is a poor guy that studies in a community school and created the coreography himself.

In my opinion the jury was really bad to him at first. They asked about his costume choice pointing out that it had nothing to do with his song choice and also making sure he knew his own song choice "Dying Swan". John, good choice...and good timing as the movie Black Swan is currently on the movies in Brazil. I felt really bad for him.

When he started dancing the jury quiet themselves and saw the big mistake they did by pre-judging the guy by his poor ways and his clothes. John Lennon danced pretty well and the jury literally cried. I think Lennon taught them a lesson! Good job! Ops, good dancing....

Please, you've got to watch this show:




If you don't know this ballet, I am also pasting here the video of Sarah Lamb performing the Dying Swan at the 2010 Vail International Dance Festival. Its a different approach. Enjoy! 




Check here other Brazilian dancers in this contest:

JAZZ



REBURN

National Ballet of China - Raise the Red Lantern

After sell out seasons in London, New York and Washington the National Ballet of China makes its first visit to Brazil. This prestigious company of 70 dancers presented the internationally acclaimed classical ballet Raise the Red Lantern for 8 performances at the Municipal in Rio de Janeiro.

Raise the Red Lantern, directed by Zhang Yimou, is one of the most sublimely beautiful and openly controversial films of the 1990’s. Zhang’s unique method of story telling – seen in his House of Flying Daggers and Hero combines an almost choreographic use of image with a powerful narrative. Raise the Red Lantern won him an Oscar nomination and universal acclaim.



Zhang brings cinematic and passionate vision to the dance stage with his stunning adaptation of one of his most acclaimed cinematic creations.


It is an event of cultural significance an internationally acclaimed classical ballet, featuring an original score by Qigang Chen and choreography by Xin Peng Wang in the first ever Australian tour of the National Ballet of China.

“A modern ballet with the sweep of a big budget motion picture… a powerful piece of dance theatre” NEW YORK TIMES

View from the Municipal Theater

Municipal Theater in Downtown (Center) - Rio de Janeiro

Last Sunday

There is always this huge natural flower arrange in the entrance

Brazilians arriving at the Municipal

“East meets West in epic style”
SUNDAY TIMES

Inside the Municipal Theater

Cafe at the Municipal

Me posing at the stairs!

15 mins break!

Mural during the 15 mins break.

Last Applause



Where the Hell is Matt?

This is a funny dancing video and a huge effort.
14 months + 42 different countries + one strange dance.



Matt´s Outtakes!




And find out how Matt got all those people to dance with him. This video was watched by more than a million people. Get to know his secret to get more than 2387 people to dance with him, so peharps you can persue someone to dance with you in a nightclub! Gotta try anything!

Ballerina Project

This is an interesting blog with pictures of ballerinas posing in the city. It has already 63444 fans follwing it and it is pretty simple, but a cool idea.

Kid´s Street Dance @ Copacabana

Every Sunday, I take a walk by the beach at Copacabana, Ipanema or Leblon. I always love when I encounter an art manifestation: dance, puppeteer, theather, circus or else.

Two weekends ago, I came across a street dance. The group was advertising their classes and presented a variety of dances. This little kid is amazing. So fun!