Saturday, April 08, 2006

One Last Dance

Just watched One Last Dance. Loved the dancing. Much of the choreography was done by Alonzo King and included dancers from his Lines Ballet Company (Contemporary Ballet). Lovely dancing which is worth watching the movie for. My favorite, however, is that the movie included Rasta Thomas ... a great male dancer. My daughter and I have followed his career and were really thrilled to see him in this movie. If you get the chance, check out his web site. http://www.rastathomas.com/ On the negative side, the movie had way too much arguing for my taste. It was a little sad to watch because it was about older dancers at the ends of their careers. Will we buy it for the dance movie collection, absolutely. Simply for the small clips of great dancing.

.......One Last Dance - Description: Husband and wife Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi team up for the dramatic tale of redemption ONE LAST DANCE. Travis (Swayze), Chrissa (Niemi) and Max (George De La Pena) were three students of master choreographer Alex McGrath, but had a falling out many years ago over a particularly difficult piece that Alex created just for them. But upon Alex's death, the three are reunited and agree to attempt the dance piece once more to save his company, in the process reopening old emotional wounds that were never properly healed. Featuring acclaimed choreography and dance scenes, ONE LAST DANCE allows Swayze and professional dancer Niemi to showcase their skills in a film written from the experiences and struggles of performing artists.......

2 comments:

Mary Sheehan Winn said...

Danielle, I don't remember how I got to your blog but I enjoy it.
I LOVED Dancing With the Stars and cracked up at your blog comments about Master P dancin' for the 'hood. Oh, I laughed!
Love Patrick Swayze and still love the corny but great 'Dirty Dancing'.
I am eagerly awaiting (hoping for)the return of Dancing With the Stars.
Best wishes to your daughter.

Dannielle a.k.a. The Dance Mom! said...

I am so pleased that you are enjoying my blog. Thank you for your kind wishes for my daughter. She is doing such a great job and I'm very proud of her. If I hadn't mentioned it, she also does ballroom dance. We both look forward to next season of Dancing With the Stars too! Also, can't wait for So You Think You Can Dance! Take care. Glad to hear from you!