Wait, why are there numbers that are just music?
What is this narration stuff? I just wanna see them dance!
I should ask my sister how authentic Chinese women dancing in pantsuits is.
How much of this is the actual cultural dance and how much is artistic liberty?
Who thinks of dances? Where did it all start? I mean, did a group of 30 people just sit down in Indonesia one day and say, "Hey, let's make a TOTALLY AWESOME dance that is really all about our hands!"? How did it evolve?
What will people think of our dances in 200 years?
Does the US have anything that is considered a folk dance that isn't a country dance? Okay, the Charleston. But is there one that we still actually do that isn't country?
I wonder how widespread folk dances were. Did everyone in the town do them? The region? The whole country?
Why do all of the European/American dances seem to involve a lot of stomping of feet? Did I just miss that on the Asian ones?
What is the history of dancing? Not the dissertation, but it would be so cool if there was an actual book that was readable about how dancing became a thing. Seriously. How similar are all dances? How are they different?
These songs that they're singing are basically 3 lyrics over and over and over. Weird. Not sure what I think.
Shoot, I forgot to email so-and-so.
Why is my phone vibrating? Wait, does the alarm make noise even if it's silenced? I'm gonna turn off the alarm at intermission.
Is it offensive that most of these dancers are white? Or is it appreciated that they have learned a bit about the culture and are trying to honor it through dancing?
Oh my gosh, they have got to be so worn out. I do that move in my workouts, and it's killer, and I only do it for 30 seconds.
And the clothing - that has to tie in with the dancing. But why those clothes for that dance? I mean, how does it all tie in? What is the evolution or anthropology of dancing? I really want to know.
How do you ever learn all the stuff there is to know? There's too much!
I remember when I was the age of these kids. They are so young. They think they have life all figured out, and they are probably juniors and seniors, so they are the ones at the University that have got it down. But they are such babies! They aren't grown up at all! Does that make me old? I don't feel old. Age is so weird.
Why don't my nieces seem like babies? They are freshmen, so younger than these guys, but it's different somehow. I mean, they really are young, but I know them, too, and have their whole lives. Somehow that's different.
I really don't want to clap in rhythm with this whole dance. Sorry, don't be offended! I'm really enjoying it!
I'm hungry. Gotta figure out something to eat when I get home, but it will be after 9:00. Ugh, I hate figuring out food.
Okay, wearing your hair in a knot on the very top of your head is a horrible hairstyle for going to a performance. You gotta think about the people behind you. C'mon! Flat hair, guys. Flat hair.
I should probably stop focusing on one group of the dancers and try to see the big picture. Not that knot-hair helps, but I guess it's good for my posture.
Seriously love Bollywood dancing. Is it just very westernized Indian dancing? I REALLY need the anthropology of dancing! I think all my favorite dances so far have been Asian.
Indonesian totally the best one of them all. Maybe tied with the Ukrainian Hopak. Good thing I don't have to vote.
Alright, I'm sneaking out--not going to meet the cast, no offense. That was a good time!
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