Dance 365 – Entry #28 “The Winger Likes ‘BOOK ME!’”

Dance 365 – Entry #28 “The Winger Likes ‘BOOK ME!’“

Miami City Ballet Principal Dancer, Alex Wong, praises Sandra’s new book, “BOOK ME!” on www.TheWinger.com! Check out the link HERE!

Dance 365 – Entry #27 “BOOK ME! MEDIA GOES VIRAL”

Dance 365 – Entry #27 “BOOK ME! MEDIA GOES VIRAL”

CHECK OUT THE NEW MEDIA FOR “BOOK ME!” HERE!

DANCE 365 – Entry #26 “BOOK ME!” – Book Trailer Goes Viral!

DANCE 365 – Entry #26 “BOOK ME!” – Book Trailer Goes Viral!

Check out the latest book trailer to hit the Internet for “BOOK ME!”

DANCE 365 – Entry #25 “SYTYCD delivers on promised hype of Tap…for a week or so!”

DANCE 365 – Entry #25 “SYTYCD delivers on promised hype of Tap…for a week or so!

The latest voted off of Season 6 of FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance were none other than 2 tap dancers! Yes, not one but two! I would like to emphasize that Nigel, the executive producer of the show, hyped up the tap on this season of So You Think You Can Dance so much and then right when everyone was watching, blew that flame out on the candle real quick!

It’s an interesting notion that the show would advertise all of the tap on the show and then reach a peak in week 2 with eliminations. It also shows how the contestants who aren’t tap dancers haven’t been asked to learn or perform a tap routine either. In an effort to stay very objective, I can say that from the outset Nigel has made it very clear that he wouldn’t ask anyone to learn and perform a routine that was tap because it would be too hard. In a very biased opinion, I can say that it is not fair for a tap dancer to have to learn a difficult tango, contemporary or lyrical routine and then not force other dancers with different styles to learn a tap routine.

I believe that the show will not ever be truly competitive where tap dancers are concerned. It is the same as giving someone ballet on pointe who has never done it before. They want to make it advanced and yet refuse to actually advance it. Contestants who have watched the show for the last five seasons should be prepared to do a tap number. That is a long time to get oneself in a beginning tap class. There should be no excuse why they could not do a tap routine, even if it was basic and clean. No reason to perform with pre-recorded taps either (i.e. the group tap number from a while back).

Most of the fans of the show will be bored pretty soon if the same types of dancers continue to win and also if the show does not find a suitable way to promote the dancers beyond the length of the season.

p.s. I really enjoyed Phillip’s routine, click HERE to see his bottom 2 solo!

-Sandra

DANCE 365 – Entry #24 “Sandra on Good Day Oregon”

DANCE 365 – Entry #24 “Sandra on Good Day Oregon”

I had the opportunity to get down with KPTV – FOX 12’s Good Day Oregon in the On the Go with Joe segments! An early morning but well worth getting up to say hello to Portland and invite all the dancers to come out to my workshop on November 21st at Cami Curtis PAC downtown.

Check it out, click HERE!