{"id":3563,"date":"2012-04-29T21:06:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T21:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artcorner.com\/?p=3563"},"modified":"2012-04-29T21:06:21","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T21:06:21","slug":"edgar-degas-and-dancing-with-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/blog\/edgar-degas-and-dancing-with-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Degas and Dancing with the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dancing With The Stars, Black Swan, High School Musical, Glee. What do all of these movies and television shows have in common? Dance<\/a>, of course! Dance of all types has been in the movie public gestalt for years:<\/p>\n

In the 1950s: Singin\u2019 In The Rain
\nIn the 1960s: West Side Story
\nIn the 1970s: Saturday Night Fever and Grease
\n(yes, both featuring ex-Sweat Hog, John Travolta)<\/p>\n

In the 1980 (probably the most dancing of all decades):
\nWhite Nights – featuring two of the greatest dancers of all time: Mikhail Baryshnikov (Ballet) and Gregory Hines (tap)
\nFlashdance
\nFootloose
\nDirty Dancing<\/p>\n

In the 1990s:\tStrictly Ballroom<\/p>\n

In the 2000s: Billy Elliott (2000)
\nThe Company (2003)
\nBlack Swan (2010)
\n(Interestingly enough, these three are all ballet <\/a>movies)<\/p>\n

The popularity of Dancing With the Stars has ignited the public\u2019s imagination in all sorts of dance for the last 14 years! Yes, that\u2019s right for nearly a decade and a half, Dancing With the Stars has showcased previously-non-dancing celebs every week. Sports and soap stars, actors, talk show hosts, grown-up child stars, reality show personalities, pop culture heroes, any and all types of celebrities are tapped for the competition.<\/p>\n

\"Degas<\/a>With grace or clumsiness, with success or failure, we watch in fascination at the exploits of some of these dancers. Some are surprises, showing more talent than we expect. The rest? Sent home packing, costumes \u2013 and shoes \u2013 retired.<\/p>\n

Is it a talent competition or popularity contest? Bits of both. But it\u2019s fun. It gives viewers a chance to see some of their favorite celebrities perform intricate dance moves, changing the type, from week-to-week. Make no mistake. Dance isn\u2019t easy. Physically grueling, dancers need to be in top shape, developing stamina and strength and mental muscle, to deliver top performances in a competition weekly.<\/p>\n

Especially if the contestants have had little-to-no experience in dance!
\nIt\u2019s no wonder, then, when Black Swan was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, with Natalie Portman winning for best actress, bringing ballet back into focus. Definitely a different style than the Dancing With the Stars, it\u2019s still a study in discipline and madness.<\/p>\n

Dancers \u2013 especially ballet dancers<\/a> \u2013 were favorite subjects of painters.<\/p>\n

One of the founders of Impressionism, Edgar Degas<\/a>, was fascinated by ballet and ballerinas. His paintings: Star Dancer (On Stage)<\/a>, Dancer Making Points<\/a> and The Dance Class<\/a> are classical studies in beauty and form. Degas <\/a>captured solitary snapshots of dancers, but also gave the viewer a glimpse of a dancer\u2019s backstage life. Although we as a public love to see the performance, we are equally fascinated with the behind-the-scenes drama \u2013 voyeurs in the process of art. In Degas\u2019<\/a> age, life \u2013 and people \u2013 were no different!<\/p>\n

Edgar Degas\u2019 <\/a>visions of the ballet are still as beautiful and captivating today as they were in the 19th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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