| There are fads, dances, hairstyles that come in | | | | "Dance Life". |
| and out of style from decade to decade. The art | | | | By the looks of these shows inundating the |
| of dance has never disappeared, nor has it gone | | | | airwaves, the sustainability factor is not just |
| out of style for that matter; it is more than an | | | | because dance looks good and fun to do, these |
| ordinary significance. Neither the 1980 film Fame, | | | | films and the TV shows essentially tell a story, a |
| nor the movie Flashdance, Footloose, or Breakin' | | | | story about living your dream, whatever that |
| started this phenomenon, but it assisted in | | | | may be. It is when you witness this atrium filled |
| keeping the spotlight on this force to be reckoned | | | | medium of flutters in your heart, it is when your |
| with... the force being dance. The phenomenon of | | | | daughter ask to go to a Performing Arts school |
| dance is dance itself. The power to transform | | | | and when she does, each morning she flies out |
| your feelings, your body, and your story into | | | | the door excited about her day, it is when your |
| intertwining arm movements, back bends and leg | | | | child ask to take dance class and you look at their |
| lifts, grand jete's and pirouettes; becoming a | | | | face and there is a sparkle in their eye. It is when |
| chameleon of expression acquires an | | | | your son forms a dance crew and they practice |
| unfathomable desire to have your voice heard. In | | | | so much that it keeps them out of the street |
| the 1990s it was Lambada - The Forbidden Dance | | | | and out of harm's way, it is looking at your little |
| and in 2000 it was the movie Center Stage | | | | toddler mimic moves from a dance movie you |
| amongst others that kept the momentum of this | | | | just watched or makes up her own as she glides |
| art form going. | | | | across the living room floor looking happy and |
| As we look at shows today, we have the new | | | | peaceful, and it is the class for adults that you |
| 2009 remake of Fame but we also have reality | | | | take for yourself and you have that aha moment. |
| shows like "So You Think You Can Dance", | | | | It's a dancer's life, a form of being. It's the |
| "Dancing with The Stars" and "America's Best | | | | namaste to movement and it is an intriguing |
| Dance Crew" just to name a few. What is it | | | | masterpiece to life. Thus, this medium of |
| about dance that overflows from year to year? | | | | expression never ceases, it is a constant tide, a |
| Really. The shows never stop; MTV has their | | | | rhythmic flowing cadence that enters every ones |
| original movies from time to time such as its | | | | heart. It is simply becoming connected with |
| recent premiere of "Turn the Beat Around." Years | | | | fulfillment. Everyone wants a piece of that. |
| prior, it aired Executive Producer Jennifer Lopez's | | | | |