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Thread started 04/25/15 1:57pm

dancerella

Madonna The Dancer

How come people don't mention Madge's dancing skills? I think she's really good. She is technically trained and can really get down. People always mention Janet, Ciara and Chris Brown but Madge has skills too. Loved her recent performance on Jimmy Fallon. Homegirl can move.
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Reply #1 posted 04/25/15 3:08pm

datdude

i shouldn't have been the only one to view and first to reply to this thread because silence speaks volumes, but "homegirl" CAN'T dance which is why no one ever mentions her. she prances and contorts like a wooden robot trying to come to life. NOT the same as dancing

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Reply #2 posted 04/25/15 3:16pm

MickyDolenz

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datdude said:

i shouldn't have been the only one to view

The view #'s have been stuck the past few days. You can see some threads that has replies but 0 views.

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As far as dancing goes, I like the Blond Ambition concert from the early 1990s.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #3 posted 04/25/15 3:37pm

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Of course, Madonna can dance. She earned a dance scholarship to the University of Maryland and performed with several professional companies in NY before she got into music.

But of course predictably with Madonna certain people will jump in and doubt her talent just because they don't like her as a person.

Maybe people didn't jump in because it's so obvious she's a good dancer to anyone who knows anything about dancing.

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Reply #4 posted 04/25/15 4:36pm

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Glindathegood said:

Of course, Madonna can dance. She earned a dance scholarship to the University of Maryland and performed with several professional companies in NY before she got into music.


But of course predictably with Madonna certain people will jump in and doubt her talent just because they don't like her as a person.


Maybe people didn't jump in because it's so obvious she's a good dancer to anyone who knows anything about dancing.



I agree people will say she's a shitty dancer because they don't like her as a person. Can't the two be seperated though? Give the credit where its due? Technically she's a better dancer than Beyonce. People think ass shakin and bumpin and grinding is real dance. Please....
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Reply #5 posted 04/25/15 5:40pm

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Madonna used to be a PHENOMENAL dancer.. check out the blonde ambition tour.. SICK

Something happened though around reinvention tour... Where everything became robotic.. everything became a Yoga move or a calisthenics move... The soul got lost somewhere.

Beyone is an absolutely hideous dancer.. gangly, uncooridinated, forced and unnatural..

of course she is wildly talented and a very smart marketer.. but man she needs to stand fucking still.

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Reply #6 posted 04/25/15 8:13pm

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itsjustaroundthecorner said:

Madonna used to be a PHENOMENAL dancer.. check out the blonde ambition tour.. SICK



Something happened though around reinvention tour... Where everything became robotic.. everything became a Yoga move or a calisthenics move... The soul got lost somewhere.



Beyone is an absolutely hideous dancer.. gangly, uncooridinated, forced and unnatural..


of course she is wildly talented and a very smart marketer.. but man she needs to stand fucking still.



Perhaps the yoga influences seeped into the choreography a bit much but seeing her on Jimmy Fallon showed me she can still really move when she wants to.

I've never understood why people think Beyonce is a great dancer. A great twerker maybe, but not a dancer.
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Reply #7 posted 04/26/15 12:35pm

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Reply #8 posted 04/27/15 4:38am

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SNIP ^^^
I'm not white and I think Madonna is an AWESOME Dancer!
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Reply #9 posted 04/27/15 6:21am

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Aside from her music, Madonna's dancing has always been my favourite aspect of her career. Her choreograpy is always ahead of it's time and different to everyone else's.

The Blond Ambition Tour is the height of her 'dancing' years but she's slowly brought dance back to her performances since 2008.

Say what you want, be she moves better than most 20 year olds!

Long live the Queen!

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Reply #10 posted 04/28/15 8:51am

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TheSanzSpot said:

SNIP ^^^ I'm not white and I think Madonna is an AWESOME Dancer!

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Reply #11 posted 04/28/15 8:57am

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lowkey said:

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confused How about "twit" then?


You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #12 posted 04/28/15 4:13pm

Qazz

The dancing sequence she did in A League Of
Their Own more than proves she can dance. Not to mention all the dancing she did in Evita. She just doesn't much bother with those cheesy "pop n lock" steps that every other pop star thinks is the only way to dance.
"Janet Jackson is like an 80s sitcom that's been off the air for over 25 years; you see a rerun and realize it wasn't that great..."
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Reply #13 posted 04/28/15 8:23pm

lowkey

so shouldnt the mods do something about these personal attacks towards me because i said madonna cant dance?

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Reply #14 posted 04/28/15 8:53pm

MickyDolenz

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lowkey said:

so shouldnt the mods do something about these personal attacks towards me because i said madonna cant dance?

I only see one. I was responding to you saying "black people don't say twat". I posted a video of Rockwell saying "twit" which is pretty much the same thing. Rockwell looks black to me. lol

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #15 posted 04/29/15 9:51am

dancerella

MickyDolenz said:



lowkey said:


so shouldnt the mods do something about these personal attacks towards me because i said madonna cant dance?



I only see one. I was responding to you saying "black people don't say twat". I posted a video of Rockwell saying "twit" which is pretty much the same thing. Rockwell looks black to me. lol



Dirty little nasty twit. Obscene phone caller is my jam!
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Reply #16 posted 04/29/15 9:54am

dancerella

rlittler81 said:

Aside from her music, Madonna's dancing has always been my favourite aspect of her career. Her choreograpy is always ahead of it's time and different to everyone else's.



The Blond Ambition Tour is the height of her 'dancing' years but she's slowly brought dance back to her performances since 2008.



Say what you want, be she moves better than most 20 year olds!



Long live the Queen!




Very well said. Didn't she study dance at Ailey??
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Reply #17 posted 04/29/15 1:06pm

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Since the beginning, people insinuated that Madonna got over on her "looks" but she's hardly a conventional beauty. I think what they really mean is how she moves and poses, whether on stage or video. She has always been fascinating to watch. That's dance.

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Reply #18 posted 04/29/15 2:23pm

lowkey

MickyDolenz said:

lowkey said:

so shouldnt the mods do something about these personal attacks towards me because i said madonna cant dance?

I only see one. I was responding to you saying "black people don't say twat". I posted a video of Rockwell saying "twit" which is pretty much the same thing. Rockwell looks black to me. lol

well he's not exactly from my neck of the woods but ok. he probably thinks madonna can dance too.

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Reply #19 posted 04/29/15 2:36pm

Cinny

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lowkey said:

so shouldnt the mods do something about these personal attacks towards me because i said madonna cant dance?

You're responsible for your own comments. shrug

lowkey said:

only white people think madonna can dance


lowkey said:

black people dont say 'dumb twat'

And don't sweat Madonna so much. This thread was for fans, obviously, but you got yourself upset, just like on the Drake kiss thread.

lowkey said:

she's so disgusting. drake was probably traumatized,especially since madonna actually looks like his mother.

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Reply #20 posted 04/29/15 8:59pm

lowkey

Cinny said:

lowkey said:

so shouldnt the mods do something about these personal attacks towards me because i said madonna cant dance?

You're responsible for your own comments. shrug

And don't sweat Madonna so much. This thread was for fans, obviously, but you got yourself upset, just like on the Drake kiss thread.

lowkey said:

she's so disgusting. drake was probably traumatized,especially since madonna actually looks like his mother.

well i dont like madonna,i see fonts express their dislike for artists all the time, is madonna off limits? that kiss was gross and he did look disgusted,and i dont think she can dance, those are my opinions. i thought there are rules about attacking others for their opinions?

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Reply #21 posted 04/29/15 9:58pm

Qazz

lowkey said:



MickyDolenz said:




lowkey said:


so shouldnt the mods do something about these personal attacks towards me because i said madonna cant dance?



I only see one. I was responding to you saying "black people don't say twat". I posted a video of Rockwell saying "twit" which is pretty much the same thing. Rockwell looks black to me. lol



well he's not exactly from my neck of the woods but ok. he probably thinks madonna can dance too.



Black people don't say "neck of the woods"...
"Janet Jackson is like an 80s sitcom that's been off the air for over 25 years; you see a rerun and realize it wasn't that great..."
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Reply #22 posted 04/29/15 11:02pm

lowkey

Qazz said:

lowkey said:

well he's not exactly from my neck of the woods but ok. he probably thinks madonna can dance too.

Black people don't say "neck of the woods"...

sure we do, i bet more black people has used the term 'neck of the woods' than calling someone a 'twat'

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Reply #23 posted 04/30/15 2:03am

mancabdriver

Nope she can't dance very well and god knows how she got a dance scholarship.

Probably the same way she got a record deal – whilst on her knees lol

Great entertainer though – Loved the Blonde Ambition tour – the whole LAV/ LAP/ OH FATHER segment was ace!

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Reply #24 posted 04/30/15 3:19am

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dancerella said:

rlittler81 said:

Aside from her music, Madonna's dancing has always been my favourite aspect of her career. Her choreograpy is always ahead of it's time and different to everyone else's.

The Blond Ambition Tour is the height of her 'dancing' years but she's slowly brought dance back to her performances since 2008.

Say what you want, be she moves better than most 20 year olds!

Long live the Queen!

Very well said. Didn't she study dance at Ailey??

Yes, she danced professionally for years before she got into music. A large part of her appeal as a dancer is her charisma and stage presence.

From Biography.com:

"In 1976, her hard work earned her the attentions of the University of Michigan, which offered her a full scholarship to their dance program.

In 1977, during her undergraduate studies at Michigan, Madonna was awarded a six-week scholarship to study with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City, followed by a rare opportunity to perform with choreographer Pearl Lang in 1978. At the urging of her dance instructor, the budding star dropped out of college after only two years of study in order to move to New York and further her dance career.

Once in New York, Madonna paid her rent with a handful of odd jobs, including nude art modeling; serving at the Russian Tea Room; and performing for the American Dance Center."

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Reply #25 posted 05/01/15 7:32am

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The Girlie Show dancing 5 Stars

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Reply #26 posted 05/01/15 8:14am

Cinny

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lowkey said:

well i dont like madonna,i see fonts express their dislike for artists all the time, is madonna off limits? that kiss was gross and he did look disgusted,and i dont think she can dance, those are my opinions. i thought there are rules about attacking others for their opinions?

Like maybe not associating race with an opinion? wink

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Reply #27 posted 05/01/15 10:58am

lowkey

Cinny said:

lowkey said:

well i dont like madonna,i see fonts express their dislike for artists all the time, is madonna off limits? that kiss was gross and he did look disgusted,and i dont think she can dance, those are my opinions. i thought there are rules about attacking others for their opinions?

Like maybe not associating race with an opinion? wink

why not? madonna has expressed opinions i find racially offensive, and she's a 50 something year old white woman that think its ok to use the N word, i have a problem with that. i dont like madonna because of my own personal reasons, but i dont think she can dance because she cant imo.i said white people think she can dance because the large majority of her fans are white and i havent personally met any black person who thinks she can dance, im sure there are some black people somewhere who might think she can dance but i dont know them.

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Reply #28 posted 05/01/15 11:05am

lowkey

wow so the terms 'white people' and 'black people' are considered racists on this forum?

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Reply #29 posted 05/01/15 2:50pm

jcurley

God she seriously can't dance. When I was a teenager in the 80's they used to show all her concerts on telly. It used to absolutely fascinate me coz you could see she absolutely believed she could move. Not only could she not dance well she seemed to lack basic rhythm. The reason I had to comment was this area of her career always stood out to me as evidence of her huge self delusion. She's incredibly cumbersome. I'm not trying to hate it really has just always stuck in my head about how she's got away with this perception of her being a good dancer. I've always thought maybe the reason she is so popular id that she almost plays being the pop star on our behalf. She obviously now believes her own hype but looking back to 84 85she seemed to be having just fun
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