You didn't need to be my 4th grade Jazz teacher to know that I have absolutely no skills in the high art of dance. My Puerto Rican rhythm must have been stamped out by my Puritanical Spanish ancestors in the gene pool. But my immovable hips couldn't stop me from at least trying out some of my favorite dance sequences, even if it was usually in the privacy of my own room.
1. Meet Me in St. Louise - "Bamboo Tree"
I played Judy and my little sister played Margaret O'Brein and we would prance around our living room for hours watching and re-watching this movie. Years later I would even use this movie to calm down rowdy boys at a summer camp. Judy works every time.
2. The Breakfast Club - "We're not Alone"
The way I saw it, The Breakfast Club were teenagers and if I was a teenager, then I would need to learn how to dance like them. I guess this is the reason I why I was never asked to dance, but also why I had so much fun.
3. The Little Colonel - "Stairs Dance"
I can never walk up a pair of steps normally ever again.
4. Smash - "Rumor Has It"
I heard a "Rumor" that people didn't like this show. I don't get it. How can someone not be hypnotized by the synchronized snaps and claps? My limbs automatically flail whenever this song comes on, which makes driving a bit difficult.
5. Bring It On - "Intro"
My semester stint as a varsity football cheerleader was probably due to this short clip. Though I was hardly a better dancer afterwards, at least I've never had to resort to Spirit Fingers.
