When you're with a 'sweep, you're in glad company!
This week on Step It Up and Dance a British chimney sweep descends upon our dancers with the mission to prove once and for all that blue collar workers have impeccable rhythm and no need for expensive percussive instruments. No, it's not Dick Van Dyke and his gang of fey chimney sweepers, but he's equally impish, merry and quite the rascal! Let's meet the broom-spinning founder of Stomp and see what tricks he has up his sleeve for our ragtag troupe!
It's morning at the apartment before today's escapade and BFFs and new sistas Mean Gay and Frowny Dude Face are loving on each other. Mean Gay congratulates her for winning immunity and shares with her that he was praying while exfoliating in the shower this morning that he might win immunity this week. It all starts with clear skin, Mean Gay! God answers the prayers of the blemish-free. He also breaks the news that getting immunity is the best thing you can win each week. Then he drops a "get outta jail free" card metaphor. He's not just a pretty face, people. He's also GD annoying.
God would like to go on record saying he is not responsible for this look.
Italian is hoping that this week's challenge has nothing to do with hip-hop or breakdancing. He wants to flyyiiiieeee and prance and go up not down. Tovah Doe and Nick agree that they both hope that it's something more technical this week. Nick informs us that the only "clue" they got this week was to show up to the theater, which I don't think technically counts as a "clue", since that's were they always show up.
So they show up at the theater and we get to see some behind the scenes action! Nomi and Jer are getting their hair and makeup done and the stage is being cleaned and PAs scurry around. And then as Nomi and Jer clear out, the man on stage starts "sweeping to the rhythm", according to Star Cody, who doesn't realize that there is no rhythm to sweep to...HE'S CREATING HIS OWN! Our dancers just assume this poor schmuck just has aspirations to be a performer, which is charming because in about five minutes he's gonna start kicking their asses. Hard.
When ten other people bum rush the stage, the jig is up and our dancers realize that this is FREAKING STOMP! Mad Dog Mochi Ball shouts out, "YESSSS!" because now she can back up her mad dog face with a broom. The chimney sweep ensemble breaks into some mad tap dancing and our dancers are impressed, erupting into a standing ovation at the end of it. This group is "Stomp Out Loud" which is currently in Vegas for those of you that want to bum rush their stage.
And now we meet Luke Cresswell who created Stomp, who is as pasty and British as the day is long. Now my ignorant ass thought, like, Savion Glover and black people started the whole Stomp phenomenon, but apparently it was brought to world by a British chap, who spent his youth inspired by the whimsical man dancing in Mary Poppins. Me, too, Luke. Me too.
In the old days STOMP was just for white men in black face.
Now STOMP is open to black people AND lesbians.
In this touching moment, Luke is caught glancing heavenward for the the woman who is "practically perfect in every way".
Any moment I just know she's going to come down with her carpet bag and umbrella.
So Nomi jumps up on stage and tells our dancers that their gonna get their asses kicked (see above visual for what their asses will look like handed to them on a platter). Nick says there's no way they can learn how to do this. Tovah Doe for one is crying on the inside. They haven't done one thing yet where they get to demonstrate toe-pointing ability! Tovah Doe is screwed without a toe point. Also, did they film this on St. Patrick's Day. Anyone else notice that almost everyone among the dance troupe is wearing some degree of green? So, Luke Cresswell is probably just British, but because this appears to be St. Patty's Day, Luke is now Irish.
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Comments (3)
Even though he's a little annoying sometimes, I still like Bi Mike. Then again, that could be because I saw his man parts on PerezHilton and he's definitely got something to be proud of. I also think he's a fun dancer too.
Also, I hate hate hate Mean Gay. I have yet to hear him say one positive thing about another dancer. And his hair is absolutely repulsive.
1 of 3 | Posted by leslie_pcc | Posted on April 29, 2008 7:11 AM
Hilarious recap, as always.
I don't think I'll ever be able to see a Stomp show or watch this episode again in repeats without laughing out loud thinking about Dick Van Dyke and his chimney sweeping. Ha!
Dittos on the Mean Gay hatred. He did really well in this episode and I still just absolutely can't stand him because he goes on and on about himself constantly and cannot give a prop to anyone in the house he doesn't absolutely love like Janelle. Echk!
2 of 3 | Posted by robineau | Posted on April 30, 2008 10:21 AM
Hilarious recap, as always.
I don't think I'll ever be able to see a Stomp show or watch this episode again in repeats without laughing out loud thinking about Dick Van Dyke and his chimney sweeping. Ha!
Dittos on the Mean Gay hatred. He did really well in this episode and I still just absolutely can't stand him because he goes on and on about himself constantly and cannot give a prop to anyone in the house he doesn't absolutely love like Janelle. Echk!
3 of 3 | Posted by robineau | Posted on April 30, 2008 10:23 AM