Dancing with the Stars celebrates the Golden Age of Musicals

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 8:03pm

Tonight on the first "Dancing with the Stars" season 8 results show (starting at 9/8c) there will be a dance routine dedicated to the Golden Age of Musicals.

What should it highlight? What do/did you think? Any comparison/expectations to/from the OSCARS performance?

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 9:16pm

It just started. Mickey Rooney's son choreographed.

[TimeSquare3]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 9:20pm

I love Mickey Rooney...... even if he's crazy.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 9:20pm

I turned it on late but didn't see anything that reminded me of the "Golden Age of Musicals".

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 9:25pm

That's what it was advertised as. IDK. I was wondering, too.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 9:30pm

Exactly. What portion of any of that mesh of crap was celebrating the Golden Age of Musicals, especially Busby Berkeley? There wasn't even the prequisite Busby Berkeley kaleidescope overhead camera shot.

It looked like isolated background mish-mash behind a Christina Aguilera 'period' video. Nothing made any sense. It looked completely free-style/improvised.

I guess they needed to fill 3 minutes so they called Mickey's son to come in an hour earlier and whip that up with some random dancers.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 9:31pm

They said yesterday it was supposed to be a modern twist on the golden age of musicals.

[cabaretman24]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 1:54am

I thought the number was boring and lacked something

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 2:04am

I would have preferred actual musical numbers merged into a medley. IMO, this was the furthest thing from a "musical" tribute.