Has anyone else noticed ballet making a not so subtle entrance
into pop culture these days? Flipping through the pages of a magazine, I
noticed an ad for an ABC Family show entitled “Bunheads” … I wish I were
joking. As much as I love ballet, I don’t know how long this show will last.
Seriously... you couldn’t have named it anything else… BUNHEADS?!
There is also going to be a show called “Breaking Pointe” on The
CW, which starts tonight at 8. I may actually tune into this one to see how it
goes. It’s definitely a better title than bunheads, yet the tagline makes me
slightly cringe- “BLOOD SWEAT AND TUTUS.” Come on guys, seriously? Don’t you
get paid to be extremely creative?
Last night I watched the newly released video for Florence and
the Machine’s new single, Spectrum and sure enough, she was surrounded by
ballerinas. You can give the video a watch here:
While the anorexic girl who I guess is supposed to represent
Florence on pointe is beyond freaky, I do like the rest of the video. I just
love me some ballet. It’s beautiful. So much blood, sweat, tears, rejection and
practice practice practice goes into ballet. They make it look so effortless
and beautiful, but behind the scenes it is nothing but hard work and
determination. That’s why I am OK with ballet making it’s way into pop culture.
As long as it’s heavy on the actual ballet and light on the background drama, I’m
game. Now, who can I file a complaint with about the title, “Bunheads?”
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