I'm working on a project that is inspired by Toni Basil's 1981 hit "Hey Mickey". The song got her into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but in my research I discovered she's writing a history of street dance and was one of the founding members of the legendary dance team called "The Lockers," a dance style I have asked choreographers to consider adding to my climatic dance contest finale, i.e., in the Jitterbug break, a move that would blow the collective minds of the 1931 Savoy Ballroom crowd and win my protagonists the dance contest.
Her analysis of James Brown's dancing and its influence on her is eye-opening, refreshing, and exciting because she can't repress her love of dancing.
You can learn more about the amazing and eternally youthful Toni Basil, now 72-years-old, at her official site.
Her analysis of James Brown's dancing and its influence on her is eye-opening, refreshing, and exciting because she can't repress her love of dancing.
You can learn more about the amazing and eternally youthful Toni Basil, now 72-years-old, at her official site.
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