Dancelife Episode 2: The Drama Continues

So the second episode of the brand new show, Dancelife, fulfilled its requisite of drama, disappointment and dancing.

Blake released a dance DVD and had a release party for it. While this may seem like small fries compared to what musical recording artists do, in the dance world it is a huge step and a cornerstone of recognition. A dance DVD is revered, watched and choreography mimicked by a significant portion of the dance community.

A theme definately emerged, each episode will (hopefully) feature a lengthy solo in the studio by the protagonist of each episode. This time it was Blake's turn to unleash his frustrations as people cancelled dancing at his party, and the DVDs took forever to arrive.

I'm growing to like these "impromptu" (yeah right) pieces that express whatever emotion the person is going through because as a dancer it is completely relatable.

When sad or frustrated, I go to my room, as I know many other dancers to do, put on an emotinoally-fitting song and just let go. Dancing is really a release.

While some write poetry, write in a diary, sing, or even drink and do drugs (a big no-no in the dance world), some dance to let loose and express themselves.

But back to the show.

I hope that in the coming episodes, more will be divulged about the characters' personalities, because it seems the producers have typecast them into playing "stock" characters. Blake as the star, Kenny as the pretty-boy favorite, Nolan as the overlooked prodigy and so on and so forth.

But the show is bound to be doing well in the ratings departments, with each show featuring appearances from celebrities who are auditioning for tours and music videos.

In next week's episode, several of the dancers head to NYC for a GAP commercial audition, and a last-minute Nelly Furtado audition.

I only hope the dancing gets even better and the drama becomes less fake ...