I'm so glad I got to see the wheelchair dance vids you posted, Hil. I wish the choreographers at Glee could see them too.
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Laga - May 20, 2010 10:54:51 am PDT #2531 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Hil R. - May 20, 2010 11:42:31 am PDT #2532 of 8624
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm so glad I got to see the wheelchair dance vids you posted, Hil. I wish the choreographers at Glee could see them too.
It took me less than five minutes to find those. There are dozens if not hundreds more on YouTube (for some reason, a huge portion of them are from Eastern Europe), and quite a few of them list the choreographer. If Glee actually cared about getting the wheelchair choreography to look good, it would be simple to call up a few of those choreographers and say, "Want to work on a few episodes of our show?" Or even contact some of the dancers, so that there would be people with actual experience in the type of dance they're doing.
Laga - May 20, 2010 11:44:56 am PDT #2533 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
It looks like Nick Scott has a special chair but I don't see why Artie couldn't have a chair for dancing too.
Hil R. - May 20, 2010 11:46:43 am PDT #2534 of 8624
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
It looks like Nick Scott has a special chair but I don't see why Artie couldn't have a chair for dancing too.
Yeah, I mean, we've already got costumes and lighting and bands appearing out of nowhere. A dance chair would fit in fine.
smonster - May 20, 2010 1:26:35 pm PDT #2535 of 8624
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
How so, smonster?
The disability blog posts I've read on the subject all point out how his legs fall to one side and that means it doesn't fit. Having had an ergonomics assessment done on my office chair, I can totally see this. I would think that especially not having leg mobility, it would be important to have the correct distance from seat to footguards, to avoid putting pressure on his joints. Hell, I'll bet it's even not good for the actor to be sitting in that chair all day.
Juliebird - May 20, 2010 2:09:34 pm PDT #2536 of 8624
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Oh my, "Dream On" was delish and oh so awesome, and "I Dreamed a Dream" was so powerful and apt and perfect. I cried.
I mean, there's the inherent power of the song, but it still needs to be done well, and it so so was.
erikaj - May 20, 2010 2:33:11 pm PDT #2537 of 8624
Always Anti-fascist!
Most people in wheelchairs on TV don't have things that PWD really have. Not that I can comment on this specific instance cause...I don't know, I find Glee kind of watch-from-the hall...it made me feel awkward. I don't know why.
Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2010 3:37:42 pm PDT #2538 of 8624
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Wow, community theatre auditions are never really like that.
Also, the woman singing Big Spender would make a terrific Mrs. Thenardier.
Hil R. - May 20, 2010 3:48:04 pm PDT #2539 of 8624
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Also, the woman singing Big Spender would make a terrific Mrs. Thenardier.
I was thinking the same thing.
Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2010 4:00:38 pm PDT #2540 of 8624
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Ok, I can't believe I am finding it completely unbelievable that they would not cast NPH as Javert with Will as Valjean. But, seriously.