I Wanna Dance With Somebody (feat. Meryl Cates) | Episode 84
The Kick
English - February 12, 2018 16:49 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsTV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It takes two to tango, and Chance and Noah try not to step on each other’s feet in this week’s episode of Be Reel. Your hosts unpack the romances, trials and tropes of dance movie classics and upstarts alike with “Dirty Dancing,” “Save the Last Dance” and “Step Up,” questioning why these movies were made, if boppin’ around in your seat is a litmus test for quality, and why your mom (plus one of your hosts) is obsessed with Patrick Swayze.
Meryl Cates, who's written about dance for The New Yorker and works as a publicist for The Met, edifies us on the legacy of dance films and how realistic and talented these actors are as big screen dancers. And while the guys don’t agree on much this week, nobody puts Be Reel in the ... well, you get it.