Turns out, Mom and Dad were right. Dancing does get you very excited.
Last night Kathleen and Stan saw "Swing!" at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, and got really excited. Energetic, athletic, engaging and sometimes, yes, really sexy.(There is no brass dancing pole... but there is a dance with a trombone and one with a BIG bass.)
Swing! is a loud, brassy musical revue celebrating the Swing era of Jazz through high-energy dancing, singing and acrobatics. Swing! opened on Broadway December 9, 1999 and enjoyed a 14-month run.
"I have never seen anything like it," Kathleen gushed.
Featuring the best singers, dancers and musicians the Twin Cities has to offer, Swing! will thrill audiences with the music of Duke Ellington ("It Don't Mean A Thing"), Benny Goodman ("Stompin' At The Savoy"), Count Basie ("Shout and Feel It"), Don Raye ("Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"), Joe Garland ("In The Mood"), Johnny Mercer ("Blues In The Night"), Sammy Fain ("I'll Be Seeing You") and many, many more.
The Republicans will get a special treat when some of the acts perform at Peavey Plaza during their upcoming convention.Not sure if conservative Mom and Dad would approve. They prohibited their children from doing any dancing in order to protect them from such overt excitement which might lead to to, well, you know, more excitement. Therefore, Stan is not qualified to review this event. You'll have to see it yourself.
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Stan does know the rare tall dancer when he sees one. Photo at left of the most coordinated, skilled, with-it (est. 6 and a half feet) giant ever seen. St. Paul's towering Kevin Iverson has been dancing since he was eight.
(Photos: Act One, Too LTD)
