Boogie on down
A quickie between lobby briefings:
The dance company formerly known as Diversions is now known as National Dance Company Wales.
To celebrate this "dynamic new name" the company turned to dynamic Assembly Members to contribute to a new video which was on show as I left the Senedd last night - under the slogan "Dance is for the nation."
Kirsty Williams has got rhythm, Andrew Davies and Dafydd Ellis Thomas have plenty of oomph while Rhodri Morgan has got to watch he doesn't step backwards or he'll be off the parapet outside his fifth floor office. "Rhodri Morgan's timing was amazing!" enthused the lithe young dancer who'd taught him the moves. Not entirely sure his potential successors as holders of the office on the fifith floor would agree with her. Perhpas their dance is called "the straining at the bit".
But ... where was the Conservative mover and shaker? Do Tories not dance?
Nick Bourne was invited but had, he says, "a clashing engagement" - one he probably worked very hard to find.
No relation to Mathew then ...
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Those are some happy people.... very happy people...
Liv
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So where is Stonemason's ritual denunciation of expenditure on the arts :-)
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Reminiscent of Nero fiddling while Rome burns.
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Betsan, you have been a naughty girl, haven't you? The video has been removed due to "terms of use violation".
You've never struck me as a violator, is this a new persona that you are developing?
Fortunately, I managed to see it before it was taken down.
I failed to note anything about it that was particularly Welsh, not a clog or broom stick to be seen.
The 'moves' as portrayed by our political friends were certainly typical of the elderly relative at a party who insists on getting up and embarrassing everyone.
As an avid cutter of rugs in a former life, I was intrigued to note that many of the 'moves' made by our politicos seemed to involve much sniffing of arm-pits and the wiping of noses on the backs of hands. Is this some new dance that I'm unfamiliar with?
In da hood, this performance would be described as too wooden and too white, which probably describes the Assembly rather well.
I'm looking forward to BayDance 2.
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Something is rotten in the state of Wales.
........ With apologies to William Shakepeare
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