Sunday Scribblings: Dance, You Tube and Me

So the prompt for this week's Sunday Scribblings is "Dance". At first I thought, "I got nothin". I used to love to dance but unfortunately these days, certain health concerns preclude my dancing, unless it's in a chair. I'll set a chair on fire with my moves I tell ya!

So dance, what about dance? I was hopping around on Entrecard this morning and I came across a blog that had the following clip on it and that was my aha! moment. I went over to my favorite, You Tube, and sure enough there was the same clip! If you've got some time to kill you must go over to You Tube and enter "funny wedding dance" into the search; there's some clips that are not to be believed!

Anyway, I chose these two clips because dance is all about being joyful, funny, happy, moving free and these two really did it for me. I hope you enjoy them too.

This first clip well, I do believe it's "The Routine" that Monica and Ross did together on Friends, isn't it?






Watch the following clip and tell me Shaq is not "Lord of the Dance".





This post was done as part of the Sunday Scribblings

How To Find The Right Dog

If You Love Dogs You Won't Do This

It's certainly no secret that I'm a You Tube fan, but I felt the need to share this video I found today.

I don't know if you could hear me laughing in whatever state or country you're in, but let me tell you I was howling as loud as these poor dogs must have been.

WARNING: DO NOT WATCH THIS WITH A FULL BLADDER!!!

You Tube

"Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast..."
William Congreve

Let me tell you I was having a party on You Tube the other night!`

I discovered You Tube is more than just a hub for garage bands to promote their music or a portal for everyone with a web cam to express themselves. You Tube is my own personal worldwide jukebox! I discovered that any song I could think of, regardless of the age was on You Tube; the original artists as well as many folks who just wanted to sing that song.

My musical tastes are nothing, if not eclectic. I started off with Luther Vandross' "Dance With My Father Again", that song always makes me want to cry, but in a good way. Next, I listened to The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home", and then my brain really started cooking... it was like all the songs that I'd not heard in years, maybe even decades, were fighting for priority.

Below is a list of the songs that were played at Menopauseprincess" Rocking Party, you can see how they cover a number of genres.

"Dance With My Father Again" Luther Vandross
"She's Leaving Home" The Beatles
"Only You" Notorious B.I.G. ,Puff Daddy, Ma$e
"Anything, Anything" Dramarama
"How Can An Angel Break My Heart" Toni Braxton
"A House Is Not A Home" Luther Vandross
"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" EVE and Gwen Stefani
"If I Was A Rich Girl" Gwen Stefani and EVE
"Anytime" Brian McKnight
"Family Affair" Mary J. Blige
"Since I Fell For You" Lenny Welch
"You Belong To Me" Jo Stafford
"They Dance Alone" Sting

As the next title or artist came into my mind, I'd type it into the You Tube search engine, hit play and off I went. There was some finger popping, head shaking, and chair dancing, going on, I tell ya! When I'd finished with my party I was in a good mood that lasted the rest of the night.

I know there's iTunes and iPods, but I really don't want to have to download all those songs, You Tube is free, and sticking those little things in my ear, well, I'm not that girl anymore.

Something For The Cat Lovers Among You

I Heart The Internet

My dear friend doesn't care for the internet much, she sees it as a device to divide people and uses it minimally. While I love my friend dearly and wouldn't trade her for anything, I also love the Internet.

I just finished watching a video made by a college student in Malaysia, called "Senior Citizens in Malaysia", go on over to http://conancat.com and take a look, or watch it on You Tube. It's a documentary about ladies who wake up at 5:00 a.m. to go line dancing in the park.

These women are having a blast and exercising so they can live life to the fullest, and their "children won't have to worry about them". They follow this up with going home to change and then hang out with their friends. By the end of this film I couldn't stop smiling, and being close to an age that some circles consider a senior citizen, I felt hopeful. If I wasn't on the Internet I'd have missed this gem.

If you knew me personally you'd know that I'm a bit of a talker. I think exchanging ideas, jokes and stories is some of the best entertainment around, my TV addiction notwithstanding.
If that exchange is on the Internet as opposed to in person that's okay. I believe it can unify rather than divide. I may even get up at 5:00 a.m. to go dancing--in my living room.