At Number 9 on my count down of things I love about Fame is The Dancing and Gene Anthony Ray.
The dancing on Fame was a fundamental part of the show and that made the show unique as no other drama at the time had the dance and musical numbers. The dance numbers gave the show a feel good hi energy vibe and dancing almost became like a character of it’s own.
Debbie, Gene and the Fame dancers did an excellent job of keeping the dancing alive and creative and keeping the audience interested. It rarely felt like the dancing got in the way of the action and drama. For me only the “Deer Dance” in season 2’s “Words” seemed misplaced.
Gene was such a natural raw talent and so great to watch. He made dancing cool particularly for guys. If tough macho, street wise Leroy could be a dancer then it suddenly became acceptable for teenage boys to join dance and performing arts schools and clubs all around the World.
The dancers were a huge part of the Fame family and although for the most part they were in the background, some of them were given the opportunity to develop characters of their own. It was also a great creative opportunity for the dancers in real life and a number of them namely Marguerite Pomerhn and Michael Rooney became World famous choreographers.
Debbie, Gene and the Fame dancers did an excellent job of keeping the dancing alive and creative and keeping the audience interested. It rarely felt like the dancing got in the way of the action and drama. For me only the “Deer Dance” in season 2’s “Words” seemed misplaced.
Gene was such a natural raw talent and so great to watch. He made dancing cool particularly for guys. If tough macho, street wise Leroy could be a dancer then it suddenly became acceptable for teenage boys to join dance and performing arts schools and clubs all around the World.
The dancers were a huge part of the Fame family and although for the most part they were in the background, some of them were given the opportunity to develop characters of their own. It was also a great creative opportunity for the dancers in real life and a number of them namely Marguerite Pomerhn and Michael Rooney became World famous choreographers.
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