sábado, 3 de julho de 2010

SYTYCD Season 7: July 1 Cirque du Soleil 'Viva Elvis' performance (VIDEO)

This dance piece performed on "So You Think You Can Dance" on 1 July 2010 combines "Didja Ever" and "Return to Sender." The theme is military life during the 1950s. Remember Presley did serve in the army from 1958 to 1960. "Viva Elvis" is a Las Vegas show developed by Cirque du Soleil together with, who else, Elvis Presley Enterprises. The show opened 19 February 2010.

"Return to Sender" was a 1962 hit for Elvis, written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell. Presley performed the song in the 1962 movie "Girls! Girls! Girls!"

"Didja Ever" was from Presley's 1960 album "G.I. Blues" and written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards.

"Viva Elvis" is a play on Presley's 1964 movie "Viva Las Vegas." which is also the title of a song written for that movie that starred Presley and Ann-Margret.

Presley died in 1977 at age 42. Ann-Margret is still alive and kicking and apparently driving a motorcycle.

The music for this performance piece is Elvis, but the moves are totally contemporary. You can't imagine Elvis or Ann-Margret performing these moves. There's some gymnastic tumbling, but it's all well integrated into the piece.