MUSIC AND DANCING RETURNING TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION
High School Musical frenzy
The musical phenomenon is once again creeping into our lives. You can’t go anywhere without hearing about High School Musical and its great success. Not only is it entertaining children, but it is getting them to realize how fun music can be, and how getting involved in dancing is a very popular choice. Dance-a-long versions of the film have been released, to get the children active, along with sing-a-long versions to make them feel involved. High School Musical has been an excellent way to offer young people another choice to rap music, which can bring across dark and dangerous messages occasionally to the younger generation. They are now reminded that life can be fun, and there is another path that they can choose.
Dance mats
On children’s Christmas lists across the country, I can guarantee one certainty will be a dance mat. This item can be plugged into the TV, and children can dance along to their favourite songs, not realizing they are staying active at the same time. There are customized options (again, High School musical has released its own version), so that the children can dance along with their favourite characters. Obesity could be a thing of the past if music and dancing can stay so popular.
Britain’s got talent
A form of dancing was drawn back to our attention through the discovery of George Sampson, a young boy who won ‘Britain’s got talent’ this year. His form of street dancing won over the British public, and he is now appearing in a stage production of ‘Into the hoods’ in the West End until his performance at the Royal Variety later this year. His success at a young age will give encouragement to young people across the country, and show that anything is possible.
Musical adaptations
With musicals such as Hairspray joining the big screen, and winning a ton of awards at the West End, we could be looking at many more being made into films in the coming years. We already have the news of Catherine Zeta Jones taking the lead role in ‘Cleo,’ a musical about Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. One other Broadway musical that has become an on-screen hit (the most successful Hollywood musical of all time to be exact) is ‘Mamma Mia,’ and proves that the exuberant music/dance genre of film has made a comeback in style.
Popularity returning
Being a huge fan of musicals myself, it’s wonderful to see their popularity returning, and the opportunity being given to the younger generation to witness their magic. Children are now being allowed the chance to get involved themselves with the music, which perhaps is even planting the seed in their minds that they too could star in one in the future.
Reasons for escape
With credit crunching, knife crime rising at a dramatic rate, and general depressing events occurring, no one can blame us all for disappearing into the cinema for a few hours and escaping to a land of fun, where people do just burst into song for no reason. Their land is perfect, and everything runs smoothly, compared to the world that we live in. Musicals appear to be here to stay, and I for one am ecstatic about it.
