Cut Loose…Footloose

A little known fact about me is that I was once a dance teacher.  I was once a part of the largest clogging studio (now that you are finished chuckling, clogging is a form of dance in spite of what the So You Think You Can Dance judges say) in Utah.  I used to study Michael Jackson and incorporate trademark moves into my choreography.  I also enjoyed the old dance classics like Dirty Dancing and Footloose.  When I heard that Footloose was being remade and that two professional dancers would be playing the lead roles, I worried that they wouldn’t be able to portray the fire that Kevin Bacon brought to the big screen.  So I made a point of seeing the film in its opening weekend.  And I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw.

…Like There’s No Tomorrow

Over the weekend I proudly attended my first ever red carpet event.  It wasn’t the type with nationally televised interviews or designer ball gowns.  Instead it was the type with beanies, beards, and professional skiers.  That’s because I attended the world premier of Warren Miller’s newest film, Like There’s No Tomorrow.