Saturday, February 21, 2009

dance, ann...dance!


miss ann reinking, ladies and gentlemen. you can't talk me out of her. such a snappy-eyed, quick, bright, brown-eyed-susan, lithe, long-limbed girl she is. her toes and heels strike like gentle bullets. her voice rasps with a worldly sensuality, yet somehow retains a fairylike innocence. her complexion is ivory clean, her angles sharp and razor keen. she is electric living proof that you don't have to be a blonde 'dance ten, looks three' type in order to completely steal a show. i chose this magazine cover to showcase for a few reasons... mainly, because i didn't have a dvd of 'all that jazz' to screen capture from. and i liked the obviously dated look to it; the cover, i mean. and ann looks great. the date on the cover tells us its from 1978...when she was starring in 'dancin'.' a revue, i think the correct term might be. i must admit, i didn't see it ... i was only six years old.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Almadora,
I had the good fortune to stage Ann's concert "One More Song One More Dance" at Carnegie Hall back in the 70's. The experience was, and is, indelible. Daily, she brought joy and intelligence into the room. I'm so glad to read your generous words about her.

lucynell2 said...

Wow! She is absolutely sublime.