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I was finally able to catch Bravo’s new dance show, Step It Up and Dance, tonight during its first showing. The nice thing about Bravo is that they rerun shows a lot, so I’ve been able to watch the first two episodes as well.
This show is definitely starting to grow on me and I really enjoyed this third episode.
SIUAD (as I shall hereafter call it…pretty ugly acronym if you ask me but the whole title is too long to type) follows the tried and true Bravo reality competition show formula that started with Project Runway. The host is a model/actress type, there is a middle-aged male mentor, and several judges– 2 fixed the others rotating. There is generally some sort of fast challenge in the first part of the show which will determine things such as teams and immunity for the second, longer elimination challenge. Someone is eliminated each week, but not before the show’s proprietary goodbye catchphrase and final instructions by the hostess. Project Runway and Top Chef have pretty utilitarian final instructions to the effect of “now go pack up your shit (i.e., knives/sewing supplies) and leave.” SIUAD’s is the painfully contrived, “It’s time for your last dance.”
SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN EPISODE THREE AND DO NOT WISH TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHO WAS ELIMINATED
Dear readers, enjoy….
Il tango della banana!!
Thank you to my alert sister for calling this awesome awesomeness to my attention. Un bacione!!
Tango della banana (original Italian lyrics, transcription help from my hubby)
Tango, tango gentil della banana
D’Importazione assai lontana
Che madre natura in gran misura ti fa sbocciar
Frutto, frutto squisito e prelibato dal gusto fine e delicato
Di cui ne van pazze donne e ragazze del mondo inter
Dolce banana sudafricana che rendi cara la vita meno amara
Al tuo apparire fai scomparire quel malumore che t’avvelena il core
Con strana vision, con consolazion, il benedetto frutto diletto
di cui son bramoso, goloso di te
Tango of the Banana (English translation, by me)
Tango, sweet banana tango
Imported from so far away
Where Mother Nature makes you bloom in large measure
Fruit, exquisite and delicious fruit, with such a refined and delicate taste
For which the women and girls of the entire world go crazy
Sweet South African fruit, you make life less bitter
When you appear, the frustration that poisons your heart disappears
Such a strange vision, such consolation, the blessed and prized fruit
Of which I am desirous, greedy for you
