日本電影《東京鐵塔》裏有一幕令我印象深刻：已婚熟女喜美子不甘像一個普通的家庭婦女那樣生活而毅然參加了舞蹈班，學習弗拉門戈舞。學成表演的當天，她是舞台上的領舞人。她舉手投足之間展現出的氣質令台下所有人都為她傾倒。
舞蹈，就是有一種魔力，無論是優雅的芭蕾，剛健的弗拉門戈，奔放的桑巴，或是激情的探戈，我們都能從舞者揮灑的汗水和扭動的身姿裏感受到一種生命的呐喊。這也是為什麼現在的電視舞蹈節目那麼受歡迎的原因。看著別人在台上盡情舞動，我們也不由得晃動一下自己的身子，動作或許難看，但是我們並不介意，因為那是生命最原始的脈動。
——Mac
Let’s call it “1)So You Think You Can Dance with the Stars of America’s Best Dance Crew.” “Burn the Floor”， the 2)electrifying Latin and 3)Ballroom dance 4)spectacular that has thrilled audiences in over 30 countries， is 5)populated with international ballroom champions. While there’s only about 15 ounces of collective body fat onstage， there’s also about 15 ounces of imagination.
“Burn the Floor” has been touring internationally for 10 years. The program， first created for 6)Elton John’s 50th birthday celebration in 1997， stormed its way onto stages around the world in 1998 and has became the biggest touring dance show in the world， selling over 3 million tickets， from the Royal Albert Hall in London， Radio City Music Hall in New York to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. It has a 7)tacky disco ball that descends periodically from the ceiling， two8)sprawling drum sets (with live drummers) on a platform above a virtually bare stage， two singers with hand 9)mics， one saxophone player， one violinist and what sounds like a whole lot of 10)synthesizers.
On dance TV shows， tension is whipped up by competitive contestants. In nightclubs， the audience is softened up with alcohol. This means people cannot truly focus on dance. However， when it comes to “Burn the Floor”， things are different. On stage， the show， directed and 11)choreographed by Australian Jason Gilkison， takes audiences on a journey through the passionate drama of dance. The elegance of the Viennese Waltz， the 12)exuberance of 13)Jive， the intensity of the 14)Paso Doble—audiences can experience them all， as well as the 15)Tango，16)Samba， 17)Mambo， 18)Quickstep， and 19)Swing. It’s Ballroom dance with a sexy 21st century 20)edge.
The women tend to have beautiful 21)taffy22)torsos， extended limbs and backless dresses that linger lovingly over plenty of butt 23)cleavage. Long hair and 24)fringe go whipping around with the snap of push-pull partnering and the contrary-motion 25)swivels of direction.