Soccer moms, watch out. Pretty soon, the ballroom dance parents will be beating you out for supreme yelly status, screaming from the sidelines as their kids quick-step, waltz and mambo their way to ribbons, trophies and into the finals: "Pivot! Twirl! Extended toe! No spaghetti arms!" And even better, all this will all be captured on a new TV show.
OK, not really. We all know ballroom performers and audiences (and I assume, parents) are far more dignified to yell and scream, especially if they are in the UK and especially if they are being featured on the new British show Baby Ballroom: The Championship. The new television show will seek out the UK's top 14 ballroom dancing couples under the age of 12, and will the seven best who advance into the finals. Baby Ballroom will also feature celebs from the ballroom biz that who've crossed over to big and small screen fame, including judge Pierre Dulaine, the inspiration behind the Antonio Banderas film Take the Lead.
Honestly, after reading quotes from some of the hardcore competitive kids -- like this one from 10-year old Welsh dancer Elena about her nine-year old counterpart Lloyd: “I love to dance. It makes me really happy. I
can’t wait for my dance lessons every week and dancing with Lloyd is
great fun." -- I hope this fun-sounding, kid-spotlighting, family show makes it across the pond soon.
