Solid Gold Dancers on Paula Abdul Dance Show

On the “Live to Dance” show tonight, there were contestants of all ages and skill levels. Three of the most memorable were a trio of  Solid Gold Dancers from the 1980s show.

Judge Paula Abdul was in tears telling the ladies how she used to watch Solid Gold whenever it was on as she was growing up. She told them that they were such an inspiration.
Yet, that was not enough to earn the Solid Gold dancers enough gold stars to move on to the experts’ short list.  At least, not at first.
Paula Abdul gave them a gold star to begin with, but judges Kimberly Wyatt and Travis Payne gave them red stars.
But, possibly moved by Paula’s speech, Travis changed his mind and gave them a gold star, allowing them to move on.
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Live To Dance - Premiere Review

Oh Paula, oh Paula…how your fans missed you. Our wait is over, as Paula returned to our airwaves January 4,  on CBS’s Live to Dance, a real dance competition, unlike some others we know.  If you’re a fan of competition dance, this show did not disappoint.  Those of us who were embroiled in the Dancing With The Stars controversy are pleased to see that  Live to Dance clearly defined itself from the opening sequence:  it is looking for the best dance act, and by best, they mean the act that breaks barriers and gives us something we’ve never seen before. A tall order, but we know the journey on which we embark.

The premiere night gave us auditions from L.A. and New York, with an hour devoted to each city. The auditions were pre-produced and pre-packaged in front of a studio audience; some were full 30 second auditions, while others were shown in lightning speed montage sequences, along with a quick clip of some injuries and snafus (always fun). Live to Dance moves at an extremely fast pace, keeping  the contestant back stories and judge bantering to a bare minimum. If you blinked you would have missed an audition.
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