I’m not much of a fan of the Ellen DeGeneres Show (as if I would actually admit to this if I was) but I have seen enough to know rule #1 of being Ellen’s guest: to show how relaxed and fun loving you are, you have to dance! Not just dance, but bust a move, baby!
Seriously, with the exception of Kevin Bacon and Patrick Swayze, how often do we get to see celebrities dance? This is an awesome concept that Ellen should receive infinite kudos for brining into the mainstream. My only regret is that it wasn’t Oprah who invented this concept, as I would be endlessly amused watching her shake her literally-and-metaphorically gigantic moneymaker.
Observe the following two clips of Barack Obama and Chris Matthews busting a move with Ellen. One must marvel at not only the huge divide in dancing ability and style that only reinforces every racial stereotype involving rhythm I’ve ever heard, but also at how these two have communicated (through dance, mind you! DANCE!) why one’s job is to lead and the other’s job is to talk about the guy who leads. Now if only we could have a presidential debate that took place via interpretive dance…
(By the way, don't you just love how Matthews totally copped a feel on Ellen before just kind of throwing her onto the chair? That Chris Matthews—pure class all the way. HAH!)
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