MOVE Live Tour Report- A Guy’s Perspective

August 20, 2015

Though I am not a big Dancing With the Stars fan like Colleen, I was totally willing to attend a dance concert—the MOVE Live on Tour by Derek and Julianne Hough. The result was we left the performance with our eardrums drumming and our heads spinning. We arrived 3-hours early to begin our VIP experience. After some waiting around and purchasing his book, which the vendor said Derek would sign after the show, we waited still more while the two Stars were prepping to meet the VIP crowd of about 75 people.
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Finally, Derek, with his usual high-strung energy, enthusiastically greeted us and gave a speech about the MOVE theme of their concert, saying they believe that motion equals emotion, and he wanted us, who would be seated in the front section, to reflect that belief during the show by jumping out of seats when they said MOVE, pumping our fists and screaming at the top of our lungs. Julianne joined in and we lined up for a Photo Op.

Derek & Julianne Hough Photo Op

When our turn came, we hugged and shook hands. I was surprised at how young Julianne looked in person. I had to Google her age, and learned she is 27 and her brother is 30. It’s true, isn’t it, that the camera adds pounds and also years to your appearance? As we left, we were given a bag with some items and went to a restaurant next door to wait for the performance to start. That was pretty much the extent of our VIP experience.

Our seats were six rows back from the stage, and they were great. Deafening music fueled the entire show, just the way I like it. I was surprised to see that Julianne sang some songs without even dancing, and Derek also threw in some vocals for good measure. A talented supporting dance cast of ten members—five females and five males—filled up much of the stage and performed while the two stars changed costumes or needed a breather. Like most of the attendants, I’m sure, whenever Derek and Julianne were dancing with the cast, I mostly ignored the cast and fixed my eyes on the two celebrated dancers. The video below depicts elements of the show far better than any of my blurry pictures could provide.

Most of the dances were up-tempo, and infested with sharp twists and turns, even some acrobatic leaps and lifts, one after another. I was impressed with how easily dancing tells a story, conveyed simply by brief expressions and gestures. Not that I didn’t know that before, but up-close homed in that reality for me. Once in a while, the show slowed to allow Derek to wax poetic with thoughts of the following-your-dreams variety: “You don’t have to be great to get started, but you need to start to become great.” She narrated some humorous DWTS judging anecdotes, and both stars paid homage to family members who were supportive of their careers.

Their “I Can Do Anything Better Than You” competition/banter was funny and they both clearly compare themselves to Donny and Marie Osmond, featuring a photo of them for a few moments during the show. Even in his book, he says that when he and his siblings began dancing classes at a studio, it was like they were “the blond Osmonds.” Two years ago, I actually attended the Osmonds’ concert in Vegas and I confess I enjoyed it more for different reasons, but the MOVE show was definitely stratosphere-high in terms of energy, adrenaline, music, and noise.

After the concert we tried to get into a line for Derek’s book signature, but to our dismay, the line stretched across the entire lobby floor and back around, so we decided to head home, safe in the knowledge that an up-close and personal digital picture (seen above) was forthcoming. If you get the chance to see a MOVE performance in your area, don’t hesitate to get tickets. You will have a great time!

Brad

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August 20, 2015

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