E! has been showing repeat episodes of the US reality show
The Dance Scene
, which features the best recipe for a good reality show in awhile: trash+drama+sweat+possible elimination=reluctant viewer addiction.
It's basically
Flashdance
in one 2011 half-hour (mean teacher, ragtag, angsty artists, sweatshirts worn showing one shoulder) with real people. But although I love a good jig, particularly modern street dance, and was glad to catch up with some of the graduates of the previous season of
So You Think You Can Dance
(a choreographer, a contestant), I think the show's main strength may be in its truly awesome catchphrases. After watching just two episodes (and endless E! promos), the show has yielded this brilliance:
"You gotta let it out. Break. Down. Your Walls."
"Don't (insert profanity) talk to me like that."
"So many giggles. Very little time."
"My cousin committed suicide. I really want to put my heart and soul in
this piece."
"They live to dance. Too bad life isn't choreographed."
"Dance is a fight. It's about passion."
