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=== Description === | |||
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Thunderdance is a theatrical show consisting of Irish music and dance. A TV advertisement shown in'' [[D.W., Dancing Queen]]'' describes it as an “Irish Step-Dancing Extravaganza”. D.W. and Binky watch the advertisement and it gives them the idea to do a dance presentation for project day.</span></p> | |||
The advertisement mentions the following acts: | <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The advertisement mentions the following acts:</span></p> | ||
*'''O’Kelly and the Weasel''': a rat in a green suit and a woman (not a weasel) in a weasel costume | *<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">'''O’Kelly and the Weasel''': a rat in a green suit and a woman (not a weasel) in a weasel costume</span> | ||
*''' | *<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">'''A Great Big Potato''': a person dressed up as a potato</span> | ||
*'''The Queen of the Mist''': a monkey with long brown hair in a green dress | *<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">'''The Queen of the Mist''': a monkey with long brown hair in a green dress</span> | ||
*'''The Prince of the Dance''': a bare-chested blond aardvark in a white vest | *<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">'''The Prince of the Dance''': a bare-chested blond aardvark in a white vest</span> | ||
== | === Trivia === | ||
<gallery> | * Thunderdance is a parody of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverdance Riverdance], a stage show that originated as an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest and went on to become one of the most successful dance productions in the world. Like Thunderdance it combined modernized Irish folk music and folk dancing. | ||
* The “Prince of the Dance” references former Riverdance member Michael Flatley who started his own stage show called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Dance_(musical) Lord of the Dance]. It became Riverdance’s biggest rival. He often performedwearing a vest without a shirt. | |||
<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><gallery> | |||
0804b 01 Thunderdance.jpg|The chorus line | 0804b 01 Thunderdance.jpg|The chorus line | ||
0804b 02 OKelly and Weasel.jpg|O'Kelly and the Weasel | 0804b 02 OKelly and Weasel.jpg|O'Kelly and the Weasel | ||
0804b_03 Potato.jpg| | 0804b_03 Potato.jpg|A Great Big Potato | ||
0804b_04 Prince of the Dance.jpg|The Prince of the Dance | 0804b_04 Prince of the Dance.jpg|The Prince of the Dance (no celebrities were harmed) | ||
0804b_05 Prince and Queen.jpg|The Prince and the Queen of the Mist | |||
0804b_05 Prince and Queen.jpg|The Prince and the Queen | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | === Appearances === | ||
[[D.W., Dancing Queen|080402 D.W., Dancing Queen]] TV advertisment | |||
[[Kiss and Tell|080902 Kiss and Tell]] mentioned by D.W. | |||
[[Category:Plays]] | [[Category:Plays]] | ||
[[Category:Pop Culture References]] | [[Category:Pop Culture References]] | ||
