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Two LA based comedians, Becky Feldman (Too Stupid to Live) and Diana Wright (Cocktails for Two), review their shared love of ballet and the early 2000 mega-classic Center Stage. If you love dance, comedy, and Jodie Sawyer, this podcast is for you.

Becky Feldman & Diana Wright


    • Oct 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 14 EPISODES


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    Dance Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 69:34


    Becky Feldman and Diana Wright discuss the greatest ballet show to come out of Australia - Dance Academy. It has it all - ballet, hip hop, shots of kangaroos. Travel back in time to the early 2000s to discover the greatest saga ever told about a group of Australian ballerinas.

    Black Swan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 75:26


    Becky Feldman and Diana Wright discuss the recent ballet masterpiece Black Swan. This was the biggie. We dive into a pre-Me Too world, why feet are different from hands, and how Swan Lake is always the ballet of choice when doing a ballet movie.

    First Position!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 72:25


    Becky Feldman and Diana Wright discuss the 2011 breakout documentary First Position. While it doesn't have the drama and chaos of ballet fiction, it does have tons of delicious feet shots! Check out the hardworking children that actually make up the aspiring ballerinas of today.  

    Billy Elliot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 85:07


    Becky Feldman and Diana Wright take on the ballet classic - Billy Elliot. It has it all sad dads, depressing Irish worker strife, and lots of... tap dancing? Why can't a ballet movie trust in the ballet? Deep dive into this wonderful film before we hibernate for another 1,000 years. 

    Save the Last Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 79:15


    Does a 2001 MTV movie starring Julia Stiles solve racism through dance? It does NOT! Becky Feldman and Diana Wright discuss all things Save the Last Dance. We don't want to point any fingers at whose fault this movie is mostly because Julia does enough finger pointing for all of us. 

    Flesh and Bone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 81:48


    Becky and Diana finally review the Starz masterpiece that is Flesh and Bone. It has everything you'd want in a ballet show - abusive bosses, stripping, and of course incest. As Becky so accurately said: "Flesh and Bone plied so that Tiny Pretty Things could jette."

    The Red Shoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 55:52


    Becky Feldman and Diana Wright discuss the 1948 classic The Red Shoes and maybe discover the beginning of ballet cinema? Or at least respect the final montague in Center Stage a lot more.

    Find Me in Paris - The First Two Bonkers Episodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 58:41


    Becky Feldman and Diana Wright discuss the totally insane TV show that is Find Me in Paris about a time traveling Russian princess who travels from 1805 to 2018 to study at the Paris Ballet School. Yeah, there's a lot going on and it's all absolutely perfect. 

    Tiny Pretty Things - The Full Season! Plus Center Stage Master Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 74:42


    Becky and Diana return to our roots by discussing the most recent masterclass performance of Center Stage's famous "Dance the Shit Out of It!" number. Then they try to understand the insane brilliance that is season one of Netflix's Tiny Pretty Things - the intrigue, the serial pushing, and of course, the ballet. We're about as obsessed with Tiny Pretty Things as Chicago is obsessed with ballet. If you love Riverdale and Flesh and Bone, this show is definitely for you.

    Tiny Pretty Things - First Two Episodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 71:16


    Becky and Diana review the first two episodes of Netflix's newest bonkers ballet drama Tiny Pretty Things. If you haven't watched this show, get ready for some craziness. It's trashy meets classy if ballet is classy. Find out why Chicago can't get enough of this insane ballet school.

    Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 59:22


    After an 8 month hiatus, Becky and Diana are back to review Netflix's newest dance documentary - Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker that follows the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in a performance of the Nutcracker you've never seen before.

    Center Stage 3 - Only on Lifetime

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 87:39


    LA comedians Becky Feldman and Diana Wright share their thoughts about the direct to Lifetime movie Center Stage 3. It's ballet vs. modern in the woods for some reason. And you guessed it - more Peter Gallagher.

    Center Stage 2 - Give Us More Ballet!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 86:44


    LA based comedians Becky Feldman and Diana Wright review the straight to DVD sequel to Center Stage known as Center Stage 2. Do you want less ballet, less Mandy Moore, but the same amount of Peter Gallagher? Then you should watch Center Stage 2!

    Center Stage - You Didn't Have The Feet, I Don't Have the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 100:05


    Two LA based comedians, Becky Feldman (Too Stupid to Live) and Diana Wright (Cocktails for Two), review their shared love of ballet and the early 2000 mega-classic Center Stage. If you love dance, comedy, and Jodie Sawyer, this podcast is for you.

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