Well Arlene, Craig and Bruno seem to think so (not so sure about Len). Also Flavia said on ITT that this is one the things that makes a good dance.
But I'm not convinced and so am interested in other views. Personally, the words "it told a story" provoke much the same reaction in me as the words "he/she has been on a journey" do in others. I'd rather watch a stylish or emotional waltz, say, than one which attempts to tell a story, since often the latter results in lot of twee posturing.
However, I think there are probably some dances where an underlying narrative helps. For example the paso doble, and to a lesser extent the tango.
And just to be clear, I do appreciate it when the choreography takes account of the song lyrics. I was watching Paul Killick & Hanna Karttunen's jive to Hello Dolly on youtube the other day and that was a good example of lyrics/music and choreography coming together. However I wouldn't call it a story as such.
So what do you think? Do you like a dance with a good narrative and if so do you have any examples where this was done well?
But I'm not convinced and so am interested in other views. Personally, the words "it told a story" provoke much the same reaction in me as the words "he/she has been on a journey" do in others. I'd rather watch a stylish or emotional waltz, say, than one which attempts to tell a story, since often the latter results in lot of twee posturing.
However, I think there are probably some dances where an underlying narrative helps. For example the paso doble, and to a lesser extent the tango.
And just to be clear, I do appreciate it when the choreography takes account of the song lyrics. I was watching Paul Killick & Hanna Karttunen's jive to Hello Dolly on youtube the other day and that was a good example of lyrics/music and choreography coming together. However I wouldn't call it a story as such.
So what do you think? Do you like a dance with a good narrative and if so do you have any examples where this was done well?
