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  • Michael Parmenter March 10, 2011 at 9:31pm
    I was stoked to see AO and Brandon go up on stage in front of the class and perform this new style of dance. Also, Winters did a great job regardless of his surgery. That just goes to show the class and society that Winters is not afraid of teaching and getting down and dirty. I also like how this displays his attitude towards life and how people should not be afraid of stage fright and should face their fears of thinking what people say about you.
  • Christopher Sangkyun Park March 9, 2011 at 9:57pm
    Truly displays the fun and spontaneity of the class and Winter.
  • Emily Lee March 2, 2011 at 4:38pm
    I thought this was such a fun day in class. I was impressed by everyone that went on stage to go dance in front of 550 people. I think Winter should have let students do some different types of dance. The Cat Daddy was funny but a lot of people, or at least myself, had no idea what that was going into class. We should have stuck to dances that more people know and could do, even if they're pretty old like the jerk or dougie.
  • Andrew Cutrow March 2, 2011 at 5:42am
    I thought the entire lecture was very fun. Robert Winter's willingness to throw himself into the dance kept my interest throughout the lecture. I think he knew that he would look somewhat foolish trying to do this dance but he seemed to embrace it and entertain as usual.
  • Kelly Ronimus February 23, 2011 at 6:19pm
    This was so funny! I think Professor Winter was especially excited to show off his dance moves :)
  • Jacob Adler February 21, 2011 at 2:44pm

    As for why we have such sharp generational divides, maybe it stems from fear of aging. We want there to be a generational divide to feel better about ourselves, pretend that we wont age, and highlight the differences between our culture and that of a previous generation. It is inevitable that our physical health, upward social mobility, and even mental abilities will eventually wane over time so the more distant we are with the older generation the better we think of ourselves. What do you think?

     

    To answer the first question, I think it was the combination of Professor Winter's attributes that made his dance funny. He seemed to be the least likely person to represent the background music video. It was not only the fact that he is older than the other dancers, but also the fact that he is Caucasian, a professor, and recovering from hip surgery. I think everyone expected him to fail at the Cat Daddy and thus people were laughing not only at the hypocrisy, but also as "schadenfraude" - laughing at someone else's misfortune. People also might have laughed out of surprise that Professor Winter was actually pretty good at the modern dance move.

  • Hyun Jo Kim February 12, 2011 at 10:17pm

    Yeah, who would've thought that Proffesor Winters would've started to join too?

    Caught me completely by surprise.

     

    Gotta say though, watching a person of an older generation attempting to do these "modern" dances is quite awesome. Props to Prof. Winters!

  • Michelle Yoon February 11, 2011 at 8:01pm
    The best part is when Professor Winter does the catdaddy dance! He is so funny. The other teachers should have joined :)
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