Scary, stary, hairy, Irishman Dave Callan takes to the stage in the Ballroom at the Lithuanian Club in North Melbourne and the audience gasps in disappointment. His arm is in a sling. It's broken.
This is a blow to an audience who had hoped to see this Billy Connolly doppelgänger bust some moves.
Thankfully it's all a ruse and Callan soon discards his sling, his backing dancers join him and we get a quick summary of dancing through the ages, from whatever it is that cavemen did (Walk The Dinosaur?) through the daintiness of Tudor dancing all the way up to the subtlety and finesse of Twerking.
Callan is accompanied throughout by two professional dancers - Clare Nica and Melissa Bruce - who gamely dress in some ridiculous costumes and join-in the more ridiculous and sillier aspects of the show. The night on which I saw the show there was a brave attempt at that moment from 'Dirty Dancing' which was breathtaking.
A word of warning to anyone sitting in the front row - there will be pelvic thrusting and it may be directed toward you. Try to remain calm. I just laughed hysterically and then got compared to Kenny Loggins.
This is a funny, energetic and surprising show. The very fact that this statuesque, gangly and hirsute man can work his way through so many dances, culminating in some impressive pole work is nothing short of impressive.
I saw this on the last night of the current run, but am assured it will return at MICF 2014 so would urge you to see it.
This is a blow to an audience who had hoped to see this Billy Connolly doppelgänger bust some moves.
Thankfully it's all a ruse and Callan soon discards his sling, his backing dancers join him and we get a quick summary of dancing through the ages, from whatever it is that cavemen did (Walk The Dinosaur?) through the daintiness of Tudor dancing all the way up to the subtlety and finesse of Twerking.
Callan is accompanied throughout by two professional dancers - Clare Nica and Melissa Bruce - who gamely dress in some ridiculous costumes and join-in the more ridiculous and sillier aspects of the show. The night on which I saw the show there was a brave attempt at that moment from 'Dirty Dancing' which was breathtaking.
A word of warning to anyone sitting in the front row - there will be pelvic thrusting and it may be directed toward you. Try to remain calm. I just laughed hysterically and then got compared to Kenny Loggins.
This is a funny, energetic and surprising show. The very fact that this statuesque, gangly and hirsute man can work his way through so many dances, culminating in some impressive pole work is nothing short of impressive.
I saw this on the last night of the current run, but am assured it will return at MICF 2014 so would urge you to see it.
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