Adding a little 'Magic' to the dance floor
It was 'Disney Night' for Dancing With The Stars' episode 4, season 22 that aired on 4/11/16. A pleasant surprise in this show was the inclusion of Made With Magic devices and just how often they were featured! Beginning with the opening number, seen in the picture above, Made Wtih Magic items were very evident and throughout the show an assortment of the available items was displayed. Often quite prominently. Those are the 60th Anniversary Ear Hats being worn by most of the folks in the audience. Wonder if they got to keep them?
It was great to see Disney promoting their Made With Magic line whenever the opportunity arises. The only thing missing was some sort of explanation for what all those Ear Hats, Headbands and Paintbrushes are about. Dang. Couldn't someone have dropped a word or two about those gizmos?
One of my favorite scenes involved the Paintbrush and a 60th Anniversary Ear Hat. Paige VanZant hams it up just right and Mark looks terrified by the awesome power of this durn contraption. He managed to change the pattern and transmit the change a couple of times to the Ear Hat she's holding.
Watching this interaction, I was struck by how even the pros have difficulty capturing a realistic representation of the actual LED light displays on video. Something I still don't have a good answer for, myself. The action would be easy to miss, especially considering how well lit that scene was.
The judges weren't left out of the action. Headbands for the ladies and the newest version of the Ear Hat for the guys. Len looks particularly pleased. The far end of the table look like they are still experimenting to find the best way to incorporate their new look. I don't think they found it as Carie Ann was the only one still wearing hers a couple of scenes later.
What was left out were the Magic Wand and the Mickey Glove. Still, the assortment of MWM devices was more than usually displayed. Very nice. Just too bad that those interesting devices went nameless. A proper introduction should have been in order. Maybe next time.
If you missed the original airing, try the link at the beginning of this post in a couple of weeks and see if the full episode has become available for watching online. It was a good one.