There was a time when I would hold my breath during the end of "Billy Elliot" waiting for the beautifully arched final leap of the elder Billy, played by Adam Cooper. Cooper (pictured) seems to have lost the intensity and passion that he could once have portrayed in a single leap.
Director, Choreographer and Star Adam Cooper's new show "Shall We Dance" fails to deliver any type of plot or concept. The show is a 2 hour rag-taggle collection of dances loosely based on the idea that Cooper's character travels around the world falling in love with various girls always missing the right one.
Cooper's talent as a choreographer is hit and miss. Act 1 is heavy-handed, awkward and quite dull, Lorraine Stewart shines amongst the painfully clumsy dance routines, bring grace and beauty to the Viennese Waltz scene.
Act 2 certainly picks up the pace and an element of fun is added to the show. The bright, colourful and fun dance scenes set in Asia and Texas are simple, elegant and enjoyable. The final "slaughterhouse scene" is a bit odd but Sarah Wildor's performance lifts the bizzare scene.
Overall I was left feeling a bit non-plussed, the show didn't seem to effect me at all which in retrospect is really quite sad, I would have preferred hating it than feeling nothing.
http://www.sadlerswells.com/show/Adam-Coopers-Shall-We-Dance
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