Opening Night

Today is Opening day for Baseball! So with that, I give you one of the baseball scenes in Disney movies (which is kind of surprising) "I Don't Dance" from High School Musical 2. This is a baseball influenced song with Swing, Rap, and Samba influenced. And I would die of embarrassment if someone actually played Baseball this way.

THis song was adopted



High School Musical 2 was the TV movie sequel to HSM 1. This one took place over the summer and with everyone at their jobs. Ryan (the guy in white)played by Lucas Grabeel is pushed out of his normal position at the country club where they work so he is kind of adopted by the workers. THis leads to him being in the baseball game, since they are short one player.

Chad, the African American boy played by Corbin Bleu, and Ryan are having a baseball argument on this field and they are using baseball to argue their points. It was filmed in Colorado I believe and Lucas Grabeel only had 2 pairs of pure white clothes, so he couldn't let the first get dirty. Corbin Bleu, though, got beaned at least three times.

Corbin Bleu had a hard time with this song. Not all of the actors can do hip hop (Olyesa Rulin was trained as a Ballerina for example) and Corbin Bleu apparently had trouble with the sports aspect.

The review for the song and dance number were mixed. The general consensus was "I Don't Dance" was one of the most enjoyable songs in the movie, and was a good mix of genres, but the camera work was shoddy. The tune was either "insanely Catchy" or "excruciating" (I like it, but I'm a baseball fan)

On me being a baseball fan, yes, Ryan should be thrown out for Balking (starting to throw the ball, then changing his mind. He does this with his dancing) I think it is legal but improbably for people to score get on base with the dancing movies/headstands they do. and Disney promoted this song with having Clips from baseball games, players singing/saying "I don't dance" or shots of players dancing. Clip of that below, unfortunately the first 30 seconds were cut off. But enough remains you get the gist.