Fat Bird Dances
One thing I can’t get enough of is Britain’s Got Talent. Nothing makes an afternoon pass faster than a heap of YouTube clips featuring Britain’s best and worst, punctuated by the snarky comments of Simon Cowell. My favorite clips are the underdogs that don’t seem to stand a chance and then - POW! - we get totally blown away. Take this one for instance.
I found it on YouTube under the title “Fat Bird Dances.” I wouldn’t have given it a second thought except it had the magic letters in front of it: “BGT”…Britain’s Got Talent. BGT? FAT? Solid gold. The clip turned out to be a 40-something mom who loves to bust a move while cleaning the house. As much as I wish she didn’t feel like to she had to make excuses for doing what she loves - that big girls may be overweight but they can sometimes be sexy (sigh) - she went out on that stage and fucking rocked it hard. If you ignore the jack-assery that is Simon Cowell, it is a lovely clip. I hope it inspired every fat bird to get dancin’.
(Yeah, so I wanted this to be a Rah! Fat Girl! post, but then I totally fell in love with this kid - George Sampson, the 2008 BGT winner. So amazing! A 14-year-old street dancer trying to win the cash prize to help out his family in financial straits.)
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Heeyy!!!
I dance to “Toxic” (and many others) while I clean, too..
Omg. When she did that leap, I wanted to jump up and cheer. Unfortunately I was at work, so I couldn’t. That woman is fantastic!
From comments he made last season towards the Glamazons on the American version, I believe Piers enjoys a curvier girl, which made cartoon hearts come up over my head, because he obviously liked the Glamazons a whole lot. You go, Piers. Big girls deserve the lovin’ too.
Simon is just a douchebag. Give me Piers any day.
RAWK!!!! =^_^=
Um….was there a reason my comment was not approved?
Thanks, guess it’s back to lurking from now on.
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“Sometimes you feel like a nut…”, hehe.
Sorry about that… (#*_*#) *blushes*
Basically, I was just said how awesome it was when she said, “That’s Fat Girls’ power!”. I want it on a T-Shirt!
Thanks for posting. :~)
The look on Simon’s face after she cuts loose with the “Big Girls’ Power!” line is p.r.i.c.e.l.e.s.s!!! =^_^=
Thanks for reposting your comment!
Anya is made a stunning performance, I loved her choreography! Thanks for posting the clip!