For her freestyle, Bristol is dancing to “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago (25). She’s not only never seen that show, but never seen any Broadway show, so she’s worried. Was Mark not permitted to show her the movie, even? The routine starts and ends with a jail cell (or, if you read Sarah Palin’s lips, a “cage”) and in between there’s some chair work, and a whole bit with a very long scarf which saves Bristol from too many intricate steps. It’s not horrible, exactly, it’s just not very exciting. I feel like it was created as a way to further distract from what isn’t there. None of this is Bristol’s fault, by the way. Bruno points out how iconic this number is, and says Bristol made a “good attempt”. Carrie Ann is impressed with the cage dancing, but points out how stylized Fosse is; of course, Bristol probably doesn’t know who that is. Len thought it was great. Oh, Len. You know, part of me just really needs to know if Mark sat her down and showed her the movie version of Chicago and, if they had time, All That Jazz, starring Roy Scheider as a thinly veiled version of Bob Fosse. Seems like a no-brainer to give her some inspiration and insight. But I don’t think it happened, and more’s the pity.
