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Have You Seen This? That big boy can move
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At halftime during a recent game, the Arizona Rattlers dancers performed a routine that was pretty typical. Girls dancing to loud music on the 50-yard line. All seemed to be in order, until a massive man in full pads joins the dancing group and cuts a rug. - photo by John Clyde
John Clyde
KSL
Published: Aug 20, 2015, 11:09 PM
DANCE NATION Football season is so close we can almost taste it. Let's not pretend like we haven't been counting down the days and preparing our stomachs for the vast amounts of brats and nachos they're about to consume.

What you probably haven't been doing is filling the football void in your life with Arena Football. Sure, the idea of mixing football and hockey seems crazy, but the AFL can actually be entertaining and it also features amazing things like this.

At halftime during a recent game, the Arizona Rattlers dancers performed a routine that was pretty typical. Girls dancing to loud music on the 50-yard line. All seemed to be in order, until a massive man in full pads joins the dancing group and cuts a rug.

Big number 75 jumps in there and he's amazing. When I first watched it, my jaw dropped and I found myself cheering on this massive dancing lineman. Not only can this guy stop a charging linebacker in his tracks, but he can also do the splits and dance like a pro.

SPOILER ALERT

After this I had to look more into who this number 75 was and how big the Arizona Rattlers roster had him listed. Well, I found out his name is Oscar Hernandez and he is not a football player.

Hernandez is a professional dancer and choreographer for Pro Action Dance. The company does choreography for pro teams and apparently they do a bang up job.

While finding out the burley man isn't actually a player, but a dancer may ruin the magic for some of you, it doesn't for me. At the end of the day, Hernandez is still a huge fella that can pull off those moves in full pads. Pretty impressive if you ask me.
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Have You Seen This? Street musician slays with clarinet
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Better than almost every face-melting guitar or drum solo. - photo by Facebook video screenshot
Martha Ostergar
KSL.com
Updated: Dec 30, 2018, 5:00 PM
Published: Dec 29, 2018, 1:57 PM

THE BIG EASY — Yeah, yeah, we all know that New Orleans is stuffed to the gills will incredible musicians.

But knowing that fact and then hearing that fact are two different things. You can step into any number of jazz clubs on any given night on Bourbon Street, and you’ll probably be impressed with virtually every act. Or you can sit at home on your comfy couch and watch this featured video.

In the video, you’ll see a woman who is in the groove. She is swinging hard, and wailing on her clarinet with a practiced expertise that makes it sounds so easy.

From note one you’ll be drawn in; your appreciation will grow with every second, and then your face will melt off when you realize how incredible she really is.

If you’ve never played a woodwind or a brass, you may not know everything that comes with a performance like this. Lung capacity and breath control are huge factors in keeping your notes clear and loud, and hitting those high notes is especially difficult.

So when this woman hits that high note and holds it for several seconds, you know you’re dealing with an exceptional musician. It means she has worked hard for years to develop skill on top of her natural talent, and we get to benefit.

It kinda makes you wonder how we let people get away with mumble rap and autotune when talent like this exists in the world.

I wish this video were longer, and I wish I had more information about this woman, but as it is, we’ll just have to appreciate the little flavor of New Orleans jazz posted by the Facebook group Clarinet Life.

Martha Ostergar is a writer who delights in the ridiculous that internet serves up, which means she's more than grateful that she gets to cruise the web for amazing videos to highlight for your viewing pleasure.
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