Dance John, Dance!
Movie star, John Travolta, started his career off as a member of the Sweathogs on the tv show Welcome Back, Kotter. Then, he boogied onto the silver screen with two big hits of the ’70s — Saturday Night Fever and Grease. (Full disclosure: I have not seen Saturday Night Fever but, I have listened to the soundtrack many times.)
He even spurred a nationwide country music and fashion craze with his two-stepping dance moves in Urban Cowboy.
He hit a lull in the ’80s with the exception of the sequel to Saturday Night Fever, Staying Alive, and Look Who’s Talking. But it wasn’t until Pulp Fiction that his career took off again. Who can forget his prize-winning dance scene with Uma Thurman?
Based on this information, I have concocted a half-baked theory that the secret to John Travolta’s success lies within his dance moves. Stop and think about it: how many of his movies does he sway, sashay or shake, even if it is for a moment? And every time — a hit movie is made.
In fact, his moves are so legendary, he even coaxed Princess Diana onto the dance floor at the White House.
Even today, fans are going crazy for his father-daughter dance on a star-studded Super Bowl ad for Scotts Miracle Grow.
As Martha Stewart said, “He’s still got it.”
So happy birthday John Travolta! And wherever you are, may you be dancing.