Just watched Step Up 2: The Streets a while ago and it hit me. The male lead role was actually the football goalie and Viola's (played by Amanda Bynes) ex-boyfriend Justin in She's The Man. The blond rugged hair, big eyes and sarcastic smile are what gave him away. Robert Hoffman.
And it hit me again. Both male lead roles in She's The Man can actually dance. And both of them starred in the Step Up movie franchises. Channing Tatum, the guy who played Duke Orsino, was the male lead role in the first Step Up film.
When I thought these guys have already impressed me with their football skills, they happen to have more up their sleeves.
She's The Man movie poster
Hoffman as Cornwall's Captain and Goalie
Tatum as Illyria's Captain and Striker
Step Up movie poster
Tatum as Tyler Gage, the rebel street dancer
Step Up 2: The Streets movie poster
Hoffman as the elite pro-turned-street dancer Chase Collins
Football (but I'm used to calling it Soccer) and Dance. Well these are just some of the things I do aside from academics. Though I may not play and dance professionally (blame it on the acads :p), still it doesn't stop me from dancing when opportunity arises or from taking up Soccer as my Physical Education class for a semester. And I definitely prefer these two than hitting the gym. Some kickin' and dancin' can go a long way in helping you shape up and maintain your figure or even just simply keeping you healthy. There's just something with gyms that I find unappealing. Maybe it's just my own observation where most of the time guys do their own thing and with earphones plugged in their ears (no offense for those who go to the gym!) unless they have friends who work out with them (then THAT would be fun:D). Or maybe for the fact that gym exercises are too static for my taste -everything is just constrained, timed, counted, etc. Routines.
In addition, I'm sure playing soccer and dancing has a lot to do with improving our hand-eye-body coordination than working out in the gym :))). It also lets us release our creative juices or work our brains out in all those choreographies and game strategies. Play a music and no two persons will dance to the beat alike. Observe a soccer match and you'll see something full of movement, contingencies and reflexes -which is definitely far from what you call static.
These two are similar in a way. Soccer is just like ballet or any type of dance. It's about footwork. And when you think that you're competing with other people every time you dance or play ball, you're actually competing with yourself to give your best shot in the limited time you're given to showcase your talent.
And that's the drive I'm looking for in which I couldn't just see in gyms :)
*photo credits to Yahoo! Movies.