{"id":3765,"date":"2024-12-15T06:04:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T13:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2024-12-15T06:05:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T13:05:17","slug":"wicked-musical-facts-song-dancing-through-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wicked-musical-facts-song-dancing-through-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Musical Facts Song &#8211; Dancing Through Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dancing Through Life is sung between Fiyero, Elphaba, Galinda, Nessarose, and Boq, as well as the ensemble members. Tanz Durch Die Welt is the German version of this song, that translates to &#8220;Dance Through the World&#8221;and Jinsei o odoriakase is the Japanese version of the song.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a fan of The Wizard of Oz or want to see a moving musical about female friendship, Wicked will leave you changed for good. Whether by broomstick, flying monkey, or a walk on the yellow brick road, get to the Gershwin to see one of Broadway&#8217;s biggest blockbusters of the 21st century, <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketnetwork.lusg.net\/c\/87164\/1691289\/2322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Wicked tickets now.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Discover fun facts about the hit musical&#8217;s most popular tunes. Dancing Through Life is a song with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and is featured in the musical, Wicked. During the song, Fiyero sings about his beliefs regarding the problem with schools, and believes that people should ignore school, and live the &#8220;unexamined life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wicked Musical Song &#8211; Dancing Through Life:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The song is performed towards in the middle of the first act of the musical. Just prior to the song, Fiyero, the famed Winkie prince, arrives at Shiz University, where he meets Galinda and Boq.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NF3WEBjSE60?si=lB2ZwfEq1m8Ek9a9\" width=\"415\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Lyrics:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nFIYERO<br \/>\nThe trouble with schools is<br \/>\nThey always try to teach the wrong lessons<br \/>\nBelieve me, I&#8217;ve been kicked out<br \/>\nOf enough of them to know<br \/>\nThey want you to become less callow<br \/>\nLess shallow<br \/>\nBut I say: why invite stress in?<br \/>\nStop studying strife<br \/>\nAnd learn to live the unexamined life<\/p>\n<p>Dancing through life<br \/>\nSkimming the surface<br \/>\nGliding where turf is smooth<br \/>\nLife&#8217;s more painless<br \/>\nFor the brainless<br \/>\nWhy think too hard<br \/>\nWhen it&#8217;s so soothing<\/p>\n<p>Dancing through life<br \/>\nNo need to tough it<br \/>\nWhen you can slough it off as I do<br \/>\nNothing matters<br \/>\nBut knowing nothing matters<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s just life<br \/>\nSo keep dancing through<\/p>\n<p>Dancing through life<br \/>\nSwaying and sweeping<br \/>\nAnd always keeping cool<br \/>\nLife is fraught-less<br \/>\nWhen you&#8217;re thoughtless<br \/>\nThose who don&#8217;t try<br \/>\nNever look foolish<\/p>\n<p>Dancing through life<br \/>\nMindless and careless<br \/>\nMake sure you&#8217;re where less trouble is rife.<br \/>\nWoes are fleeting<br \/>\nBlows are glancing<br \/>\nWhen you&#8217;re dancing<br \/>\nThrough life<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So &#8211; what&#8217;s the most swankified place in town?<\/p>\n<p>GALINDA<br \/>\nThat would be the Ozdust Ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>FIYERO<br \/>\nSounds perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go down to the Ozdust Ballroom<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll meet there later tonight<br \/>\nWe can dance till it&#8217;s light<br \/>\nFind the prettiest girl<br \/>\nGive &#8216;er a whirl<br \/>\nRight on down to the Ozdust Ballroom<br \/>\nCome on &#8211; follow me<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll be happy to be there<\/p>\n<p>ALL<br \/>\nDancing through life<br \/>\nDown at the Ozdust<\/p>\n<p>FIYERO<br \/>\nIf only because dust<br \/>\nIs what we come to<\/p>\n<p>ALL<br \/>\nNothing matters<br \/>\nBut knowing nothing matters<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s just life<\/p>\n<p>FIYERO<br \/>\nSo keep dancing through<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nMiss Galinda &#8211;<br \/>\nI hope you&#8217;ll save at least one dance for me.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll be right there.<br \/>\nWaiting.<br \/>\nAll night.<\/p>\n<p>GALINDA<br \/>\nOh &#8211; that&#8217;s so kind.<br \/>\nBut you know what would be even kinder?<\/p>\n<p>See that tragically beautiful girl<br \/>\nThe one in the chair<br \/>\nIt seems so unfair<br \/>\nWe should go on a spree<br \/>\nAnd not she<br \/>\nGee<br \/>\nI know someone would be my hero<br \/>\nIf that someone were to go invite her<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nWell, maybe &#8211; I could invite her!<\/p>\n<p>GALINDA<br \/>\nOh, Biq, really?<br \/>\nYou would do that for me?<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nI would do anything for you, Miss Galinda<\/p>\n<p>GALINDA<br \/>\nSo&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>FIYERO<br \/>\nSo I&#8217;ll be picking you up around eight?<\/p>\n<p>GALINDA<br \/>\nAfter all &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;ve met one another<\/p>\n<p>FIYERO AND GALINDA<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s clear we deserve each other<\/p>\n<p>GALINDA<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re perfect<\/p>\n<p>FIYERO<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re perfect<\/p>\n<p>BOTH<br \/>\nSo we&#8217;re perfect together<br \/>\nBorn to be forever<br \/>\nDancing through life<\/p>\n<p>NESSAROSE<br \/>\nOh, Elphaba &#8211; isn&#8217;t it wonderful?<\/p>\n<p>Finally, for this one night<br \/>\nI&#8217;m about to have a fun night<br \/>\nWith this Munchkin boy<br \/>\nGalinda found for me<br \/>\nAnd I only wish there were<br \/>\nSomething I could do for her<br \/>\nTo repay her<br \/>\nElphaba, see?<br \/>\nWe deserve each other<br \/>\nAnd Galinda helped it come true<br \/>\nWe deserve each other,<br \/>\nMe and Boq<\/p>\n<p>Please, Elphaba try to understand.<\/p>\n<p>ELPHABA<br \/>\nI do<\/p>\n<p>Listen, Glinda &#8211;<br \/>\nNessa and I were talking about you just now.<\/p>\n<p>GALINDA<br \/>\nAnd I was just talking about you!<br \/>\nI thought you might want to wear this hat to the party tonight!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really, uh, sharp, don&#8217;t you think?<br \/>\nYou know black is this year&#8217;s pink<br \/>\nYou deserve each other<br \/>\nThis hat and you<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re both so smart<br \/>\nYou deserve each other<br \/>\nSo here, out of the goodness of my heart.<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nListen, Nessa.<\/p>\n<p>NESSAROSE<br \/>\nYes?<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nUh &#8211; Nessa<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve got something to confess, a<br \/>\nReason why, well &#8211;<br \/>\nWhy I asked you here tonight<br \/>\nNow I know it isn&#8217;t fair<\/p>\n<p>NESSAROSE<br \/>\nOh, Boq, I know why.<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nYou do?<\/p>\n<p>NESSAROSE<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s because I&#8217;m in this chair<br \/>\nAnd you felt sorry for me<br \/>\nWell &#8211; isn&#8217;t that right?<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nNo! No! It&#8217;s because, because,<br \/>\nBecause you are so beautiful!<\/p>\n<p>NESSAROSE<br \/>\nOh, Boq, I think you&#8217;re wonderful!<br \/>\nAnd we deserve each other<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t you see, this is our chance?<br \/>\nWe deserve each other<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t we, Boq?<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nYou know what?<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s dance.<\/p>\n<p>NESSAROSE<br \/>\nWhat?!<\/p>\n<p>BOQ<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s dance!<\/p>\n<p>ALL<br \/>\nDancing through life<br \/>\nDown at the Ozdust<br \/>\nIf only because dust<br \/>\nIs what we come to!<br \/>\nAnd the strange thing<br \/>\nYour life could end up changing<br \/>\nWhile you&#8217;re dancing<br \/>\nThrough!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"greenbold\">WICKED Musical currently playing on tour in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-los-angeles-ca-tickets.html\">Los Angeles, CA<\/a> (till Feb. 02, 2025)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketnetwork.lusg.net\/c\/87164\/1691289\/2322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy Wicked Musical Tour Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ticketnetwork.7eer.net\/c\/87164\/120057\/2322?u=https:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/en\/theatre\/tickets\/plays-and-musicals\/wicked\/c\/99001145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$50 Discount for purchases of $250 or more with Code: TNTIX, Buy Wicked Tickets!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancing Through Life is sung between Fiyero, Elphaba, Galinda, Nessarose, and Boq, as well as the ensemble members. Tanz Durch Die Welt is the German version of this song, that translates to &#8220;Dance Through the World&#8221;and Jinsei o odoriakase is the Japanese version of the song. 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