Julianne Hough on Leno Monday

Julianne Hough was at Leno at her radiant best, promoting the "Footloose" remake. Now, I understand that there's a controversy about the remake (basically amounting to, "some classics are too good to be redone". It's cool that they mention "Better Off Dead", which truly could NOT be redone).

Ultimately it comes down to whether or not the controversy about sexy dancing has relevance in 2011. Now, when Hough as Ariel shows how sexy dancing is done, that could be controversial. Just her abs above those shorts could be controversial. The clip was incendiary.

And this review says "And in a lot of ways, Brewer has improved on the original. It's dirtier, grittier, steamier, sexier, and that's all the aesthetic stamp of a man who grew up in the South and previously brought us "Hustle & Flow" and "Black Snake Moan."

That (and Julianne) is good enough for me.























And in case you want to remember what she's capable of: