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Episode 281 of The Menace Podcast<\/em> was a heated affair, as host Dennis \u201cThe Menace\u201d James invited bodybuilding legend Melvin Anthony to continue an escalating debate with Milos Sarcev, concerning the polarizing detail of dancing on stage.<\/p>\n Milos Sarcev, who is a former Mr. Universe, has long criticized dancing as being an unwelcome distraction to presenting the best possible physique, and in a recent Instagram post to promote Episode 280, he and Anthony had an exchange of words in the comment section, after Dennis James chose Melvin Anthony as the guy he felt most embodied competitive bodybuilding. Of course, \u201cMarvelous\u201d Melvin Anthony is one of the most famous examples of a bodybuilder that liked to dance across the stage, leading the man they call \u201cThe Mind\u201d to write<\/a>; \u201cYou know I love you\u2026and think (the) world of you\u2026but you still thought about routine and entertainment much more than showing strengths of your physique.\u201d<\/p>\n With Anthony being part of Episode 281, the war of words continued during the podcast. \u201cThe Marvelous One\u201d retired in 2010, but was winning shows right up until that point, and so he explained to Sarcev that being on stage was all about being the person that \u201cmoves his body and presents his best physique in a way that is unmatched.\u201d Anthony cited John Brown as a great example of a competitor that took choreography from other bodybuilders in order to make a beautiful routine.<\/p>\n \u201cFluidity and movement has nothing to do, with really judging bodybuilding shows<\/a>,\u201d answered Sarcev. \u201cThat\u2019s a talent,\u201d he added, doubling down on his assertion that being dramatic has nothing to do with hitting a pose. During the show, Anthony brought up the fact fact that even Sarcev had taken lessons from John Brown, who was known for grooving on stage, but couldn\u2019t take to his teaching. \u201cIt was not me. It\u2019s not bodybuilding. I couldn\u2019t do it,\u201d shared Sarcev.<\/p>\n Melvin Anthony also said that, for him, dancing never got in the way of the technicalities. \u201cI always did one to two minutes of fluent movement of every pose of my strengths, to display it in a way to take your journey,\u201d he explained. However, Sarcev was still not convinced and suggested that dance routines often meant that Anthony ran out of time to do an optimal number of poses.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIf I didn\u2019t show the body, how did I place the way I did?\u201d asked the 2004 IFBB Night of Champions winner,\u00a0 noting that all bodybuilders must put together a routine of \u201cmuscle and movement.\u201d<\/p>\n To see the full episode, where Dennis James and Jose Raymond gave their own hot takes on the matter of muscle and musicality, plus a discussion on the latest news and happenings in the world of bodybuilding, see below.<\/p>\nMelvin Anthony Responds to Milos Sarcev Dissing His Dance Routines<\/h2>\n