Breeze Blues Comp

[Yliander]

You could even be the first

UK OPEN BLUES CHAMPION

The competition will be held over the course of the weekend in the Cyclone Dance Zone.

Registration for the competition will be accepted on site at no extra charge.

this caught my eye on the Breeze website - but couldn't find any further information about it - any chance of some addition details.....

[drathzel]

this caught my eye on the Breeze website - but couldn't find any further information about it - any chance of some addition details.....

:yeah: like categories and rules?

[WittyBird]

this caught my eye on the Breeze website - but couldn't find any further information about it - any chance of some addition details.....

:yeah: but didnt anyone tell you it was on Yli? :rolleyes:

[SilverFox]

this caught my eye on the Breeze website - but couldn't find any further information about it - any chance of some addition details.....

No details have been finalised as yet.

The following info is only to be used as a rough guide. So I'd suggest you don't start picking it to pieces just yet. :rolleyes:
(fat chance of that......:sick: )


There will be only one category.

Warm up track 60 seconds and 1 Track 3-4 mins for heats on Saturday.
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2 Tracks for Semi and Finals on Sunday.
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Music will be anywhere between 70–100 bpm.
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You will be allowed no more than 2 moves where both feet leave the floor above knee height and couples will be marked down for exceeding this ruling. Couples will also be marked down if aerial moves hinder connection and musicality throughout the dance.
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Judges will be looking for (in order of importance) – Connection, Musical Interpretation, Synchronicity, Technical Ability & Presentation.

This is a Blues competition so whilst different dance styles can feature as an influence to their Blues style the dance genre is ultimately Blues not WCS. <o:p></o:p>

[MartinHarper]

Apologies for picking, but I'm genuinely curious.


Music will be anywhere between 70–100

Will it be Blues music, or will it be any music that might be played at an event like Utopia or a Ceroc chillout room or a Southport blues room?


This is a Blues competition so whilst different dance styles can feature as an influence to their Blues style the dance genre is ultimately Blues not WCS.

What defines Blues varies a lot from person to person, so I can imagine this rule causing you problems. Are you planning to go into any more detail about what makes Blues Blues? By way of example, here's a description that seems to be commonly used in the US, attributed to Damon Stone and Heidi Fite:


The Blues Aesthetic

The common thread that unites all dances historic and contemporary is the blues aesthetic. This mode of movement epitomizes the defining elements of Blues music in movement. Based on the Africanist movement principles, they have morphed through exposure to European dances and music forms to create a unique blend that can only be called American.

1. An athletic, grounded, "Earth as Center" or "get-down" body posture and movement, characterized by the weight being held on the balls of the feet, the knees bent over the balls of the feet, the hips pushed back, and the front of the shoulders or the sternum pitched forward over the knees. In this posture a dancer should be able to step in any direction without having to shift their body first.

2. An asymmetry and polyphonic look/feel to the body, characterized by an equality of body parts. No limb or part is given precedence over another, but they all work together both in a simultaneous and serialized fashion. The center of "energy", focus and even weight shifting moves through various parts of the body; polycentric.

3. Rhythmic movement. Not just auditory but visual. Rather than a single rhythm being used in/with the body mutiple meters or rhythms are used. Articulated movement in the torso (chest, rib cage, pelvis, butt) identifying and emphasizing different rhythms.

4. Improvisation between dancers and on their own movements. All based, no... entrenched in the rhythm of the music.

5. A drawing of the beats, dancing in the space between the beats, pushing and pulling creating a sense of tension both in the body and the body moving through space, while remaining loose and relaxed. The sense of moving through molasses or mud. A relaxed, lazy element to the interaction with the tempo and beats of a song, as if it doesn't matter if you are late, but somehow without seeming to rush always being on time.

(example source: Yehoodi.com (http://www.yehoodi.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?=&p=843672) )