Move of the week

[Lee Bartholomew]

Some have prob seen the American WCS'ers Move of the Week on youtube.

Was thinking of doing something along the same lines. Taking a small camera or mobile to freestyles and weekenders and getting variuos forumites to demo and explain their fave move, throwing them on youtube and listing them in a thread.

Anyone up for it?

I'll kick it off when I get mobile again.

[MartinHarper]

Sounds fun. Should be a blog or website, though, as well as posts on this forum.

[Lee Bartholomew]

Sounds fun. Should be a blog or website, though, as well as posts on this forum.

Was thinking that but would see how it goes first before throwing time and effort in to doing a site.

[MartinHarper]

Was thinking that but would see how it goes first before throwing time and effort in to doing a site.

Get a buffer of videos before you get started, though. It'll give you the opportunity to take a break, or cope with illness or whatever. Nothing worse than a "x of the week" concept that slowly degenerates into "x of the month" and then "x of the year.

[Lee Bartholomew]

Get a buffer of videos before you get started, though. It'll give you the opportunity to take a break, or cope with illness or whatever. Nothing worse than a "x of the week" concept that slowly degenerates into "x of the month" and then "x of the year.

Would prob do a load myself plus get a fair amount at weekender. Would idealy like more than one a week.

[JiveLad]

Hi

Yes!

Great idea - which I think will be massively popular*. I would be interested to hear some commentary on it as well - different views on the moves in question - why they work/reactions to it - as well as some of the nuances of it. I for one would get much more out of it than text descriptions on the forum. Maybe the first 'move of the week' could be a double trouble doughnut drop.
PS - the other week, I saw someone doing Treble (or triple?) Trouble - is that a recognised dance form? It seemed to be working ok.

*I would even put links in from my blog which would make it even more popular

[Double Trouble]

double trouble doughnut drop.

I dropped a doughnut once. Cried for a week.

[JiveLad]

Done tripple trouble a few times and norm do it once a freestyle if the right people are there. There has been a class on it at chill too.

Won't be the DT Donut. That move will be a long way off yet.

Will try and get some started over the next week or so. I'll prob do five myself to get the ball rolling and get forumites from the classes etc to do some.

Southport will be a great time for collecting them.

The name and explination of the move. A demo of the move and then a slow breakdown of the move. Will be too time consuming to do different angles and stuff unless felt absolutly needed.

PS - Have you seen the stuff done by DanceYourselfDizzy? This is the best (only?) strcutured video resource on the web for MJ - with breakdowns not only into teaching mode (ie step by step) - but also the full move in flow - plus photos with descriptions and tips. They have 150+ moves there, categorised into Beginner, Improver, Intermediate, Advanced, Dips/Drops etc.......

It's at Dance Yourself Dizzy
I think I paid about £8 for the subscription..........

[the whale]

I dropped a doughnut once

Was it a doughnut or a meringue?

No, you're right enough, it was a doughnut!

has to be said with a Scottish accent

It's okay, I have my coat and I'm leaving as your reading this!!!

[ducasi]

PS - the other week, I saw someone doing Treble (or triple?) Trouble - is that a recognised dance form? It seemed to be working ok.

Seen Trampy do triple, quadruple, etc., trouble on more than one occasion – including a 4-person drop.

PS - Have you seen the stuff done by DanceYourselfDizzy? This is the best (only?) strcutured video resource on the web for MJ [...]

Had a look at this a while back when we had the controversy over which beat do we step back on, etc.

Wasn't especially impressed by the teacher's style, or the fact that what they taught and what they danced differed. But then this is very common.

I think that jiveoholics (and afterfive, to a much lesser extent) also have databases of moves on video.



On the idea of "move of the week"... I go to a class each week where I get to see 3 or 4 "moves of the week". As well as just seeing them, I get taught how to do them. I also get to practise them with various partners.

And the funny thing is I hardly remember any of them.

I also have DVDs full of moves fully demonstrated and taught. I hardly ever watch them.

I think it'd be interesting though to hear and see folks talking about their favourite moves. Mine is the travelling return (and variations on it ).

[MartinHarper]

On the idea of "move of the week"... I go to a class each week where I get to see 3 or 4 "moves of the week". As well as just seeing them, I get taught how to do them. I also get to practise them with various partners.

And the funny thing is I hardly remember any of them.

Given that woodface is basing his ideas on the Lindy/WCS version: moveoftheweek.com

Then I doubt that serious learning is the main objective.

[JiveLad]

Seen Trampy do triple, quadruple, etc., trouble on more than one occasion – including a 4-person drop.

It seems maybe there is analogy here with razors: first the single blade, then a twin blade. Next, the Mach3...........then the Quattro..........now Fusion with 5. (Does anyone do a Quintuple-Trouble or a Sex-tuple-Trouble?)

Is there an upper limit to how many women you can handle at once?

[ducasi]

... I doubt that serious learning is the main objective.

So, what is the main objective exactly?

[MartinHarper]

So, what is the main objective exactly?

Isn't it obvious from the link I gave previously?

[ducasi]

Isn't it obvious from the link I gave previously?

To sell t-shirts?

While a few of the "MOTW" videos seem to have some entertainment value, I'm not really sure of the value of a bunch of 7-second low-quality videos of people I don't know doing a dance move I may or may not know.

[Lee Bartholomew]

Should have put 'loosly' based on MOTW

There should be some humor, but it would be more of a learning thing.

THe idea would be to watch the clips and if there are any that you like, you listen to the forumite teching them and learn from there.

The other thing is, it's a great way to get introduced to forumites.

[firefly]

Seen Trampy do triple, quadruple, etc., trouble on more than one occasion – including a 4-person drop.

Quick note of interest - it was actually a 5-person drop; I know 'cos i was one of the 5 people dropped

Carry on...

[Spiky Steve]

Done tripple trouble a few times and norm do it once a freestyle if the right people are there. There has been a class on it at chill too.

I missed that !!! was it triple trouble or awesome foursome. Difference would be the amount of leads?

[Lee Bartholomew]

I missed that !!! was it triple trouble or awesome foursome. Difference would be the amount of leads?

Think they called it awesome foursome. Wasn't great. we satid as a fixed group but it looked a right mess in the rotation as it only took one person to get it wrong.

Also can't see what benifit it would have to a persons dancing if done in rotation. Is not like you could go and grab 3 other people at a dance and get them to do it.

Anyway.......

Might be at Ceroc Bath tonight if any forumites are going along and want to take part.

[Mezzosoprano]

Was it a doughnut or a meringue?

No, you're right enough, it was a doughnut!

has to be said with a Scottish accent

It's okay, I have my coat and I'm leaving as your reading this!!!

TAxi!! Taxi for a Mr The Whale....