I thought you had started a thread about the JCVD film of said name
Finally got round to watching the 2007 Ceroc Champs. Went straight through to the Open Semi's ... and was instantly depressed. Went back to the heats, but that just extinguished what faint glimmer of hope I had. Reason? Simple, the dancers were AWESOME. Event in the heats, there was something that set these dancers apart. The difference between these guys and (nearly all) of the Advanced dancers was clear to see. For years I've looked at the off DVD and thought, Yup ... bit of practice and maybe I could get through the first round. I think 2007 was the year when it really hit me, the guys at the top of the game really are streets ahead.
And why? Personal view is that not only are these guys pretty damn goods to start with, they've put serious amount of time and effort in to improve. Practising several times a week weekly, getting coaching ... all the stuff you'd expect from people in any other sport where you want to compete at National level.
So ... thought I, is it time where we have the 'Rest' of us mortals competing at the Intermediate and Advanced level, and recognise the 'Best' for what they are and create a 'National' standard .... maybe something similar to what C2D are trying to do, but making it clear that this category is for the 'SuperStars' or whatever they call them in Line Dancing. It takes so much ability and time to make this top level that just globally including teachers in this category no longer makes sense. Thinking about all the teachers across the North of England, I can think of very few who would be able to compete against these guys without, quite frankly, looking embaressingly ordinary. Time for a change?
I thought you had started a thread about the JCVD film of said name
I think you'll find that those who are on top are the ones who also have other dance experience. Latin dancers for e.g will still look latin in a ceroc competition, but without the disciplined part of it and still you can see how much more structured it is compared to those who have entered a MJ comp without any knowledge of any other style.
That is the best thing about MJ, is that after learning for a year or two, you come to a dead end and can't possibly learn that much more, so people turn to other styles and bring it into their MJ. You make it what is at the end of the day.
I find the standard is getting higher now WCS has come on the scene. There's more funky footwork coming into the MJ comps, fused together with latin. It's quite interesting when you see how it's changed over the years.
Last edited by Donna; 16th-January-2008 at 12:37 PM.
All it takes is patience.
I have booked myself ...
A crash course in patience at a local college...
I will let you know how i get on.
XXX XX DTS Dave
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