I take it you meant bending at the waist as opposed to bending below the waist too?
FWIW, I think they look really naff, but that's just my opinion. If you genuinely like them, who cares what other people think.
I'm talking about moves such as the one you do from a catapult, where the leader ducks down and turns anticlockwise and swaps hands...there are a few others, but I can't remember the names of them.
A follower I danced with the other night told me, that in her opinion, they looked slightly ridiculous, as if, in her words, 'the leader is scrabbling around on the floor for loose change'
So...do moves where the leader as to duck down, bend below the waist etc, look ridiculous?
And before anyone asks...I meant 'MJ'. not 'MK'
I take it you meant bending at the waist as opposed to bending below the waist too?
FWIW, I think they look really naff, but that's just my opinion. If you genuinely like them, who cares what other people think.
Depends on what the move is and who is doing it.
There are a few decent moves that involve ducking down that look ok and others that don't. Brain isn't working enough this morn to do a description of the ones I think are ok.
There's one - I think it's a modification of something called a Cordoba? - where you go from a two-handed hold, and take your lefthand over the woman's head c/w so that you are back to back in a crossed hold. From here, you take your right hand over her hand c/w so that you are standing side by side. From here you duck, holding your hands lightly behind your back as you spin anti c/w twice, and then stand up facing the opposite direction. Bit of a pants description, I know.
For me I think its more to do with the individual
If you look at people like Jamie the way the bend etc it looks great
Take me if its taking 3 mins to get up again it doesn't look so good
Some people make body rolls look great when I try it looks like im going to be sick
So depends on person and timing and i guess duration as well
I think it depends on the move, who is doing it and how it is executed. If you are doing a move that you think looks naff then that will show when you dance it.
I don't think any move is inherently naff, it all depends on the style of the individual performing that move though I will concede that the prevailing fashions in MJ may favour certain types of move at any particular time.
I quite like ducking moves for both lead and follow now. I never used to duck myself as I felt I was too tall to do it successfully but now I realise that much of it is an illusion and you actually do not have to get down as far as you might think you do. I can see that if you were keeping your knees locked and bending your upper torso forward and down at an angle that it may not be aesthetically pleasing (but then how much of MJ actually is?) and will play havoc with your balance.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
The bend-at-the-waist move I do is a "Sway Pull Mans Nelson Duck"
I love bend-at-the-waist moves, adds a new dimension to your dancing!
My advice is to stop worrying about how you look
If I didn't do these moves, I be buggered as to what to do. I like them and personally don't care however naff they may appear. I'm not trying to win competitions.
I think the vast majority of MJ moves simply do not look good, and a fair few do not even remind me of a dance at all. Often it looks like the aim of the game is to play an upright version of Twister, with the players holding hands.
Dan
P.S. Obviously dancing MJ can look damn good, and what it feels like for the partners is another thing altogether.
All depends on how they're done - as the step does attract attention to the guy.
It also depends on whether the steps compliment the style of music. eg if you're dancing some romantic piece, then "yes" they look naff. The step used as the original example usually suits more "playful" styles of music and choreography.
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