
Originally Posted by
The Tramp
However, at some point, I'd like to think that these in these places they'll one day come to realise that dancing is not just about the moves, but about so much more - style, musicality, movement, smoothness, attitude etc. And, I have to say that generally in a lot of the same places where the moves are harder and more technical, the standard of a lot of the other things that I'd probably consider to be more important than just moves, is (averagely) behind that of a lot of places in the UK. I've seen 2 teachers in NZ, teaching these harder moves, who couldn't even count the class in on the beat!!
Having said that, I do need to point out that it is a generalisation (hence the italics), and there are plenty of people in both NZ and Oz who are very talented at all the other things that make what I consider to be good dancers, in addition to just moves. But I would honestly consider the average level across dancers in the UK to be higher in these areas of dance, than the average level across dancers in NZ and Oz.
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