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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Jay View Post
    I wanted to do the WCS class on the Saturday morning. The organisation of the class was awful. I know you never know how the gender balance of these things will turn out, but the rotation and set up of it was a bit of a sham. Instead of rows as would normally be we were told to circle the dance floor, it just didn't work. I decided to stand in the empty space in the middle of the dance floor with a couple of other girls and just practice the footwork without a partner for the entire class. Wasn't impressed. They did seem to iron it out and get it right for the other class on the Sunday though.
    Was the teacher a guest? Sometimes if you're not used to the "ceroc model", people get arranged in a circle - actually, that's how most other dance forms are taught.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Jay View Post
    Also, the Master Classes were listed as having to attend with a fixed partner. When we got there it seemed that wasn't the case and there were spare women, although for a lot of the class we were doing things individually, we did have to rotate when needing a partner.
    To be fair, it's quite possible that they had people pay in advance, then a few of the guys didn't show up. It happens.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Jay View Post
    ........and of course the ridiculousness of the staff and lost property........I was directed to four different areas, all in various places around the 'camp' in order to find my shoes and still not told about the stuff being put in the blues room on Monday morning!
    I'd suggest people should write to Pontins on this issue, to both:
    - Compliment Larry
    - Complain about everyone else.

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by frodo View Post
    Rather a circular argument there (and even then the proposition that the follower isn't dancing WCS if the leader isn't leading it is highly debatable).
    Can someone remind me, what on Earth are you lot arguing about?

    Because it sounds pretty damn obscure to me.

    And boring.

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by frodo View Post
    Rather a circular argument there (and even then the proposition that the follower isn't dancing WCS if the leader isn't leading it is highly debatable).
    Would you like to expand on the above and why you disagree with FF.

    Personally I add WCS moves into my MJ all the time but the timing is very different.

    All the ladies that I dance with that can dance WCS and MJ will change their footwork according to what they are dancing.

    When I saw Carl and Susie dance in last years and this years competition I would not have thought they or Susie were dancing WCS.

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by Gerry View Post
    All the ladies that I dance with that can dance WCS and MJ will change their footwork according to what they are dancing.
    I dance MJ and stick triples and all sorts of variants in all the time, I can't help it but to the outside, it may appear that I'm doing WCS footwork?

    From what I understand, the judging for the Blues comp was based on, the lead and follow, intimacy, musical and lyrical interpretation and how 'together' the couple were feeling the music.
    I don't think foot patterns came into it?

    Anyway, "Its only a bloody competition" and to think people keep trying to tell me its FUN!
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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory View Post
    Anyway, "Its only a bloody competition" and to think people keep trying to tell me its FUN!
    Only a competition?

    How can you say such a thing? I thought the winners would be Acknowledged As Lords Of The Universe Forever?

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    I had a really good time, esp the Milonga Sat night which was full, thanks to Mark and Rachel for supplying me with so many ladies to dance with.

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory View Post
    I dance MJ and stick triples and all sorts of variants in all the time, I can't help it but to the outside, it may appear that I'm doing WCS footwork?
    Very possibly in which case my apologies

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by Gerry View Post
    Would you like to expand on the above and why you disagree with FF. ...
    When I saw Carl and Susie dance in last years and this years competition I would not have thought they or Susie were dancing WCS.
    I don't disagree with his conclusion (or yours).

    But from someone with his technical background I'd expect a more reasonable basis for his conclusion.

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    Very possibly in which case my apologies
    It would be a sorry state of affairs, and difficult to learn much if no one dared question it.

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by frodo View Post
    the proposition that the follower isn't dancing WCS if the leader isn't leading it is highly debatable
    Quote Originally Posted by Gerry View Post
    Would you like to expand on the above
    In WCS isn't it all about the follower ?

    It isn't what the leader does but what the follower does (essentially doing unled stuff like trying to move to the end of the slot) which makes the dance characteristic of WCS, rather than slotted jive.

    Don't most people look at the follower when identifying a dance as WCS (the leader being relatively static).

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by NickC View Post
    I had a really good time, esp the Milonga Sat night which was full, thanks to Mark and Rachel for supplying me with so many ladies to dance with.
    How did I miss you? Did you come out of your chalet other than for the milonga?

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by frodo View Post
    In WCS isn't it all about the follower ?

    It isn't what the leader does but what the follower does (essentially doing unled stuff like trying to move to the end of the slot) which makes the dance characteristic of WCS, rather than slotted jive.

    Don't most people look at the follower when identifying a dance as WCS (the leader being relatively static).
    I think what defines WCS separately from other dances is the elasticity / stretch produced by the leader and follower. If you get to watch Paul Warden when he socially dances, you will see that he likes to move around alot, he will scroll around his partner, he wil stop his partner and move to the opposite side and make the slot much longer.

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by Phil_dB View Post
    Thankyou! Lovely to watch. A top class performance by Susie (As expected). If it was in a WCS comp though and I was judging they wouldnt have made it through to the next round. Wcs has clearly defined rules. Please remind me what rules clearly define "Slow Ceroc"(Blues)...... Seems to me if its nearly another dance it can still be MJ

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by mikeyr View Post
    Please remind me what rules clearly define "Slow Ceroc"(Blues)...... Seems to me if its nearly another dance it can still be MJ
    There are no rules.

    And looking at Lory's lovely vid, it seems to be all pretty much "slow MJ" - there is very little dancing which doesn't seem to be of the form "MJ moves done slowly"... with SexyDipsTM, SexyWigglesTM and EvenSexierCostumesTM thrown in.

    There's mostly accordion-type movements, and there's not much dancing in close hold. There's spins, sometimes lots of spins, and there's a lot of facing away from your partner.

    It's a lot of lovely dancing, of course, but it's clearly an MJ competition done to a particular music tempo, rather than a "Blues" competition. Whatever that is.
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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Anyone eles think we should just have a smooth jive competion instead?

    One up beat funky track and one slow smooth track.

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    rather than a "Blues" competition. Whatever that is.
    Oooh. DéjÃ* Vu...

    One of . Obviously
    (Or, if you want something a little more local, one of )

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by straycat View Post
    Oooh. DéjÃ* Vu...

    One of . Obviously
    (Or, if you want something a little more local, one of )
    You know I don't understand why you guys don't cut to the chase and just dance tango, it's all there just waiting for you if you've been wanting that kind of dance that I see in the video that expresses the hug (embrace), the musical interpretation, and the connection don't waste any more energyjust DANCE TANGO for Gawd's sake !!!)))
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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by rubyred View Post
    ...............don't waste any more energyjust DANCE TANGO for Gawd's sake !!!)))
    It's all about the music ........... personally I really don't like that boring screachy tango stuff


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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by Minnie M View Post
    It's all about the music ........... personally I really don't like that boring screachy tango stuff
    I can understand how some people would think that Minnie, it is a personal thing what each of us like, and thank goodness for it. Tango can be danced to contemporary music as well as the traditional songs
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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by jim View Post
    Anyone eles think we should just have a smooth jive competion instead?

    One up beat funky track and one slow smooth track.
    Not such a bad idea Frisky Jim

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    Re: Breeze 2010 - the aftermath

    Quote Originally Posted by rubyred View Post
    Tango can be danced to contemporary music as well as the traditional songs
    I know some AT teachers who would vehemently disagree with that. Personally, I cannot stand watching (for example) AT danced to pop music. Strictly is a repeat offender on this issue - - I love the track, and the dancing is great, but my brain cannot make any connection between the dance and the music - and in consequence that performance has absolutely no appeal for me

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