Not at our ageOriginally Posted by cerocmetro
Am I the only one who thinks this'd be a Good Idea?Originally Posted by cerocmetro
Evidence? In all the years of Ceroc the only litigation I heard of was an instructor being sued for actualy dropping and damaging a dancer on the floor. I've seen LOADS of lessons, dancing and poor venue management that could legitmately resulted in legal action, but it never does.Originally Posted by cerocmetro
I would say that airsteps are not taught from a common sense perspective (not that that has stopped some instructors teaching them ). I would far prefer to see a focus on 'back to basics', dancers learning to dance rather than just learning moves etc.
Not at our ageOriginally Posted by cerocmetro
Am I the only one who thinks this'd be a Good Idea?Originally Posted by cerocmetro
Originally Posted by Gus
Actually there has been a case in the UK. I do not know if I should say who when and where, those involved know.
I don't think anyone has really been arguing differently. Of course, since the minority tends to include a lot of teachers and competitors, the influence does percolate back to the mainstream to some extent.Originally Posted by cerocmetro
And this is where I think Will's comment was actually pretty bang on: what is the "new style" going to be? At one point, every aspriring "good dancer" was advised to look at dancing Blues. And there have always been Lindy enthusiasts claiming it was the natural progression from MJ. But now it's WCS that seems to be filling that role. [None of these dances have replaced MJ, nor would I expect them to].The MINORITY of Cerocers want to learn something new once having mastered the basics. The minority of the minority become good dancers and actually learn complete new style whereas the majority of the minority bring elements from the other styles back into their Ceroc.
Actually, in terms of impact, "drops and seducers" workshops (and the aforementioned transfer of ideas to regular classes) definitely qualify as a "Big Thing". They've certainly made a very visible difference to the dancing at a typical venue.The next big thing will be something like everyone doing body rolls, or dancing one handed or breaking away from each other and doing cartwheels.
Yeah i remember Adam having him perform at Chelmsford around this time. I still watch the video now and wish i could dance west coast half as well as they do.Originally Posted by cerocmetro
Also there is still the age old rule of asking if the person you are dancing with is able to do these moves.Originally Posted by David Franklin
darn.. .the secrets out!Originally Posted by cerocmetro
Also to add on to Gus' point.. I dont think Aerials (or airsteps as they seem to be called here) should be taught in general lessons.. Only in specific workshops where the class is tailored for those moves with people spotting and on mats so that if anything does go wrong there is a very minimal chance of in injury occuring... if anyone IS learning aerials in a standard class I would seriously consider the professionalism of the teacher as it puts everyone in danger.Originally Posted by Gus
Originally Posted by Chef
You'd better do some serious working out - look what happened to the last person who tried! And you're right, it looks like she's well and truly stuck to him...
R-K
Originally Posted by Gus
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Ah a post I wrote a wee while ago. I had completely forgotten about it until I received an email today about "BLANGO" at the Escape weekenders, well really come on lads I remember when Ceroc used to be spelt "gossip" but Blango?
And great marketing, a wedding, oi, vot an idea Congrats David and Val about time
Blango,
Australian style is as varied as in the UK when it comes to Ceroc. Presently there is a big WCS influence, and three years ago it was funk and hip hop (but you could not tell now of any influence in the majority of dancers here). However, there are a few exceptions and they seem to be the more athletic types using hip hop and funk. As far as lots and lots of moves go, in your description I dont think this is as important as presenting style, technique, maintain form throughout the dance.
The influence of WCS is because so many cerocers in Australia have had very little dance training nor tried other styles and therefore, WCS gives them a sense of becoming a dancer (footwork is compulsory in WCS - unlike ceroc where nobody seems to bother with the technical aspects of the step footwork anymore). I know of people learning WCS and being so excited about stepping of the left foot for the lead (rather than right foot as in ceroc). Unfortunately, the WCS crew in Australia tend to think WCS is the answer to ceroc being more creative.
Last edited by David Bailey; 14th-August-2007 at 09:59 AM. Reason: Fixed quotes
We do have a specific "What is Aussie Style" thread, which was quite interesting and probably could do with being refreshed
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