I like taking part in MJ competitions
I would like to enter, but haven't so far
I can't imagine myself entering a competition
I would only enter Dance With A Stranger
I would only do a local competition
I wish there were more options for newcomers/novices
I would like a partner please!
I like to watch/support, but wouldn't enter
I think dance competitions are evil (expect 1 answer!)
I'm not interested in competitions at all
Re: Ceroc X competition:
I finally remembered to ask Tezi last night about this (she's on the Forum but has a life so probably doesn't read this), and apparently there are no variations allowed - each move has to be the exact timing and structure as taught in the class. If you vary, you're disqualified.
So, that answers that then.
Sounds quite interesting. I'd love to see whoever devised the idea for this competition doing a demo of just how they envisaged this competition working.
It obviously did. I just can't imagine it at the moment, based on the info I've read so far. Maybe I should have come down to London last year and watched it!
I dunno, what do you think I am, a judge or something?
Presumably, if there were several couples still standing at the end (so to speak), then you could still judge between them based on musicality (i.e. choice of moves to fit the music), connection, style, posture, presentation and all that other stuff.
How can you have musicality without varying the timeing? How can you present a move with style if it has to be executed exactly as the bible dictates?
I wonder if people get disqualified for not keeping on the same "slot" and rotating? After all, that's the way all the moves are taught.
I presume that's the challenge.
I'd guess that some moves are more suited to certain bits of music than others - it's not as if they're all the same timing after all. "Musicality" isn't just "slowing down to slow music and pausing on the breaks", apparently.
Similarly, it's possible to dance a First Move both well and badly - and other moves as well.
In some ways, not having the standard "box of tricks" makes it more difficult to dance well, but it also means you have to dance well, you don't get the luxury of slowing down to catch a break, for example.
I doubt it - Robin and Tezi are natural circular dancers not slotted.
- rather than ask me, who also wasn't there.
Or PM Robin / Tezii. Or watch the champs this weekend. Or something...
Re: Ceroc X Rules...
I am a little to admit that, having properly read the Ceroc X Rules on the Ceroc Champs website, it is pretty clear what is and isn't allowed!
There is a little flexibility for musical interpretation.
The details are probably academic, because it seems nigh on impossible to dance even 10 beginner moves in a row without slipping into something else which just seems to fit the music! I broke my record on Sunday while 'rehearsing' Ceroc X in a freestyle. I did a first move first , but couldn't resist going into an intermediate move next as it just seemed to fit better Now I only need to fluff the first move (which doesn't have to be a First Move of course) for immediate disqualification!
It now occurs to me that beginners might have a better chance than I thought in this section - not knowing any other moves would be an advantage.
Patrick
I was just thinking exactly the same thing! I'm not sure I could last out just by doing First Moves either, something possesses me at certain points in a track, and I just can'r resist going into some favourite move or sequence.
My objective for Ceroc X first time will be just to avoid disqualification!
And that's not simply "timing" - in my opinion it's more to do with only actually being on the "count" when it matters (ie where a move changes direction or {in this case} on the 'reset' position.) You slow down, hesitate, move late or early,... sort of like not dancing in time but always try and hit the count at the correct place.... hard to explain - easier to demonstrate.
I think I will try tonight and see how board I get just doing beginner moves as decreed in the bible. (or if I even can......)
Well I only like to dance with beginners because I can't cope with intermediates!
I only have three moves now;good, bad and indifferent
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