Possible showcase song?

[musicchica86]

I should preface this by saying that I really and truly am not good at Smooth/Standard, thus the reason for asking this question before I even consider the option...

For those that listen to country...

I will more than likely be doing a showcase towards the end of the year, and I'm already starting to get ideas for it LOL...I absolutely LOVE the new-ish song "On Again Tonight" by Trent Willmon. The beat pattern for the song is quite obviously a Viennese Waltz--but the mood and lyrics are decidedly NOT a typical VW. To me, the song lends itself to a very emotive/Latin-y interpretation, and I already have ideas in my head for the costuming and all. I'd do a simple black velvet dress (probably tea length, not full-length) with dramatic-but-understated smoky makeup and leave my hair long and loose.

I guess my main question is, would this actually work--especially for somebody who's not all that great at Smooth/Standard?

Oh, and BTW, if you're interested, you can listen to the song at http://www.myspace.com/trentwillmon.

Thanks!:D

[and123]

I haven't tried to actually dance to it, but it sounds like if you slow down the speed a little bit (there is a lot of software that can do that), you could do more Smooth Waltz figures to it. Throw some Bolero in there too. Seriously. Use the:
123 123 123 123
as:
slow QQ slow QQ
OK, it's not 4 beats, but it's easy enough to split it up, and some of those lyrics are screaming BOLERO to me (or at least some very erotic Smooth work) ;)

[musicchica86]

LOL that's exactly why I said it leaves a lot of room for Latin-y interpretation! ;) Actually I saw something sort of similar back in January at the Dancer's Cup...David Hamilton and Olga Foraponova did a showcase as part of the pro show to Josh Groban's "Si Volvieras A Mi"--definitely a VW, but with a lot of Spanish flavor. It was stunning. Which makes me think this can be done...

[musicchica86]

Hey guys...I really am looking for opinions/advice about this...

[PasoDancer]

BUMP- I'm on dialup, else I'd listen to the song and pitch my two cents in. I'm having the partner download it though, so I'll get back to you on it!

[Joe]

Tempo is between Slow Waltz and Viennese Waltz. Probably just right for Country Waltz? That doesn't help you much. But it sounds a little bit too "country" for ballroom.