Competitions

[dancingdragon]

Scary and exciting news guys: tonight at my ballroom class I signed myself up for my first ever dance competition! :roll: So my "social" dancing is soon to become "competitive" dancing - gulp! I've been dancing for nearly 2 years now and I've done medal tests (I'm up to Bronze Bar this year) but they don't count since you're only competing against yourself in those. :)

The comp is being held in Wellington on May 1st, so wish me luck! I'll be doing a Waltz, Jive and Evening Three Step - which, for you non-antipodeans out there, is a New Vogue dance. :? New Vogue is a style of sequence dancing pioneered in Australia in the 1930s and is hugely popular here Down Under. But you guys are all dancers so you probably knew that already right? :wink:

This competiton will be fairly small-scale I think, and I'm just doing it for the experience really - "for fun", I guess you could say, if it wasn't so damn terrifying! I'm sure many DF folks have done competitions before - do you have any advice or suggestions for me? :?:

[ShyDancer]

Ohh good luck dancingdragon!

Your first comp how cool!

I hope you do really well!

[pygmalion]

Yay, dancingdragon! :D Check out the first competition threads that are posted at the top of the ballroom forum. Hope that helps. 8) And let us know how it goes, okay? :D

[D-spot]

My first comp was three weeks into dancing.
No idea about timing, all I could do was panic about remembering the steps. Hundreds of people were watching and they were all calling out the timing. Most of the round (beginners) were off-time and it didn't matter a damn. Everyone had a blast.
Go for it. Have a ball. The next one will be easier.
D-spot

[Genesius Redux]

Welcome DD! And have fun at the comp!

Genesius

[Auzzie_Dancer]

Good luck DancingDragon and i have found it easy just to think that you are in your dancing studio. that works for me. :D

[StacyDavis]

Congratulations Dancing Dragon. I had my first couple a couple of months ago and I felt very similar to you. The fear dissolved away as the music started for me and I am sure it will for you also. I loved the entire experience and will be doing my next one in May. I will certainly be going to every one I can afford and I certainly hope you have a similar experience.