Commonwealth Classic 2008

[BM]

November 1 & 2 in Lowell, MA.

Who's going?

[cantskiforlife]

I'll be there. Trying to talk HC into dancing am/am.

[Merrylegs]

I'll be spectating and bringing an impressionable 10 year old who is contemplating ballroom lessons. :cool:

[rinachick]

I'm going...doing silver standard and latin +scholarships.

[cantskiforlife]

I'll be spectating and bringing an impressionable 10 year old who is contemplating ballroom lessons. :cool:

Uh oh, the pressure is on huh?

[mamboqueen]

Will be there Sunday morning...

[jjs914]

I'll be there dancing am/am rhythm and smooth.

[cantskiforlife]

I'll be there dancing am/am rhythm and smooth.

Is this who I think it is? :)

[jjs914]

Perhaps...there aren't too many am/am american dancers, now are there?

How's it going?

[Merrylegs]

Uh oh, the pressure is on huh?

yeah, don't screw up! ;)

[dancerman]

:banana:

I am finally, finally. competing again. It's been 15 months. I'm just a bronze level but I'm really excited to get out there again. I'm kind of nervous that I'm not at all nervous about it though......

[danceronice]

:banana:

I am finally, finally. competing again. It's been 15 months. I'm just a bronze level but I'm really excited to get out there again. I'm kind of nervous that I'm not at all nervous about it though......

Who are you dancing with? At Commonwealth? What day? Why didn't you say something? It's not so long a drive you can't have a cheering section....

[dancerman]

Who are you dancing with? At Commonwealth? What day? Why didn't you say something? It's not so long a drive you can't have a cheering section....
I'm dancing with Vivian. Saturday and Sunday, both in the afternoon.
I just wasn't sure I was doing it until I did it. I registered on deadline day. I decided not to vend there this year. It's time to play a little for a change. Yeah, come cheer. you know how I love the attention!
You have to promise me a social dance though.....

[mamboqueen]

Does anyone know the schedule as far as there being any breaks during the day on Saturday? And does anyone know if they're going to post heat lists/times, etc?

[dancerman]

Does anyone know the schedule as far as there being any breaks during the day on Saturday? And does anyone know if they're going to post heat lists/times, etc?
Are you dancing there? I would love to see you compete.

[mamboqueen]

Yes. Sunday morning, I think. I'm just hoping not toooooo early!

Wish you were vending; I need some fishnets! ;)

[dancerman]

:rolleyes:Yes. Sunday morning, I think. I'm just hoping not toooooo early!

Wish you were vending; I need some fishnets! ;)

That's funny. I am actually out of fishnets. I've been at so many Colleges lately I don't have a pair on the shelf.
Even funnier is I don't have a Latin shirt in my size. I sold them all over the last 2 weeks and I forgot to save one for myself. I even know which shirt I would have worn. Now who feels pretty stupid now?? No, no please don't answer that.
:doh:

[mamboqueen]

You're talking to someone who once left her dance shoes home when going to a competition. I can hardly judge you! ;)

[njdancegirl]

MQ, thought your next was Ohio...is this a tryout of the new routines?

[mamboqueen]

MQ, thought your next was Ohio...is this a tryout of the new routines?

Yes. We thought we'd see how we survive without mirrors :). Can't imagine doing them at Ohio for the first time, but if not for this little comp, it's probably what I'd end up with. Eeeee! Just trying to decide which dress to wear. The "bathing suit/towel" one seems a bit weird for a Sunday morning....but wouldn't mind giving it a whirl.

[BM]

Was wondering about heat lists, myself. Anyone know if/when they're getting posted?

[Merrylegs]

Was wondering about heat lists, myself. Anyone know if/when they're getting posted?

This competition typically does not post heat lists but I've noticed they have ramped up their technology a bit with a new website so maybe they will offer them.

BM, when are you dancin and what are you dancing? Am/Am or Pro/Am?

Good luck to everyone dancing!

[Larinda McRaven]

I will be there danicng on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

[Standarddancer]

cute new avatar, larinda! Try to make it look different than Cantski's or just too hard to find your own posts? Actually I think the dancing avatar with Cantski is beautiful, didn't expect you took off so soon;)

[njdancegirl]

Yes. We thought we'd see how we survive without mirrors :). Can't imagine doing them at Ohio for the first time, but if not for this little comp, it's probably what I'd end up with. Eeeee! Just trying to decide which dress to wear. The "bathing suit/towel" one seems a bit weird for a Sunday morning....but wouldn't mind giving it a whirl.

The new dresses - YEAH! Know what you mean about getting all glitzed up at these crazy early hours in the morning, particularly a Sunday.

[njdancegirl]

Good luck to everyone dancing!

Second that - good luck everyone!

[dancerman]

Second that - good luck everyone!
Ditto to all!!!!!!
Have fun.

[BM]

This competition typically does not post heat lists but I've noticed they have ramped up their technology a bit with a new website so maybe they will offer them.

BM, when are you dancin and what are you dancing? Am/Am or Pro/Am?

Good luck to everyone dancing!

I'll be dancing Saturday morning in Pro-Am International Standard (Silver Division), and Sunday afternoon in Amateur Novice International Standard (Silver Division) and Latin (Gold Division).

Cantski, any further news on Amateur Standard? Will we be making faces at each other? :p

[cantskiforlife]

I'll be dancing Saturday morning in Pro-Am International Standard (Silver Division), and Sunday afternoon in Amateur Novice International Standard (Silver Division) and Latin (Gold Division).

Cantski, any further news on Amateur Standard? Will we be making faces at each other? :p

Doubtful = No. We can only get through one of our routines and practices are a little tense now :( ..... Quickstep.

[BM]

Drat, sorry to hear that. :( Any ideas on when you may begin competing, assuming the tension lifts (which it will hopefully do soon)?

[cantskiforlife]

Drat, sorry to hear that. :( Any ideas on when you may begin competing, assuming the tension lifts (which it will hopefully do soon)?

Brown is very doubtful now. No idea what the next comp on the list is.

[rinachick]

The schedule with heat lists is up, but there's nowhere to find what heat #s you are. Maybe the pros will be e-mailed that info?

[Shelu]

Heats Lists are up on the website.......

[mamboqueen]

Well, happy to have a good starting time (10:45), but just realized we have to turn the clocks back tonight. Baaahhh!

[samina]

Well, happy to have a good starting time (10:45), but just realized we have to turn the clocks back tonight. Baaahhh!

But that's good, right...you get an extra hour of sleep...

[mamboqueen]

But that's good, right...you get an extra hour of sleep...

yeah...you're right; I was thinking I was losing an hour. Amen! (It really sucks getting old!).

Left you a vm, btw.

[JANATHOME]

Pretty funny!!

[ChaChaMama]

But that's good, right...you get an extra hour of sleep...

What is this "extra hour of sleep" thing you moms of older kids speak of? ;) My child will no doubt wake up at 6:30 AM daylight's savings time, which will now be 5:30. (And to think that in my pre-child life, I considered fall back "my favorite holiday": no cooking, no crazy holiday shopping, an extra hour of sleep = good times!)

At what age might I hope she will begin to appreciate the concept of "sleeping in"? Is there some point in the foreseeable future where she might prefer that to eating Cheerios and "playing Harry" [Potter] with Mommy? (I applaud the creativity and all, but Mommy wants to wake up when there is already light in the sky!)

CCM

[samina]

What is this "extra hour of sleep" thing you moms of older kids speak of? ;)

well-said!

when your kids are older, you'll get to enjoy it like me. i've paid my dues, thankyouverymuch... *grin* :tongue:

[NielsenE]

If anyone can give a report on the Pro Rising Star Latin, I'd appreciate it. One of the teachers from my studio is competing later tonight.

[Warren J. Dew]

If anyone can give a report on the Pro Rising Star Latin, I'd appreciate it. One of the teachers from my studio is competing later tonight.

We're planning to go watch, but I don't think we'll be there in time for the rising star Latin. They aren't dancing in the open Latin too?

[NielsenE]

Not according to the heat sheets.. kinda surprised me, but I know they haven't been able to practice as much as they'd like, etc

[cantskiforlife]

Wow, lots of couples I didn't expect to see tonight. Congrats to all!

Hopefully my dancing will be better tomorrow. My legs were all over the place... sloppy!!

[Larinda McRaven]

In the RS I think they got 4th of 5.

[NielsenE]

Thanks

[visitor]

does someone have any results from yesterday? rising star and latin?

[Warren J. Dew]

Here are the results I wrote down. I'm putting in ellipses for names that were not in the program and that I didn't catch.

Professional smooth:
1. Tony Scheppler - Tonja Martin (196), New York, NY
2. Randy Diaz - Victoria Diaz (200), ...
3. Ilya Reyzin - Amanda Reyzin (198 ), Feasterville, PA
4. Olaf Pries - Emilia Goldberg (152), Hartford, CT

Amateur smooth:
1. Michael Creeden - Jessica Spink (112), Waltham, MA
2. Jeffrey Dunn - Andrea Dunn (106), Hamden, CT

Professional Rhythm:
1. Ilya Reyzin - Amanda Reyzin (198 ), Feasterville, PA
2. Christian Duffke - Anja Leiter (136), Danbury, CT
3. Tamas Kardos - Katarzyna Porczak (121), Glastonbury, CT

Amateur Rhythm:
1. Blake Kleppe - Beth Canuel (127), Newton, MA
2. Vlad Derisier - Lindsay Norton (126), Newton, MA
3. Michael Creeden - Jessica Spink (112), Waltham, MA

Professional standard:
1. Ruslan Meshkov - Alexandra Nema (132), Latham, NY
2. Anatoli Gorolevici - Irina Gareyeva (102), S. Weymouth, MA
3. Michael Choi - Rebecca Melton (154), Rego Park, NY
4. Bradley Adcock - Mira Chezkezova (110), Glastonbury, CT
5. Eugueni Chaoulski - Sara Schilling (181), Woburn, MA
6. Sergei Slussky - Polina Kirilova (120), Portland, ME

Professional latin:
1. ... ... - Irina ... (201), ...
2. Andre ... - Olga Kinnaird (205), ...
3. Tomas Vasicek - Gabriela Coufalova (139), Bellingham, MA
4. Thanh Tran - Zoya Altmark (195), Hackensack, NJ
5. Tim Brooks - Emilia Goldberg (153), Walpole, MA
6. Sergei Slussky - Polina Kirillova (120), Portland, ME

Rising star latin:
1. Thanh Tran - Zoya Altmark (195), Hackensack, NJ
2. Tomas Vasicek - Gabriela Coufalova (139), Bellingham, MA
3. Tim Brooks - Emilia Goldberg (153), Walpole, MA
4. Kalin Mitov - Amy Lawrence (113), Rockland, MA
5. Sergei Slussky - Polina Kirillova (120), Portland, ME

Amateur latin:
1. ... ... - ... ... (204), ...
2. Pavel Popov - Darina Chudnovskaya (199), Feasterville, PA

[visitor]

thank you so much for your promt reply.
are those competitions somewhere recorded on video?
if yes, how can i watch those dancers?

cheers

[Larinda McRaven]

Thanks
lol I guess I just assumed which ones you were talking about.... could have been any number of them now that I think about it. It certainly was a FADS night.

thank you so much for your promt reply.
are those competitions somewhere recorded on video?
if yes, how can i watch those dancers?

The only video would be the ones the individual dancers had shot of themselves. I guess you have to ask them to see it. Poking around on youtube you can find lots of competition videos.

[visitor]

..or if no films.. does someone have fotos from this event? why is there no audio/foto platform for such a nice sport?

keep it up :-)

[Larinda McRaven]

There are photos online. Hopefully someone will be along shortly with a website for this event.

[cantskiforlife]

Photos are at http://www.sepiaperspectives.com/

The company is G Images LLC

Video is from a vendor I am not familiar with. They are located on the stage and do have their own platform.

[mamboqueen]

The videographer was Gemini Productions. They only service this comp and one other one (NH in Feb).

[jjs914]

Here are the results I wrote down. I'm putting in ellipses for names that were not in the program and that I didn't catch.

Professional smooth:
1. Tony Scheppler - Tonja Martin (196), New York, NY
2. Randy Diaz - Victoria Diaz (200), ...
3. Ilya Reyzin - Amanda Reyzin (198 ), Feasterville, PA
4. Olaf Pries - Emilia Goldberg (152), Hartford, CT

Amateur smooth:
1. Michael Creeden - Jessica Spink (112), Waltham, MA
2. Jeffrey Dunn - Andrea Dunn (106), Hamden, CT

Professional Rhythm:
1. Ilya Reyzin - Amanda Reyzin (198 ), Feasterville, PA
2. Christian Duffke - Anja Leiter (136), Danbury, CT
3. Tamas Kardos - Katarzyna Porczak (121), Glastonbury, CT

Amateur Rhythm:
1. Blake Kleppe - Beth Canuel (127), Newton, MA
2. Vlad Derisier - Lindsay Norton (126), Newton, MA
3. Michael Creeden - Jessica Spink (112), Waltham, MA




For the sake of accuracy, Andrea and Jeff Dunn also competed Amateur Rhythm and placed 4th.

[mamboqueen]

Did Ilya and Amanda only recently take up smooth? I haven't seen them dance it before.

[Larinda McRaven]

This was their second time out with it. First was Hotlanta.

[Warren J. Dew]

For the sake of accuracy, Andrea and Jeff Dunn also competed Amateur Rhythm and placed 4th.

Oops, sorry. The program has them listed as dancing separately in S1, but you're right, they merged into the open. I will fix it.

Edit: or not, since the editing deadline has passed.

[star_gazer]

No Amateur Standard??

[dancerman]

yeah...you're right; I was thinking I was losing an hour. Amen! (It really sucks getting old!).

Left you a vm, btw.
It may suck getting old, but I hear it sure beats the alternative.

Nice to see you dance today MQ. Great to see everyone. It was also so nice to dance again!!!

[reb]

Did Ilya and Amanda only recently take up smooth? I haven't seen them dance it before.

Its exciting to see another good 9-Dance couple - and because its Ilya and Amanda makes it even better!

This was their second time out with it. First was Hotlanta.

They also competed in Mexico City at the Stars of Latino America Dancesport Championships on October 25th.

Here's where it really gets good - at 7000 feet altitude they did both Smooth and Rhythm in the same evening (which is something like 3000 feet higher than the NDCA Amateur Championships in Provo).

[cantskiforlife]

I thoroughly enjoyed the comp this year. I got to see BM working on standard but had to leave before they competed. I hope you did well.

I heard a lot of great music from David including a few VW's that I need to search for. And I also was grateful to Leroy for moving our heats so that we didn't need to dance 16 events in a row...

[syncopationator]

Did Ilya and Amanda only recently take up smooth? I haven't seen them dance it before.

actually the did their smooth for the first time at Millenium but then put it on the shelves until recently.

[Warren J. Dew]

No Amateur Standard??

There was no open amateur standard. There were S1 and S2 categories, in which the same three couples competed, with the same results each time:

1. Eric Austin - Yanina Kisler (103), Lexington, MA
2. Michael Otero - ... ... (184), ...
3. David Hayes - Felicia Hayes (108 ), Holbrook, MA

There were also some rising star events in styles other than latin, but I don't know what the results were because they were announced before I got there.

[rinachick]

Anyone know the name of the quickstep song they used for open pro? It was also played at UConn's comp.

[BM]

Anyone know the name of the quickstep song they used for open pro? It was also played at UConn's comp.

I can't remember which event Dave used it for, but people frequently ask about Outkast's "Call the Law." Some lyrics:

Welcome to my world: oceans versus mountains -
Welcome to her world: oceans versus mountains
Call me the poor girls, 'cause I love to fight them -
Call her the poor girls, 'cause she loves to fight them
I'm quite sweet if you take the time to get to know me . . .

[BM]

I thoroughly enjoyed the comp this year. I got to see BM working on standard but had to leave before they competed. I hope you did well.

I heard a lot of great music from David including a few VW's that I need to search for. And I also was grateful to Leroy for moving our heats so that we didn't need to dance 16 events in a row...

Thanks, Cantski. Not too bad for a first time: tied for 1st in F/T, and 2nd in W/Q (we scratched Q). Latin was great - too bad we were uncontested!!

[rinachick]

I can't remember which event Dave used it for, but people frequently ask about Outkast's "Call the Law." Some lyrics:

Welcome to my world: oceans versus mountains -
Welcome to her world: oceans versus mountains
Call me the poor girls, 'cause I love to fight them -
Call her the poor girls, 'cause she loves to fight them
I'm quite sweet if you take the time to get to know me . . .


That was it! Thanks a bunch BM!

[cantskiforlife]

Yeah Call the law is an awesome one. Its a little controversial for some of the older folks.... :P

[dancerman]

Yeah Call the law is an awesome one. Its a little controversial for some of the older folks.... :P

Watch it buddy!!!!
:rolleyes:

Not controversal. Just hard to hear quick step in it!!

[dancerman]

I thoroughly enjoyed the comp this weekend. And I got to see how much work I need.

[visitor]

i found, thanks to your help, over 1000 photos.. but why are there no photos of the latin professionals at the commonwealth state challenge?

[BM]

i found, thanks to your help, over 1000 photos.. but why are there no photos of the latin professionals at the commonwealth state challenge (emphasis added)?
It's the Commonwealth Classic. Constitution State Challenge took place in Stamford, CT back in September. :)

So far it only looks like the photographer has only posted photos from the Saturday morning session, as well as highlights, so you won't see many photos from pro Latin . . . yet. Wait for it: they'll turn up!

[BM]

::sifts through countless pictures of herself with vain glee::

[dancerman]

::sifts through countless pictures of herself with vain glee::

hehehe. Vain Glee, is that like Egological Ecstacy?
The second round is slow because they are touching up my photos, BM. I paid extra for that.
:cheers:

[dancerman]

::sifts through countless pictures of herself with vain glee::
They really got some very nice shots of you and John, IMO. But can you get him to crack a smile on the floor?

[BM]

They really got some very nice shots of you and John, IMO. But can you get him to crack a smile on the floor?

Maybe if I actually managed to crack a smile, myself . . . I tell ya, hearing people cheering for us makes a huge difference for me in the performance department. Thanks again for coming, cheering, and taking photos! :)

[dancerman]

Maybe if I actually managed to crack a smile, myself . . . I tell ya, hearing people cheering for us makes a huge difference for me in the performance department. Thanks again for coming, cheering, and taking photos! :)
My pleasure. I love providing support. It's always nice to hear some cheering in the background. I had a great time. Just wished I got to do more dancing. Next time, maybe.

[cantskiforlife]

Hey All, I spoke to the Photographer today while at Brown University's Competition (Gbeke from www.sepiaperspectives.com).

He has posted only a few of the sessions so far. He expects the remaining sessions to be up within a day or two.

[BM]

Highlights & Awards and Sessions 1, 2 and 5 are posted.