(Dance) Partners: for better or worse

elisedance said:
Is there really anything wrong with the pose/hover and continue dancing? If I was the judge I would scratch any male pro/am that did not look like he was leading from beginning to end and score higher those that did even if they looked worse.
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Certainly nothing wrong with it! And I much prefer pose/hover, because you're still dancing it - you can even make it look like you meant to do it!

The "ultimate bail-out" that I was referring to is the "beginner's re-start" - stop, let go of hold, re-gain hold & frame, and start dancing again as if at the beginning of the dance. (Probably one of those things that also sets off the judges' alarm bells!) I can't even remember the last time I did that kind of re-start.
 
MrBroadway said:
The "ultimate bail-out" that I was referring to is the "beginner's re-start" - stop, let go of hold, re-gain hold & frame, and start dancing again as if at the beginning of the dance. (Probably one of those things that also sets off the judges' alarm bells!) I can't even remember the last time I did that kind of re-start.
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You'll need to remember this later . . . even pros have to dust themselves off after a collision and re-start, from inviting the lady - and the best do it with style, grace, and poise.
 
reb said:
You'll need to remember this later . . . even pros have to dust themselves off after a collision and re-start, from inviting the lady - and the best do it with style, grace, and poise.
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Hmm - good point. I can't remember when I was last in a collision that severe - but now that you mention it, I have seen the occasional pro-heats with exactly what you describe. I'll ask my pro about it this week. Thanx.
 
I was wondering what the lady should do in such circumstances. One has to regain poise as quickly as possible but maybe the best way to handle it is a small curtsy to the man just before taking his hand and getting back into position?
 
elisedance said:
I was wondering what the lady should do in such circumstances. One has to regain poise as quickly as possible but maybe the best way to handle it is a small curtsy to the man just before taking his hand and getting back into position?
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I wouldn't think there would be time. Just do a quick inventory and make sure all of your limbs are still attached :D, and then get ready to get back into frame.
 
elisedance said:
I was wondering what the lady should do in such circumstances. One has to regain poise as quickly as possible but maybe the best way to handle it is a small curtsy to the man just before taking his hand and getting back into position?
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cornutt said:
I wouldn't think there would be time. Just do a quick inventory and make sure all of your limbs are still attached :D, and then get ready to get back into frame.
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As I recount my personal misadventures in the past:
  • Open Amateur Standard Tango - trip on Vienesse Crosses (I said it was metal edge on floor, DW said it was her dress) - stern expression from tango anyway so stern we stayed - no one really noticed, maybe thought, huh?
  • Open Amateur Standard QS - we rolled so much I ended up on my back and just had fun with how ridiculous it looked - lighthearted we were and lighthearted we stayed - received an almost-ovation for the entertainment and getting back up with enthusiasm
  • Open Amateur Smooth Foxtrot - couple in front of us stuck out their leg and tripped DW who was ahead of me in the movement and separated - nothing I could do but . . . no one really noticed, maybe laughed
As Elise suggests, in all cases, we rejoined with a flourish and had a better time because of it.

The top Ams might have fun with this memory;), but the up-n-coming Ams hopefully can take heart from it!!

hey, I wasn't born dancing . . . I'm 47!
 
Dear Son has landed on his backside a couple of times on the comp floor. Just gets up 'quicker than a speeding bullet' and with a big grin re-starts. I think the first spill was in Junior - has happened in ballroom and latin. No-one is immune.:p
 
DP and I have only competed at one comp as yet (two heats) but managed two trips. One (by me) was barely perceptable and may have looked like an intentional body action in tango but the second felled DP - turned out he was wearing new shoes and there was a slipperly strip attached to the heel that he had not noticed. Why on earth the manufacturer woudl do something so stupid I have no idea. I managed to support him enough to avoid the total floor-face encounter but it must have been quite a sight. Note in comp manual: check shoe bottoms....
 
Well, at least neither of you were hurt. That's the main thing. And, from what I understand, if you had a fall this doesn't mean you will be marked down. The adjudicators know that sometimes the floor is ultra slippery so they ignore the fall and mark you on your dancing.
 
Hmm. Wish I could blame the floor - but it was perfect. No seams, sprung, not slippery, not sticky. I would kill for such a floor to practice on. We weren't even close to another couple. Ah well, at least we did not screw the routine up - which was pretty good for a first comp I think.
 
Hey, things happen. Maybe it was first comp jitters. But then, these things happen at 1000 comps. the important thing is that no one is injured if and when falls occur.
 
you're right - and I'm certainly not fretting over it. By the way, the photos for the comp are up on the internet and there is a nice one of DP and I. Will post here when I can get it...
 
Hi ED. You and your DP look really good. Love the dress and hairstyle. DP looks very dapper and gentlemanly.
 
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