ceterisparibus
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Hi all,
I'm looking to do better in ECS, and one of the ways I tend to learn a particular style of dance is by doing a showcase number to it. (Last two showcases have been Smooth Foxtrot and VW.) I like performing and telling a story through a showcase dance (and dressing up - last two dances involved a tux + ascot and 18th-century costuming before that). But I just don't know ECS dances all that well. Does anyone have ideas on ECS songs that are particularly good for telling a "story"? I tend to gravitate towards Broadway/Disney songs, as duets are easy to work with (or the song is already associated with a well known story).
I was thinking of doing Sherry from the Jersey Boys soundtrack (the original is too slow, and even the song from the musical is a smidge too slow). Dress up in 1960s clothes, with a red Jersey-Boys-like tux and a swinging serenade as if I'm asking my partner to go out for a fun night on the town ("We'll dance the night away...").
I was also thinking "You're Welcome" from the Moana soundtrack.
But I feel like there are other great songs out there, and my knowledge of ECS songs (and how to pair them with stories) is not that great. Any other ideas/thoughts?
Thank you!
I'm looking to do better in ECS, and one of the ways I tend to learn a particular style of dance is by doing a showcase number to it. (Last two showcases have been Smooth Foxtrot and VW.) I like performing and telling a story through a showcase dance (and dressing up - last two dances involved a tux + ascot and 18th-century costuming before that). But I just don't know ECS dances all that well. Does anyone have ideas on ECS songs that are particularly good for telling a "story"? I tend to gravitate towards Broadway/Disney songs, as duets are easy to work with (or the song is already associated with a well known story).
I was thinking of doing Sherry from the Jersey Boys soundtrack (the original is too slow, and even the song from the musical is a smidge too slow). Dress up in 1960s clothes, with a red Jersey-Boys-like tux and a swinging serenade as if I'm asking my partner to go out for a fun night on the town ("We'll dance the night away...").
I was also thinking "You're Welcome" from the Moana soundtrack.
But I feel like there are other great songs out there, and my knowledge of ECS songs (and how to pair them with stories) is not that great. Any other ideas/thoughts?
Thank you!
