First competition.

So here's the VLOG post for my first comp.

I am well aware of a great deal of my many problems, but thankfully we filmed them, so that we can fix them.

Getting put in your place by Yulia Kharlova though...that one was embarrassing.

 
KMAtkinson said:
So here's the VLOG post for my first comp.

I am well aware of a great deal of my many problems, but thankfully we filmed them, so that we can fix them.

Getting put in your place by Yulia Kharlova though...that one was embarrassing.

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I enjoyed the vlog. I'll watch your other videos sometime soon.

Looks like you two had fun and that's what's really important. Making the most of the journey no matter where you're at. You two looked great dancing to me.

You have a fun and positive personality. The type of people I like to meet in the dancing community.

Keep doing what you're doing.

Your video pumped me up.

4 more days for me.
 
entheos said:
I enjoyed the vlog. I'll watch your other videos sometime soon.

Looks like you two had fun and that's what's really important. Making the most of the journey no matter where you're at. You two looked great dancing to me.

You have a fun and positive personality. The type of people I like to meet in the dancing community.

Keep doing what you're doing.

Your video pumped me up.

4 more days for me.
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Thanks, glad to hear you enjoyed it :)

The way I see it, dancing should be fun, or else why do it? Competing is cool, but enjoying it is cooler :D

Good luck with your comp! Please film and post it?
 
I did 6 dances and won 1st place in all 6.

I had a lot of fun and met a lot of great people. That was way more important and memorable than the medals that I received.

I became very inspired by all the people in the higher difficulty categories. They have given me something to aim for and various things to work on. I observed many people and questioned myself on what they were doing that made them look so much more amazing than what I was doing. Their frame / posture / movements / expressions / etc are just on another level. At least now I have an idea of what's out there and where I need to go.

I'm happy with my performance, but I'm definitely eager to get back to work. Always so many things to improve on, but I believe it's also important to enjoy the process.

All the people from the studio gave me awesome support and cheers just as I did the same for them.

If I went into this with fear, worry, and being outcome focused, I wouldn't have had such a great experience (even if I got the same winning results).

Future competitions and struggles are uncertain, but I'll continue doing my best with whatever happens. I can already tell that the higher levels and the other styles will be very challenging.

Thanks again for the advice given here. It will definitely do wonders for my journey moving forward.

It was a wonderful experience and I learned a lot.
 
entheos said:
I did 6 dances and won 1st place in all 6.

I had a lot of fun and met a lot of great people. That was way more important and memorable than the medals that I received.

I became very inspired by all the people in the higher difficulty categories. They have given me something to aim for and various things to work on. I observed many people and questioned myself on what they were doing that made them look so much more amazing than what I was doing. Their frame / posture / movements / expressions / etc are just on another level. At least now I have an idea of what's out there and where I need to go.

I'm happy with my performance, but I'm definitely eager to get back to work. Always so many things to improve on, but I believe it's also important to enjoy the process.

All the people from the studio gave me awesome support and cheers just as I did the same for them.

If I went into this with fear, worry, and being outcome focused, I wouldn't have had such a great experience (even if I got the same winning results).

Future competitions and struggles are uncertain, but I'll continue doing my best with whatever happens. I can already tell that the higher levels and the other styles will be very challenging.

Thanks again for the advice given here. It will definitely do wonders for my journey moving forward.

It was a wonderful experience and I learned a lot.
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Congratulations! 1st place x6 for a first comp is epic! I'm sure you're super stoked about that!

Do you have some footage for us to watch?
 
flying_backwards said:
Awesome! Did you hear us at DF cheering for you? :)

What were the 6 events? In your first post you mentioned

was that in two levels? Or did you add some dances?
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It was a beginner quickstep and pre-bronze for waltz and rumba. There was 2 dances for each style. I was dancing with a pro which allowed more options than am-am apparently.

Is it normal for beginner / pre-bronze dancers to look like stiff and expressionless robots? Haha.

I pretty much did all the moves and basics right (timing / frame / posture / head placement / etc). The only expression on my face was half shy and half smiling out of enjoyment. My steps weren't small, but they weren't large and confident either. I guess I'm just not used to competing or performing for a crowd / judges yet.

I'm happy with my performance, but I'm eager to be able to express myself more like the people in the higher categories.

October is my next competition. That one will be a bigger one. So I'll have 4-5 months to prepare for that.
 
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entheos said:
Is it normal for beginner / pre-bronze dancers to look like stiff and expressionless robots? Haha.
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Yes I can believe that is normal for your first competition.

Stride length matters less than how you stride, such as footwork, timing, alignment, body position, especially at pre-bronze. Later you'll have more swing to your stride and the fun of that will show in your face. :) (Speaking only for W/Q)
 
entheos said:
Is it normal for beginner / pre-bronze dancers to look like stiff and expressionless robots? Haha.

I pretty much did all the moves and basics right (timing / frame / posture / head placement / etc). The only expression on my face was half shy and half smiling out of enjoyment. My steps weren't small, but they weren't large and confident either. I guess I'm just not used to competing or performing for a crowd / judges yet.
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There were a few bronze dancers at my competition that looked like robots (me included), so yes...that is a given.

I've found that the larger your strides in the quickstep especially, the better (and more fun) it looks. But as @flying_backwards said, footwork and body position is more important...big strides, but a heel or toe lead where it shouldn't be, and you'll be bumped down.
 
KMAtkinson said:
So here's the VLOG post for my first comp.

I am well aware of a great deal of my many problems, but thankfully we filmed them, so that we can fix them.

Getting put in your place by Yulia Kharlova though...that one was embarrassing.

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Great navigation from 3:50 to 4:02 ! If that wasn't part of your routine, WELL DONE!

Even if it was, still, well done!

Also, your partner's outfits look really nice.
 
ajiboyet said:
Great navigation from 3:50 to 4:02 ! If that wasn't part of your routine, WELL DONE!

Even if it was, still, well done!

Also, your partner's outfits look really nice.
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The steps (such as they were) were choreographed...but I had to adjust the start and end-points to avoid a crash.

I have uploaded footage from the competition (well, more footage) here, if you're interested.

SADTA Competition | Simunye 2018 | May 5th | Kerrin Atkinson & Bianca Dias

I can't promise that it'll look good, but next comp should be better.
 
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