International Grand Ball 2009

[jivechica]

Anybody going? Dancing?

 

[TAK]

Wish I could, but I will be out of town!

 

[SDsalsaguy]

I really enjoyed it last year, but unfortunately it doesn't fit my schedule this year.

 

[Terpsichorean Clod]

Watching

 

[Laura]

Working, Dancing, Working

 

[hereKittyKitty]

We enjoyed this comp so much last year. It was one of our favorites, but unless Delta adds more "cheaper" flights we won't be going this year. Will probably do Nevada Star Ball instead.

 

[Standarddancer]

last year was good, what's new this year?

Who are the oversea couples for champ standard? are they listed in O2cm?

 

[Terpsichorean Clod]

Watching

Vending, too. :shock: Just found out at the last minute. Never done it before. I seem to have a thing for last-minute first-time experiences at comps. Like that time I got a crash course in deck captaining on the day of. Apologies to the foxtrotters whom I sent onto the floor in what turned out to be a quickstep heat! Hopefully I won't muck this one up as badly.

 

[tbrennen]

Working, Dancing, Working

As for me: Working, Working, Dancing

 

[Terpsichorean Clod]

last year was good, what's new this year?

I think the Amateur World team match is back.

Who are the oversea couples for champ standard? are they listed in O2cm?

It's up on o2cm but you have to go name by name.

Some of the English couples from last year are back.

England
Damien Hey & Philippa Amer
Richard Still & Morgan Hemphill
Tom Parkes & Amy Dowden
John Giannini & Katherine Giannini
Joseph Hopwood & Alexandra Hawley

Ireland
Stanislav Wakeham & Laura Nolan

Poland
Andrzej Sadecki & Karina Nawrot

 

[Standarddancer]

Thanks TC. don't know why O2cm posted entries so late, last year entry lists posted much early. it's this weekend, if you find out only today, no way I could find out a little bit early it's too late for us going anyway, but many thanks

 

[jivechica]

I wonder why they don't list competitors by heat so that you can see if you're dancing in a qrt, semi, etc and who you are dancing against... (same way as results are posted)... I believe it used to be done that way before so I'm pretty sure it's possible.

Does anybody know if latin am. tonight is a qrt or semi?

Thanks!

 

[Standarddancer]

I wonder why they don't list competitors by heat so that you can see if you're dancing in a qrt, semi, etc and who you are dancing against... (same way as results are posted)... I believe it used to be done that way before so I'm pretty sure it's possible.

Exactly, that's what I meant too. Now this site is getting difficult to use, you don't even know if you are dancing quarter, semi or just a straight final, and really impossible to view other competitors in your heat. It's certainly not helpful to comp attendance.

 

[Laura]

Does anybody know if latin am. tonight is a qrt or semi?

It started in a Quarter-Final (and they just finished dancing it).

 

[Terpsichorean Clod]

Thanks TC. don't know why O2cm posted entries so late, last year entry lists posted much early. it's this weekend, if you find out only today, no way I could find out a little bit early it's too late for us going anyway, but many thanks

Sorry to hear you won't be coming this year. Maybe next year?

Exactly, that's what I meant too. Now this site is getting difficult to use, you don't even know if you are dancing quarter, semi or just a straight final, and really impossible to view other competitors in your heat. It's certainly not helpful to comp attendance.

I don't think it's the site. Some of the other upcoming comps list competitors by heat.