Philadelphia Dancesport Festival--Anyone going?

[ChaChaMama]

Anyone else going to this comp? Has anyone been to it before? If so, what's it like?

I just sent off entry forms this weekend. We will be doing silver latin in the A and B age divisions.

ChaChaMama

 

[Katarzyna]

Is this the comp that's supposed to bring Mirko?

 

[pygmalion]

Looks like it, yeah. 8) (Can you believe the top hit was in DF itself?) And they're bringing some amateur couples with them. Looks like this is going to be a good one to attend.

http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7767

 

[Katarzyna]

I really want to go!!!!

I'll see if I can convince my partner

 

[Dancing4Life]

I've attended this one in the past, was good, well-run, used to have quite a few good couples. The floor is nice, and Sandi always does something fun with the top teacher awards - it is a production, not just handing envelopes out. Not sure who will be going, but with the names that the Fortunas are bringing in it is likely to attract some good folks... Have fun!

 

[Kitty]

I was interested in going for same reason as Katherine .
but
I want to know if there will be enough couples in syllabus: I don't want to dance uncontested. Does anyone know if there is a way to find that out?
Also syllabus and prechamp events are friday and all the good stuff (champ and pro) - saturday night, which make is impractical to either compete or spectate, which in turn makes it impractical to go...

 

[ChaChaMama]

I was wondering about the size of the syllabus fields too. My guess based on other decent sized NDCA comps is that there will be 3-6 couples per event in syllabus, but I could be way off.

I like the schedule with syllabus being Friday night! (Of course, I'm a college prof and don't have any Friday classes this semester, so that really works for me.) True, Saturday daytime might be even better, but I like Friday night better than Sunday afternoon, which can pose transportational challenges. (I have the additional challenge of having to pick up my toddler from Nana + Papa's house before driving home...and I prefer to be home before her bedtime.) I guess pretty much any schedule comp organizers can come up with works better for some than for others, huh?

I'm really excited about this comp!!! I just hope DH and I have enough prep time. We just did a studio showcase on Friday, where we performed a paso. We haven't worked on our comp routines in awhile because we were so focused on our showcase routine. Time to buckle down...as soon as we get over these horrible colds!

Cha Cha Mama

 

[pygmalion]

I want to know if there will be enough couples in syllabus: I don't want to dance uncontested. Does anyone know if there is a way to find that out?

Isn't there a list of entrants on the website? Or am I getting that mixed up with another comp? I looked at quite a few sites over the weekend. :?

 

[pygmalion]

Darn! Nope. No competitor list. Too much DF homework over the weekend. My brain is fried. :lol:

 

[Joe]

Went once, many years ago; had a not-so-great experience (atmosphere-wise, not results-wise) and decided not to go back.

 

[Andy]

PhillyFestival

Hi all, Sorry to say that Mirko has cancelled due to personal reasons, but we are replacing them with Luca & Luanna Fani. This is the couple in the original "Burn The Floor" who wore the white cowboy outfits and did that fantastic solo.
They are also bringing their coach, Federico Leli and 4 or 5 Amateur Couples Hope you can make it, we expect a fantastic show

 

[pygmalion]

Thanks for the update, Andy. 8)