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Originally posted by Divissima
Until we standardise our marking system, we can never hope to be an Olympic sport!  |
Excuse me but who the h*ll wants Ceroc to be an Olympic sport???
Cerco is a dance ... a fun dance. If you want to see what happens when you try to make it a sport just watch Strictly Ballroom or remeber the mockery that Synchronised Swimming was subject to. Dance is, and alwys be, an art form in which individuals express themselves and their own style. Aside from technical complexity you can only judge a dance on whether you as an individual find it 'good'.
There has always been controvesy about judging. The only time I would possibly critisise judging is when there is a gap between what has been stated as a marking criteria and the end result .... the point in question is that most competitions make the point that "scoring will be made on the interpretation of the music rather than the complexity of the moves" ... my personal observation that this has rarely been the case and a few people have mentioned this issue also featured at Bristol.
Sooooo ... I echo previous comments that say you need judges who are recognised as being good MODERN JIVE dancers (not Lindy, Slasa or anything else) and the scoring criteria needs to be clearly understood by all parties. If that is in place then its all down to personal preferences.
Fair comment?