You Tube Dance videos

[gebandemuishond]

Originally Posted by Geordieed

I have watched this routine countless times and never get bored of it.

This is the winning performance from the Young Adult Division at the US Swing Open 2007. This is how the kids do it...



YouTube - US Open Swing Championships Brennar Goree & Torri Smith

That's amazing. For some reason it didn't quite play super smooth on my computer, with jerks and little freezes so it sometimes looked as if they're dancing out of time, which I'm sure they're not.

Just as an aside, what do people think of the seemingly obligatory bit in showcase swing routines where the guy stands still spinning the lady countless times? Sure, it takes skill, but I always find myself thinking that the 'dancing' stops and it's a bit like "Oh here we go again, another million spins from superstar follower X".

Dan

[Nessiemonster]

Originally Posted by DavidB

YouTube - ballet - Hand in Hand

Wow - that's fantastic!

[Whitebeard]

Originally Posted by gebandemuishond

That's amazing. For some reason it didn't quite play super smooth on my computer, with jerks and little freezes so it sometimes looked as if they're dancing out of time, which I'm sure they're not.

That's what was happening on my machine earlier today (oops, that's yesterday now) and yet it now plays as it should. I've noticed this sort of thing quite a lot of recent times and can only assume it's some sort of bandwidth issue brought on by you tube's popularity.

As to the dancing being amazing, that has to be true from a purely physical point of view. And yet, for me, it all seemed a bit souless, a choreographed routine endlessly practiced and performed flawlessly, but to me there was something missing. A true connection.

Originally Posted by gebandemuishond

Just as an aside, what do people think of the seemingly obligatory bit in showcase swing routines where the guy stands still spinning the lady countless times? Sure, it takes skill, but I always find myself thinking that the 'dancing' stops and it's a bit like "Oh here we go again, another million spins from superstar follower X".

Dan

Sadly, the whole thing came across that way for me.

[straycat]

This is cool... robotic ballroom dancing.

The commentators, however, are not cool. Why can't they just shut their overindulgent mouths until the dance is over?

[~*~Saligal~*~]

Originally Posted by straycat264

This is cool... robotic ballroom dancing.

The commentators, however, are not cool. Why can't they just shut their overindulgent mouths until the dance is over?

What a great find! thanks for sharing that I thoroughly enjoyed it!
As for the commentators... I couldn't agree with you more. I'm wondering if they're ex-sports commentators - or maybe it's just a cultural thing of the commentators (something about having to mention the obvious!) It's kind of like being in the cinema and the people sitting behind you talking all through the movie...
Shame there isn't a mute button just for the commentators....

[adss]

Penny and my wedding dance:

YouTube - West Coast Swing - Our Bridal Dance

[Caro]

Originally Posted by adss

Penny and my wedding dance:

YouTube - West Coast Swing - Our Bridal Dance

I have to say when I first read your post I thought 'wcs, that's an odd choice for a wedding dance, I'd have thought night club 2 step or waltz would work better', but now that I have watched the clip I have to say it looks lovely

[Caro]

Michael and Jennifer's new blues routine !!!!
Very fun and original, although Franck will miss the 'ratattatattata!'

[gebandemuishond]

Originally Posted by Caro

Michael and Jennifer's new blues routine !!!!
Very fun and original, although Franck will miss the 'ratattatattata!'

I like it! I prefer the second half, I think.

By the way, does anyone know if they use a longer slot in America than they do here? I was dancing WCS (rather badly ) with a very good girl last night who went much further out than I was used to, when I asked her where she learned the dance she said "California". Another thing I noticed was that she didn't seem to have the attitude that WCS has to be danced to slow music which nearly everyone over here has. It was the same with the only other American WCSer I've come across, someone called Heidi who taught in London once.

Dan

[Geordieed]

Must be the effect of YouTube but the routine seems to feel deeper online than when you watch it on DVD.


Anyhow there are more of the routines from the Open now online. Here's Jordan and Tatiana's routine...


YouTube - US Open Swing Championships Jordan Frisbee&Tatiana Mollmann

[Caro]

Originally Posted by Geordieed

Anyhow there are more of the routines from the Open now online. Here's Jordan and Tatiana's routine...

brilliant!!!! - I was hoping this would come online soon. I've watched it countless times on the DVD already, I think this is their best routine to date (mistake excepted) - it almost made me cry (and I can't say that happens often).

[robd]

Originally Posted by Geordieed

YouTube - US Open Swing Championships Jordan Frisbee&Tatiana Mollmann

I think that's the first competition routine (certainly at their level) in which I have seen a recognisable push break (1:59)

Not so sure on Jordan's outfit but I bet the ladies like it....

[Lory]

Originally Posted by Caro

brilliant!!!! - I was hoping this would come online soon.

I loved Gary Mckintye's showcase routine from the same set of DVD's but its not online yet.. but I found this one from 2002 and its also brilliant IMO!

YouTube - Gary & Lisa McIntyre - Showcase 2002

[~*~Saligal~*~]

Originally Posted by Lory

I loved Gary Mckintye's showcase routine from the same set of DVD's but its not online yet.. but I found this one from 2002 and its also brilliant IMO!

YouTube - Gary & Lisa McIntyre - Showcase 2002

I like the routine - and the costume was pretty interesting too.
Just out of curiousity - (and please excuse my ignorance...) is Lisa ballroom or latin dancing trained by any chance? the reason I ask is that she's really working the top part of her body (and especially her arms) when she dancing WCS. Most great WCS women work their feet and legs and make the top part of their body smooth and effortless - the tension in the arms isn't obvious to the eye... whereas when I watched that routine (not including the lifts of course) it was so noticable for me that her top half was showing the tension... Just an observation

[HelenB]

This trio WCS with Arjay, Melissa & Deborah is pretty amazing considering it was apparently unrehearsed

[Caro]

Forgot to answer that one.

Originally Posted by gebandemuishond

By the way, does anyone know if they use a longer slot in America than they do here? I was dancing WCS (rather badly ) with a very good girl last night who went much further out than I was used to, when I asked her where she learned the dance she said "California".

In my understanding, the slot is defined by the length of the lead and the follow arms when extending to the maximum allowed by their frame (max resistance). So I don't think you can dance with a longer or a shorter slot (unless you 'fake' a shorter slot by giving resistance before reaching your natural end of the slot, say for space reasons).
(or you 'fake' a longer slot by following the follow before their reach the end of their slot,or just decide to travel down the slot during the pattern).

So what I'm guessing from there, is that you are probably not used to dancing with follows who will actually go to the end of the slot (in my experience that's a very common flaw from people with MJ background), that's why when dancing with someone who does it feels longer. (Also if you're not used to it, it is possible you might have given in to the resistance and followed your follower towards her end of the slot - forcing her to move even further until she can anchors).

Does that make sense ?

Anybody else with a different view ?


PS: will ask mods to move this to the learning WCS thread.

Originally Posted by gebandemuishond

It was the same with the only other American WCSer I've come across, someone called Heidi who taught in London once.

Heidi.

[SmileySue]

Originally Posted by robd

I think that's the first competition routine (certainly at their level) in which I have seen a recognisable push break (1:59)

What about the one at 3:15? Even more straightforward IMO

[gebandemuishond]

Originally Posted by Caro

In my understanding, the slot is defined by the length of the lead and the follow arms when extending to the maximum allowed by their frame (max resistance). So I don't think you can dance with a longer or a shorter slot (unless you 'fake' a shorter slot by giving resistance before reaching your natural end of the slot, say for space reasons).
(or you 'fake' a longer slot by following the follow before their reach the end of their slot,or just decide to travel down the slot during the pattern).

So what I'm guessing from there, is that you are probably not used to dancing with follows who will actually go to the end of the slot (in my experience that's a very common flaw from people with MJ background), that's why when dancing with someone who does it feels longer. (Also if you're not used to it, it is possible you might have given in to the resistance and followed your follower towards her end of the slot - forcing her to move even further until she can anchors).

Does that make sense ?

Anybody else with a different view ?

Yeah that sounds about right. I always try to go for the good old 'soft L' in the arms, but quite possibly my resistance wasn't quite right. I don't think I followed her down the slot, I just felt my arm being extended more than I was used to, and hence more than I wanted it to be.

Dan

P.S. That's the Heidi!! She did seem very... I Am Dancer.

[Billy Cullen]

Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollman freestyle dancing in Scotland Sep 07
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[Chef]

Originally Posted by Billy Cullen

Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollman freestyle dancing in Scotland Sep 07
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It is always great to see Jordan and Tatiana dance.

This is just a quick plea to DJs and organisers at any of these events. Could you please turn off the disco lights during these performances. If you are going to film the cabaret then the camcorder takes the bright lights as the maximum and sets the exposure based on them and not the performers. At best the cabaret looks so dark that it could have been filmed in a cave, at worst I have seen some event dvds where you can only see the silhouette of the performers. It is not always helped if the performers wear black.

Even when you are at the event in person you are often trying to see the performance with these bright lights flashing straight in your eyes.

Please turn off the flashing lights or at least turn them upwards.