So by calling this dance "ballroom" people are trying to say that it has a graceful motion across the floor, excellent posture and carriage, solid musicality and interpretation, a lot of sensitivity within the partnership, and a lot of elegant lines, right? An incredibly large number of champion and high all-star WCS dancers have ballroom backgrounds and there's a reason why.
Ah ballroom dancers would have ruined this song, with high intensity arm waving and poses to make up for their inability to improvise. Instead these two nailed it, with a beautiful balance of west coast smoothness and hitting the accents with some cool stuff too. And all without resorting to typical jack & jill jokey moves to make the crowd laugh.
@srobinson0: Your comment is hilariously unfounded. Very few West Coast Swing (WCS) dancers started out in WCS. Almost all of us came in from other dance styles. Many All-Stars have Ballroom backgrounds. It's a shame you are more concerned with where people came from, then how pretty a performance was or how much fun it was in the moment.
@umbcBallroom Nah you've taken my snarky criticism of ballroom in the wrong direction - I only mean to segway from the "nice side of ballroom" comment onto criticism of the style of ballroom when faced with similar music. I don't at all mean to say that a ballroom dancer couldn't look that good, or switch between styles, but this song interpreted in the ballroom groove I think would look horrid
@srobinson0: Fair Enough. Although, in the Ballroom groove, this song is too slow to dance Ballroom. At best, it would have to be a Bolero and More than Words is technically too slow, even for Bolero. I'm not saying that some people wouldn't try...But yes, in that direction, then the J&J jokey moves are quite unlikely.
Thanks everyone for your honest opinions and perspective. As the female dancer in this video. I just loved the dance!!!!! Watching it after the fact and being in it, that moment improving to the music we were given. If anything you guys/gals should call me out on. It should be my balletic style. Cause thats what I am first and foremost a ballerina at heart who learned how to get funky and let loose with WEST COAST SWING!!!! LOVE YA!!! xoxox
I love how "ballroom" is used as a pejorative. (No, I don't really love that. I think it's pretty ridiculous actually.) They styled everything to match the music; I don't know what else one could want. It was appropriate and well done, imho.
So by calling this dance "ballroom" people are trying to say that it has a graceful motion across the floor, excellent posture and carriage, solid musicality and interpretation, a lot of sensitivity within the partnership, and a lot of elegant lines, right? An incredibly large number of champion and high all-star WCS dancers have ballroom backgrounds and there's a reason why.
Centuari 2 days ago
Ah ballroom dancers would have ruined this song, with high intensity arm waving and poses to make up for their inability to improvise. Instead these two nailed it, with a beautiful balance of west coast smoothness and hitting the accents with some cool stuff too. And all without resorting to typical jack & jill jokey moves to make the crowd laugh.
srobinson0 1 month ago
@srobinson0: Your comment is hilariously unfounded. Very few West Coast Swing (WCS) dancers started out in WCS. Almost all of us came in from other dance styles. Many All-Stars have Ballroom backgrounds. It's a shame you are more concerned with where people came from, then how pretty a performance was or how much fun it was in the moment.
umbcBallroom 1 week ago
@umbcBallroom Nah you've taken my snarky criticism of ballroom in the wrong direction - I only mean to segway from the "nice side of ballroom" comment onto criticism of the style of ballroom when faced with similar music. I don't at all mean to say that a ballroom dancer couldn't look that good, or switch between styles, but this song interpreted in the ballroom groove I think would look horrid
srobinson0 1 week ago
@srobinson0: Fair Enough. Although, in the Ballroom groove, this song is too slow to dance Ballroom. At best, it would have to be a Bolero and More than Words is technically too slow, even for Bolero. I'm not saying that some people wouldn't try...But yes, in that direction, then the J&J jokey moves are quite unlikely.
umbcBallroom 1 week ago
Thanks everyone for your honest opinions and perspective. As the female dancer in this video. I just loved the dance!!!!! Watching it after the fact and being in it, that moment improving to the music we were given. If anything you guys/gals should call me out on. It should be my balletic style. Cause thats what I am first and foremost a ballerina at heart who learned how to get funky and let loose with WEST COAST SWING!!!! LOVE YA!!! xoxox
tutukitty11 3 months ago 4
I love how "ballroom" is used as a pejorative. (No, I don't really love that. I think it's pretty ridiculous actually.) They styled everything to match the music; I don't know what else one could want. It was appropriate and well done, imho.
DoggieFosters 5 months ago 2
it has a gliding on the dance floor quality to it. very nice.
daveheel 7 months ago
This is epic.
No fancy/cool moves, just nice PURE DANCE. Ye, ballroom, but the nice side of ballroom. Not elegant or classic at all, totally leisure.
Today there is going to be a WCS party in my town. I did not plan to go, but seeing this dance changed my mind :-)
So nice, thank you, dancers.
zo1980debian 8 months ago
thanks Jaclyn!!! It was a really fun dance he is such a great leader!!
tutukitty11 8 months ago
Not ballroom. Graceful, elegant and classy. She's beautiful <3
JaclynAmberJoy 9 months ago
too ballroom.
darkfur35 9 months ago
Just beautiful and they look like they are having fun!
KlownDuffer 9 months ago