Comments on: Scottish Competition 2006 http://ducasi.org/blog/2006/09/15/scottish-competition-2006/ Ascending Rising Harmonising Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:56:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Scottish Competition 2006 by: Skippy http://ducasi.org/blog/2006/09/15/scottish-competition-2006/#comment-1370 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:24:23 +0000 http://ducasi.org/blog/2006/09/15/scottish-competition-2006/#comment-1370 Hi there Enjoyed reading your quest on getting to Musselburgh. To answer some of the points raised by your thoughts. I spoke with a few of the judges afterwards with regards to judging on stage. They said it was actually coming from the requests from competitors from last year and they were given the option (if they wanted to go down , they could have done) They could see much more from the stage and most of them where actually watching the peolpe at the back more because they seemed much more relaxed. Personally think that dancing in the intermediates, if you looked as if you were having fun and smiling loads and lucky with the choice of music you can make it to the final and even win. I would have liked to have found out the marks not to glout but to see how much more I have to improve to compete next year if I ever manage to find a partner in the Advance!!!!!!! it is really hard to imagine that the small charity event Scot and I planned five years ago is still going and getting better and better every year. I can't take credit for that but I still feel very passionate about the event and so glad to be able to be part of it (dancing ) Most of the peolpe who get there early are helps decorating the hall. The music doesn't start until twelve which is a good thing or else the hall would look very boring. I was very lucking this year finding such a lovely partner in Greame from Nottingham. We only meet in Southport this year and after chatting I found out he was coming up to the Champs and out the blue he asked me to compete. He was really sweet cause he also gave me the option to pull out if I found a partner nearer to practise with, but once I commited I kept my promise (however I did ask one person up in Scotland but he said no!!! He didn't want to compete this year but then ending getting press ganged into dancing with a friend ) I'm Not TOO disappointed!!!! My lucky dip partner was sweet but unfortunately we didn't get though to the second round either. Well my only thought from the day was that it would make Scot and teams job alot easier if peolpes entries were in alot sooner so help with the heat organisation. thought for next year!!! Best luck for next year and I know your'll do your best!! Hi there
Enjoyed reading your quest on getting to Musselburgh.
To answer some of the points raised by your thoughts.
I spoke with a few of the judges afterwards with regards to judging on stage.
They said it was actually coming from the requests from competitors from last year and they were given the option (if they wanted to go down , they could have done)
They could see much more from the stage and most of them where actually watching the peolpe at the back more because they seemed much more relaxed.
Personally think that dancing in the intermediates, if you looked as if you were having fun and smiling loads and lucky with the choice of music you can make it to the final and even win.
I would have liked to have found out the marks not to glout but to see how much more I have to improve to compete next year if I ever manage to find a partner in the Advance!!!!!!!
it is really hard to imagine that the small charity event Scot and I planned five years ago is still going and getting better and better every year. I can’t take credit for that but I still feel very passionate about the event and so glad to be able to be part of it (dancing )
Most of the peolpe who get there early are helps decorating the hall. The music doesn’t start until twelve which is a good thing or else the hall would look very boring.
I was very lucking this year finding such a lovely partner in Greame from Nottingham. We only meet in Southport this year and after chatting I found out he was coming up to the Champs and out the blue he asked me to compete. He was really sweet cause he also gave me the option to pull out if I found a partner nearer to practise with, but once I commited I kept my promise (however I did ask one person up in Scotland but he said no!!! He didn’t want to compete this year but then ending getting press ganged into dancing with a friend ) I’m Not TOO disappointed!!!!
My lucky dip partner was sweet but unfortunately we didn’t get though to the second round either.
Well my only thought from the day was that it would make Scot and teams job alot easier if peolpes entries were in alot sooner so help with the heat organisation. thought for next year!!!
Best luck for next year and I know your’ll do your best!!

]]> Comment on Scottish Competition 2006 by: Piglet http://ducasi.org/blog/2006/09/15/scottish-competition-2006/#comment-1355 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:46:42 +0000 http://ducasi.org/blog/2006/09/15/scottish-competition-2006/#comment-1355 Hi Ducasi, Great read - your experience is so similar to mine last year when I felt quite disappointed to not get through to the second round last year. Mind you, I did agree that the people who did get through from my round were very good. I think we would have done better if we'd been in the second heat, but at the end of the day I'm sure we wouldn't have got much further anyway, so no sour grapes - but they were difficult to take at the time and I didn't enjoy last year so much, partly for that reason. This year I got my partner in the Lucky Dip - how lucky was that? Not so, lol, cos we were knocked out straight away. Though 4 of the 5 couples I said would get through from our heat did! So I guess I know a good male lead when I see one. (Also I'm sure we didn't get through cos I cocked up one of the moves and then found it really hard to smile cos I was so disappointed in myself - so if the judges didn't catch the cock-up - they'd sure have caught the strained look on my face and realised I'd cocked up. It's really hard to smile again when you know you've let your partner down). The nice thing about not getting through in the Lucky Dip with my partner was the fact that I was then not expecting to get through in the Intermediate either. However, no cock ups that time - I love Pink Martini and it was like dancing to an old friend. In the semi that we managed to get through to: I loved the Van Morrison song, but the second one was a bit strange - had to laugh, thought it was going to be a real sci fi Dr. Who type thing. We managed to dance well to that too though (I think). We didn't get through to the final, but I think I can confidently say we're both chuffed to get as far as we did - and it was really nice to be able to enjoy watching the rest of the dancing and cheer on the people we knew. Interesting you say that you heard flash moves were what was being looked for in the Intermediate - it certainly didn't say that in the list of rules we were given. In fact, we read from it that no extra points would be given for the flashier stuff - however, that's probably why we didn't get any further than we did. Maybe the rules need to be clarified so we all know what playing field we're on? Certainly enjoyed it and unlike you I've had a look at my DVD tonight (finally!) and have enjoyed watching it. You want to swap copies at all? Let me know, Enjoy Southport, P xx Hi Ducasi,

Great read - your experience is so similar to mine last year when I felt quite disappointed to not get through to the second round last year. Mind you, I did agree that the people who did get through from my round were very good. I think we would have done better if we’d been in the second heat, but at the end of the day I’m sure we wouldn’t have got much further anyway, so no sour grapes - but they were difficult to take at the time and I didn’t enjoy last year so much, partly for that reason.

This year I got my partner in the Lucky Dip - how lucky was that? Not so, lol, cos we were knocked out straight away. Though 4 of the 5 couples I said would get through from our heat did! So I guess I know a good male lead when I see one. (Also I’m sure we didn’t get through cos I cocked up one of the moves and then found it really hard to smile cos I was so disappointed in myself - so if the judges didn’t catch the cock-up - they’d sure have caught the strained look on my face and realised I’d cocked up. It’s really hard to smile again when you know you’ve let your partner down).

The nice thing about not getting through in the Lucky Dip with my partner was the fact that I was then not expecting to get through in the Intermediate either. However, no cock ups that time - I love Pink Martini and it was like dancing to an old friend. In the semi that we managed to get through to: I loved the Van Morrison song, but the second one was a bit strange - had to laugh, thought it was going to be a real sci fi Dr. Who type thing. We managed to dance well to that too though (I think). We didn’t get through to the final, but I think I can confidently say we’re both chuffed to get as far as we did - and it was really nice to be able to enjoy watching the rest of the dancing and cheer on the people we knew.

Interesting you say that you heard flash moves were what was being looked for in the Intermediate - it certainly didn’t say that in the list of rules we were given. In fact, we read from it that no extra points would be given for the flashier stuff - however, that’s probably why we didn’t get any further than we did. Maybe the rules need to be clarified so we all know what playing field we’re on?

Certainly enjoyed it and unlike you I’ve had a look at my DVD tonight (finally!) and have enjoyed watching it. You want to swap copies at all? Let me know,

Enjoy Southport,
P xx

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