Cool! Thanks Daphna! So sorry we're not going to be in LA next week (work and family issues have conspired against us -- it's not the...
Agree that slow fox music tends to have jazz(y) characteristics by nature. I do have one on my practice disk -- "Something Better To Do" by Olivia...
Daphna, this is a great idea. Unfortunately we can't make nationals this year due to work and family commitments, but at least we can...
Joe, we competed at High Point in Bronze W/Q and Bronze F/T. Points from both are counted in the beta database. I see your point about using...
:confused: Don't let it bother you. The performance quality Saturday night was WELL worth the price of admission. We've bought Saturday night...
We have done precisely that combination in bronze quickstep. Got the idea from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVrBtujXMm4
The current rulebook (2010, 12th edition) states in 4.6.2.8: "Proficiency points are accumulated in all sanctioned USA Dance and NDCA amateur...
Agree that this is one area not clear in the rules. At the High Point NQE last October there were bronze standard Waltz/Quickstep and bronze...
Very interesting discussion here over the last several days, and clearly there are some strong opinions. Question for any or all: At check-in of the...
Good idea on the Google doc! Is your spreadsheet something you'd be willing to share ... not the data, of course, but the logic/formulas? I've...
One clarification ... Rule 4.2.5.4 handles the age change situation for Preteen/Junior/Youth couples and notes that if they qualify for Nationals...
I went back and read these sections -- both circumstances are addressed specifically. Rule 4.2.5.2 addresses proficiency level and says if...
Looks like you're working out of the rulebook itself? Sorry, I gave the Web page location, but didn't say which document. You'll get a better...
And it actually can happen more quickly. Add multiple age categories to your scenario, Lorelei. If the couple danced both levels at say,...
I just did some studying of the system and computed points totals for my partner and I. The change to 200 points is a big deal. Keep in mind that...
That had been my impression as well, but I can't imagine deciding which comps I'll attend based on the list of judges. Then again, I'm just a...
Congrats to all the organizers, volunteers and officials at the 2010 MAC for a job well done! We attended the MAC for the first time this year -- as...
This happened to us at USA Dance Nationals last April. Fourteen couple semifinal, seven to be called back for the final. There was a three-way tie...
We took a few lessons in our early forties just as something to do together when the children got older. And now seven years later, we're...
Significant breakthrough (I hope!) in using legs and feet better in standard Foxtrot ... amazing how one fundamental change (making sure to get step...
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