menhaoran12007-05-23 21:42:04回复悄悄话
great routine - looks clean and elegant - it is difficult for amateurs.
If you know man's step, you are well-qualified to be my teacher in standard. Have not seen your latin footage yet.
Ironically, I bumped your professional partner at least 3-4 times and knew rest of people in the video, just never saw your performance.
any good instructors or fun place for dancing in VA? I knew many places in MD, just do not know VA well enough
flamenco_girl2007-05-07 17:16:15回复悄悄话
回复cnlady的评论:
Thanks for encouragement. What type of dancing do you like to do? I'd be glad to hear your experience as well.
海鸥飞处2007-03-30 21:47:58回复悄悄话
Agree with flamenco_girl: dancing is good for both competitive and social purposes. So you can enjoy dancing in either way. A few years ago, I met a 60-year-old lady and she told me she started learning dancing about two years before then (when her husband retired). What she surprised me was that her dancing was better then many people who have learned it for a much longer time. And she even did competitions! Wow! :)
So it's never too late to learn dancing until you are laying in bed and can not move at all.
flamenco_girl2007-03-27 15:56:18回复悄悄话
回复40hutu的评论:
But, not everyone has to go to competitive route to enjoy ballroom dancing. For social purpose, ballroom dances are quite learnable, take your own pace, be consistent, you'll be supprised on what you can do after a year or two. Also, it can be a hobby for life long, no age limitation.
I danced Latin and Rhythm too, including Rumba in both International and American style. But I only competed in them in my early days. I like them, but decided to give more focus on Internation Standard and American Smooth.
It's fortunate that you don't need to "follow the steps", you need to lead. The challenges for a leader are even higher than for a follower for International Standars style. People said: it takes 5 years to create a good woman dancer, while it takes 10 years to create a good man dancer.
But, following in movement is something not natural to many people, including myself, the positions are not natural either. Also, ladies have to ware 2.5 inch heels, run backwards, and be fast.
lemonpu2007-03-27 14:32:11回复悄悄话
Do you do Rumba too? I've been practing Rumba and would like to share with you if intersted.
Flamenco_Girl2007-03-24 18:37:22回复悄悄话
Melly, Thanks for your compliment. I started competitive Ballroom in 1998. It took lots work. I'll try to write more about dancing,
melly2007-03-24 18:30:07回复悄悄话
WOW! You are awesome! I wish it were me who was waltzing. totally take my breath away. How long have you danced? You look soooo beautiful. You are so elegant. 行云流水
I love the music too. Nocture from secret garden. I love the whole album.
God, I am so touched. It is fantastic.
Thank you so very much.
Flamenco_Girl2007-03-24 18:17:27回复悄悄话
Melly, Thanks for coming. Since you talked about Waltz, I thought I might be able to share this piece. The format was not right for YouTube at first. Finally, I got it converted. It's working now.
melly2007-03-24 16:13:35回复悄悄话
The video is no longer available. Why?
If you know man's step, you are well-qualified to be my teacher in standard. Have not seen your latin footage yet.
Ironically, I bumped your professional partner at least 3-4 times and knew rest of people in the video, just never saw your performance.
any good instructors or fun place for dancing in VA? I knew many places in MD, just do not know VA well enough
Thanks for encouragement. What type of dancing do you like to do? I'd be glad to hear your experience as well.
我也很喜欢舞蹈，期待着你更多的佳作,
谢谢分享~
So it's never too late to learn dancing until you are laying in bed and can not move at all.
But, not everyone has to go to competitive route to enjoy ballroom dancing. For social purpose, ballroom dances are quite learnable, take your own pace, be consistent, you'll be supprised on what you can do after a year or two. Also, it can be a hobby for life long, no age limitation.
I danced Latin and Rhythm too, including Rumba in both International and American style. But I only competed in them in my early days. I like them, but decided to give more focus on Internation Standard and American Smooth.
I can talk about it, if you are interested.
It's fortunate that you don't need to "follow the steps", you need to lead. The challenges for a leader are even higher than for a follower for International Standars style. People said: it takes 5 years to create a good woman dancer, while it takes 10 years to create a good man dancer.
But, following in movement is something not natural to many people, including myself, the positions are not natural either. Also, ladies have to ware 2.5 inch heels, run backwards, and be fast.
Watched again, fascinating!
I'm afraid I'll never be able to follow the steps in this life. An after thought, maybe leading the steps is easier? Haha!
刚发现你的博克，知道你喜欢跳舞。能不能多写点跳舞方面的文章？
I love the music too. Nocture from secret garden. I love the whole album.
God, I am so touched. It is fantastic.
Thank you so very much.