Level of your social scene

[Lioness]

I hear that there is going to be a new one for training for comp and medalist, but I don't think it will have instruction, they will just place music so you can practice...might give that a try.

I'll definitely have a look at that one. It sounds good.

[Ginger]

Around here, it's predominantly American bronze with some silver thrown in for the older dancers who've paid their dues and taken some private lessons. There's one tiny handful of competitors at one studio, but they stick to syllabus stuff, and don't employ a lot of styling/ technique out socially.

Our own studio's a mishmash of everything. American, International, some of the patterns have higher elements in them... our coach just teaches FUN stuff for social dancers. In our private lessons, we work on syllabus figures and more 'studious' approaches, but do whatever we can get away with socially so long as it doesn't intefere with anyone else's LOD.

[elisedance]

sounds like you don't have any high-level dancers?  ist that so...

[Ginger]

How do I say "Well, besides us"... without saying it? Obnoxious I am, arrogant, not so much. Advanced as in actually studying figures, working on technique, and progressing above social swing/cha-cha/waltz, though, I mean.

No, there are... hold on...

wait...

Okay, there are several unpartnered ladies in the area, and our coaches, and the lady who used to teach us and her partner/husband... but they never dance that much anymore because one's switched to nearly entirely WCS, the other got married, our coaches seldom go out, and the others ... ye gods, I just realized it's lonely up here... and then our dance-kids (not to be confused with biological offspring- ever), and they are all of a higher level than the usual.  There's one couple to the north of us who just retired (we inherited their spot at the college), and.. yeah, that's it, I think.

[elisedance]

then you have to build one   And that means stoking up the kids and inspiring the adults

anyway to bring in ballroom showcases from out of town?  Maybe we could send in the Ballroom Cavalry....

[SwingWaltz]

Just found out tonight we have a former German Open Championships finallist dancing in our social. I thought he was good...but didn't expect that good.

[elisedance]

regular member or guest??

[SwingWaltz]

Every friday! I only first spoke to him yesterday.

[elisedance]

sounds like quite the asset - does he teach too?

[ttd]

How do I say "Well, besides us"... without saying it? Obnoxious I am, arrogant, not so much. Advanced as in actually studying figures, working on technique, and progressing above social swing/cha-cha/waltz, though, I mean.

No, there are... hold on...

wait...

Okay, there are several unpartnered ladies in the area, and our coaches, and the lady who used to teach us and her partner/husband... but they never dance that much anymore because one's switched to nearly entirely WCS, the other got married, our coaches seldom go out, and the others ... ye gods, I just realized it's lonely up here... and then our dance-kids (not to be confused with biological offspring- ever), and they are all of a higher level than the usual.  There's one couple to the north of us who just retired (we inherited their spot at the college), and.. yeah, that's it, I think.

That's pretty much our dance scene here.

[ZPomeroy]

Just found out tonight we have a former German Open Championships finallist dancing in our social. I thought he was good...but didn't expect that good.

i may have to come along sometime

Zac

[elisedance]

To show him a thing or two?

[ZPomeroy]

Yes, yes, that's it! now your catching on...
I would just love to see someone fantastic dancing outside a comp to tell you the truth

Zac

[elisedance]

then look in the social studio mirror....

[ZPomeroy]

Your much too kind! though i'm intrigued, how can you judge from halfway across the world

Zac