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#526

Your Mom Goes To College

Posted: 8/6/06 at 5:23pm

well i have always been a fan of heidi and benji. those are my fav 2 and if one of them wins i will be extremely happy. but i like donyelle and travis too just not as much. heidi is my favorite, although i actually think that benji is slightly more talented than her.

#527

Your Mom Goes To College

Posted: 8/6/06 at 7:40pm

Goodness Gracious..

LAURENB - Enough, seriously.

I didn't mean to attack you with my response, and I went back and edited my post so that it didn't come across that way, not to make you look like an idiot with your response for those coming into the conversation after my edit.

I really do apologize if I gave you that impression. And kindly note that that is a sincere apology, no saracasm intended or included.

I'm not gonna lie: I have a crapload of typos in my posts and I tend to write my train of thought. I know I do this, but considering I spend 8+ hours a day typing and writing and sounding all schmucky and formal and all that junk, I give myself the liberty of not worrying about the backspace and my silly typos on boards like this. I never thought it was that big of a deal. I see now that it makes people think I'm some teenage kid looking for a fight. My bad. I guess I'll have to work on that.

So let me go back and respond to your original post again; start from scratch, in other words:

What on earth makes you think that becuase someone is bigger than the other dancers on the show that it effects their ability to pirouette? I really am just curious as to why you really think that's a valid reason, that's all.

If I show you the darkness I hold inside, will you bring me to light?

Updated On: 8/6/06 at 07:40 PM

#528

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 9:24am

rKrispyt - Peace offering accepted and appreciated.

I have also gone through weight fluctuations (and have trained in dancing, figure skating, and some other competitive sports). I know from personal experience how carrying excess weight affects height and distance of jumps/leaps and fleetness of foot, or speed and quick turns, or speed of rotation. The impact of the weight fluctuation is, I think, more noticable when on skates (where everything like height, distance, and speed is accelerated or exaggerated), because of balancing on a thin edge, where you are continually shifting weight on the inside/outside/inside/outside. When carrying less weight, that instantaneous shift of weight or control gets a bit easier to manage imo because the center of balance has a shorter distance to travel (lateral movement).

Mia mentioned that she had to dumb down the choregraphy for Heidi, but she could throw the kitchen sink at Travis. Ron (mambo, was that his name?) threw the kitchen sink at Heidi and Benji, and I think they were the only 2 dancers who could have pulled off that number, without having the choregraphy dumbed down. Heidi is probably the least talented dancer of the final 8 (except for Ivan), but she is fast with incredible quick feet and turns.

Even before Donyelle injured her toe, I don't ever recall her dancing style as being one that I would describe as fast or quick. It's not to say that she hasn't performed quick steps or gone all out in a quick number (was it Hairspray? and the lindy hop). I usually think of quickness in terms of speed of rotation and quickness of turns/steps. Maybe she can do a triple or more. I just thought that her weight might impact her ability to do the quick turns, which we have never really seen. Her doubles are not particularly fast.

Having said that, her recent contemporary solo (Dreamgirls) was incredibly compelling. She has the "it" factor, imo. But I did feel that the choregraphy for Le Jazz Hot with Benji was lame and it felt dumbed down, possibly due to her injury.

#529

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 9:41am

I don't find Tyrce's choreography (or whatever his name is), to be very good. I'm not sure why they use him. His dancers are always more capable than his choreography allows.

#530

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 11:30am

^ i agree. i've always been the only one who thought that. i'm glad i'm not alone.

oh, i've been meaning to ask. if a bunch of us wanted Fox to release the first 2 seasons on DVD who would we ask? wouldn't that be awesome, though? as a dancer it'd be very helpful to watch their technique (well, the ones that have good technique anyway lol) and learn the dances.

"Love all; Trust a few; Do wrong to none." --William Shakespeare

Updated On: 8/7/06 at 11:30 AM

#531

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 11:36am

Coma, you have apparently been skipping my posts. Week after week, I have commented on how weak Tyce's (not TRyce) choreography is.

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

#532

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 2:14pm

oh lol. my mistake. never mind then :)

"Love all; Trust a few; Do wrong to none." --William Shakespeare

#533

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 2:30pm

I just hate being left out ...

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

#534

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 3:44pm

How can you be left out? It's your thread! How do you do those smileys?

#535

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 3:56pm

That is sweet of you to say, JohnBoy, but I think ownership belongs to she who started it ... ToTheStage.

As for the smilies, the wink, which I most often use, is the semi-colon, immediately followed by a dash, with a right parentheses just after that. So, type ; - ), but without the spaces. Got it?

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

#536

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 4:26pm

I don't find Tyce's choreography brilliant either. It's not bad, just not up-to-par with the rest of the choreographers.

Coma-We'd probably have to make a petition and send it to the producers or broadcasting company or whoever.

"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions." ~The one and only John Lennon

Updated On: 8/7/06 at 04:26 PM

#537

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 4:36pm

I want to petition them to bring the tour to Dallas ... or at least somewhere in Texas!

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

#538

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/7/06 at 9:26pm

its not coming anywhere in Texas? wow, that state is so big, you'd think they would have to stop somewhere... thats just stupid. Oct 15 its coming to Tampa! golly, i can't wait.. i have a reminder on my phone to ring an hour before tickets go on sale

"Love all; Trust a few; Do wrong to none." --William Shakespeare

#539

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:22am

I'd even road trip to Oklahoma City if they stopped there!

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

#540

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:12pm

SPOILER: Dance Partners and Styles

these are the pairings and routines for this week's performance finale. for more go to rickey.org

Travis/Heidi - Disco

Benji/Donyelle - Waltz

Travis/Benji - Hip Hop

Heidi/Donyelle - Broadway

Travis/Donyelle - Contemporary by Mia. Judges loved it. Brian said it was like a moving painting. Mary cried.

Benji/Heidi - Salsa

#541

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:19pm

Mary seems to be easily moved to tears.

#542

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/8/06 at 6:53pm

at least she's being moved to tears by the great and moving performances. i love ivan, but it'd be one thing if she cried over his solos or something lol.

maybe its just me, but i don't think those pairings really do much for Donyelle. travis gets a contemporary and disco's not that hard, easier than waltz anyway. benji and heidi both get their ballrooms.. if donyelle had a hip hip it'd be different. at least its a good thing that shes pretty awesome.

"Love all; Trust a few; Do wrong to none." --William Shakespeare

#543

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:19pm

Where are the solos? We're not voting for pairs.

#544

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:33pm

I believe there are solos. I guess the poster didn't mention it.

"Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, take the moment & making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity."
-Gilda Radner

#545

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/9/06 at 12:30am

How about we not discuss the spoilers so those of us who don't want to know them don't accidentally read something we don't want to?

Thanks!

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

#546

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/9/06 at 7:35am

sry, but i did say SPOILER. but i wont do anymore. sorry.

but i will say there are solos this week. im assuming everyone's solos were good. they usually are.

#547

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/9/06 at 10:32am

Tch, I apologize. That was not for you. Your spoiler alert was clear, so I skipped yours. My request was for subsequent posters who may/may not be discussing the information you posted. I saw just enough in one to make me think that I shouldn't read it.

Again, my apologies.

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

#548

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/9/06 at 11:52am

Yay show day today!

I'm a sucker for Wednesdays.

"Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, take the moment & making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity."
-Gilda Radner

#549

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/9/06 at 3:51pm

ha ha, well i guess it really doesnt matter anymore til next season anyway. lol. i mean theres no way to find out the winner ahead of time and i dont even wanna know that information. lol.

and yes, finale night!!!!!

#550

What we look for in a dancer

Posted: 8/9/06 at 8:47pm

dude i can't wait. me and my friend are doing tag team voting tonite with, like, 5 phones. for as long as we can til we fall asleep lol. unfortunately our high school starts at 7:05... if not we'd be up all 2 hours if we could make it...

"Love all; Trust a few; Do wrong to none." --William Shakespeare

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