Communication 1449 - Ice Danciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing !!!!!

Compulsories for the season 2008/2009 (!!!) + the Original dances explanations !!!! I love the CDs for 2008-2009 !!! New quickstep & Paso Doble !


* Props that are part of the costume and are characteristic for the chosen music ARE ALLOWED (hats, head bands, ribbon). Props may not be thrown in any part of the program.

For the 2008/09 season, the Juniors have to dance a Kilian and a Rocker Foxtrot? Can anyone explain to me what those are? A Rocker Foxtrot sounds very interesting.

And the examples for the Folk ODs...
"Village, Square, Street, Barn dance, Hoedown, Mazurka, Polka, Tarantella, Hula, Hora, Csardas, Kalinka, Gapak, Gipsy, Syrtaky, Scottish, Irish, Jig, Reel, Guajira, Cumbia, Jarabe, Fandango, Aborigines Dance, Chinese minorities dances, Lesginka, Country Waltz, Flamenco etc."

Hoedown? Hula? Fandango? Ahhhhh!!! I am so excited for this OD!!! It's going to be a very interesting season.

Kilian
Rocker Foxtrot (very old video, but the dance hasn't changed)

They're not very exciting. And the "rocker" in the Rocker Foxtrot is just the name of the first turn that the lady does. Also not very exciting.

I haven't had any time to read the announcement yet, I hope I will later this weekend. Gah! Too busy!

Also, I really really really hope someone does a Hula OD. That would make my millenium.

I love the kilian, i've got many many good remembers about that danse because at the shows of the french team last year, all the team did it, even if they are not dancers. And i've seen Olivier dancing with Yannick Bonheur who's got blond wig or with Samuel Contesti who's got a dress. It was so funny!!!

Lana wrote:

Hoedown? Hula? Fandango? Ahhhhh!!! I am so excited for this OD!!! It's going to be a very interesting season.

Exactly

If 'hora' is what I think it is and what I know it to be...than I'm tremendously curious how 2 people can do that on ice!!

This is hora in Romania..and probably in many other countires as well. I know there is a version of it in Bulgaria.



Grace, thank you for the links!! Really helpful

As for the announcement, I'll try to read it at some point. Now I don't have time! Considering the fact that I never read a paper like this from the beginning till the end (rules for fs), I might as well start with this one

Thanks

Thanks for the info!
It sounds really interesting!

alexandra wrote:

If 'hora' is what I think it is and what I know it to be...than I'm tremendously curious how 2 people can do that on ice!!

This is hora in Romania..and probably in many other countires as well. I know there is a version of it in Bulgaria.

Yes, we have the same thing "horo" . It's not impossible that 2 people dance it on the ice . A&M already danced kind of horo in their FD "O" - do you remmeber that - it's somewhere in the middle or rather in the second half of the programme... And me too, I'm very curious how the dancers will interpretate it on the ice

I hope someone will eventually pick something even remotely original and interesting for their OD. So far everyone, and I mean every single team that I've heard announce their OD is skating to either Kalinka or Zorba the Greek. Everyone. Good Christ.

Grace wrote:

I hope someone will eventually pick something even remotely original and interesting for their OD. So far everyone, and I mean every single team that I've heard announce their OD is skating to either Kalinka or Zorba the Greek. Everyone. Good Christ.

Not that Kalinka and Zorba are not interesting and very catchy...but still...
I would get bored to watch this over and over again. Although, it is probably easier to compare the dances...easier for the judges..

Expecting smth mind blowing and original as well. I wonder who will bring this?!