Looking for more time to practice for the competition?
Want to learn the basics of competition etiquette?
Then come to the...
R E G E N T B A L L R O O M
Thursday, October 23, and Thursday, October 30.
9:30-11:00pm
The Dancing Illini will be holding additional practice sessions
for its members in preparation for our upcoming dance competition on
November 8th. Also featuring...
Bruce Leasure, who will be presenting a 30 minute session each week from 9 to
9:30pm covering valuable tips aimed towards preparing for our competition.
In addition, on October 30th, we'll be holding a mini-competition for our
beginners in Swing and Waltz to give you a taste of how fun and exciting a
competition can be. Come try it out!
Bruce will be covering:
Surviving a Dance Contest
Week 1 -- You and the judges
How long you'll dance
How the judging works
What judges look for
How to improve your chances
Be ON TIME
Be UNDER CONTROL
Be ELEGANT in the smooth dances
Be SENSUAL in the latin and nightclub dances
What should your goal be?
Surviving a Dance Contest
Week 2 -- You, the MC, and the OTHERS
How the rounds work
Walking on, waiting, starting, stopping, walking off
Dealing with nerves
Dealing with blank minds and repetition
Dealing with collisions & near misses
LISTENING TO THE MC
Bruce Leasure is an experienced competitor with over 15 years and 70
contests, Bruce can help you understand how to get the most out of a
dance contest, and to improve your chances of achieving your contest goals.
Bruce has made almost all of the mistakes that are possible at a dance
contest, and his forgiving, wonderful, beautiful, and perfect dance
partner not only still dances with him, but they are still on speaking
terms. (Now that is surviving a dance contest!)
And the best of thing of all...
It's free for all members of the Dancing Illini!!
We hope to see you all there!
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