Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Emerald Ball 2010

I got first place in silver scholarship. Close call, but still !!!!!!
(Score sheet http://www.compmngr.com/eb2010/EB2010_ScoresheetsByPerson)

Now here are the problems I have felt during the competition, or realized when watching the video.
1. Waltz: still too close to the partner on the upper body? not big enough a shape created? Can put another Sharron between my back and Ikaika's right hand, sometimes. How do I do this while still extending up and FORWARD? And how do I keep this position without strainning my neck muscle too much? Especially on the steps that turns. For example a double reverse, sometimes feeling like my head is going to fly off to the space. (or should I be using my partner for counter balance here?)
It's a heavy head I'm carrying. :(

2. Waltz: Wing step, right foot too far away, instead of going around leader. As a result, I'm almost pulling him off balance.

3. Tango: during the competition, feels the turning of the head to PP is always strange, sometimes it feels like I turned left a bit to turn right. Especially onn 4 step, what signal I should be reading for turning my head?
4. Tango: lots of problems in the fall away step. Missed the lead lots of times.

7.Foxtrat: in telemark step, PP falling into his space.
8.Foxtrat: reverse weave, the backward three step doesn't look so hot, back weighted?
9. Foxtrat: Like the shaping on the hover cross though :)

10. QS: right arm/elbow is still too behind. especially on QS.
11. QS: neck hurts during QS, not necessarily because QS was wrong, but the stress that has been accumulated during the previous dances is felt the most here here.
12. QS: when we get to the corner, at the hesitation, I get to a relatively nice shape to the far left, but then I lost it before leaving for the heel turn step.

13. Others: my bow is not in sync with Ikaika. I'm too slow?

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