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WOW, WHAT A NEAT THREAD
Old Timer-
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Hey OT, I am glad you are enjoying it. I wasn't sure if anyone would even be interested in my little passion for dance, and I actually wanted to make this thread ages ago and just hesitated to do it. I was hoping you would like it....especially the Dance scene from Picnic with Bill Holden and Kim Novak and Fred/Ginger and some of the other videos.
It's interesting (to me) that every culture in the world, every group of people on the planet, have their own dances. Everyone, everywhere, at some point, has danced. I love how little babies/toddlers can instinctively move in rhythm to any music and as soon as they can stand, they love to dance. lol
My Mother taught Ballroom dancing inbetween raising my siblings and me, looking after my Dad and managing the household. All of us learned to dance way before we started school and continued with lessons. She and my Father danced all the time. They went out dancing, danced at get-to-gethers, parties, danced around the house, in the yard, the patio, you name it. I have loved ballroom dancing especially, all of my life. My wife and I spend many happy hours every week dancing.
My favorite video on here, (besides Picnic-which I really like) is the first video. I thought it was such a brilliant idea, was pulled off and choreographed so well. Watching it brings a smile to anyone's soul. The world needs more spontaneous dancing and music in it.
My favorite dance film (and I have many on dvd) is Shall We Dance With Richard Gere. Anyone, at any age, in any shape or size, can with practice and lessons, learn to dance. I don't care how uncoordinated you think you are. There is nothing more wonderful and romantic than holding a woman in your arms, pinned to your hip, moving as one and leading her around a dance floor, believe me. Okay, there is one more wonderful thing.......hence my signature line. But just one. lol
Fee free to add any dance videos that you like.
It's interesting (to me) that every culture in the world, every group of people on the planet, have their own dances. Everyone, everywhere, at some point, has danced. I love how little babies/toddlers can instinctively move in rhythm to any music and as soon as they can stand, they love to dance. lol
My Mother taught Ballroom dancing inbetween raising my siblings and me, looking after my Dad and managing the household. All of us learned to dance way before we started school and continued with lessons. She and my Father danced all the time. They went out dancing, danced at get-to-gethers, parties, danced around the house, in the yard, the patio, you name it. I have loved ballroom dancing especially, all of my life. My wife and I spend many happy hours every week dancing.
My favorite video on here, (besides Picnic-which I really like) is the first video. I thought it was such a brilliant idea, was pulled off and choreographed so well. Watching it brings a smile to anyone's soul. The world needs more spontaneous dancing and music in it.
My favorite dance film (and I have many on dvd) is Shall We Dance With Richard Gere. Anyone, at any age, in any shape or size, can with practice and lessons, learn to dance. I don't care how uncoordinated you think you are. There is nothing more wonderful and romantic than holding a woman in your arms, pinned to your hip, moving as one and leading her around a dance floor, believe me. Okay, there is one more wonderful thing.......hence my signature line. But just one. lol
Fee free to add any dance videos that you like.
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I used to take latin dance classes but i dropped out
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Why did you drop out??? One great way to be motivated is to seek out some good clubs in your area which have Latin dancing. Salsa clubs, tango clubs, etc. It's a lot of practice in the beginning but if you can find a partner from the class or a friend who is interested, it's easier and more fun. Even if you go it alone, you can learn enough of the basics early on, to hit the clubs and dance. Besides, you will learn a lot by watching other good dancers and trying some of their moves. There are usally people of all skill abilities at the clubs, so you don't have to feel intimidated either; it is generally a very freindly, social setting. Women love to be be asked for a dance and at a dance club.....that is why they are there. Many clubs these days, have a night where they teach as well. That can be a great option for you too. Everyone who comes may just be starting out or only have some experience and it's easier to pair up and get some instruction and have fun. I hope you give it a try again at some point.Qi123 wrote:I used to take latin dance classes but i dropped out
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My wife and myself learned many eons ago that we both have at least 4 left feet and that if we don't want to maim each other we woulld not try dancing. We do however love Dancing With The Stars and have never missed a program yet. Our favorites are Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovaloni. and as much as we do disagree with the judges whom we also like a lot we have gotten pretty good guessing what score they will be giving. We really admire their talent. Our favorites dance scenes are many but two do stand out. Singing in the rain with Gene Kelly and Shall we dance with Yul Brenner and Debrah Kerr. A lot of those videos have bought back many memories for us. We have over 400 movies and a lot of them are musicals. It is to bad that they don't make movies like The Music Man any more isn't it?
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Hey OT we have watched DWTS since season one. lol Tony (who recently retired from the Pro Am circuit and will now teach and choreograph) is a world class campion dancer and fantastic! We alo like Edyta and Nick and really enjoy most of the pros. My favorite was always Charlotte Jorgensen from season one as I followed her career a bit as she used to partner with Andrew Sinkinson and she is another World Champion. There was a good (sadly only one season) ballroom show on TLC also where ordinary folks were taught to ballroom dance and change their lives in the process.
Every year the America's Ballroom Championship airs for several nights on PBS. This will be the 4th year that it will air. They have a web site. You read about the dancers (and Tony has been on every season) see some pictures and read about the dances.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/competition-hosts.html
It will air in the Spring and they re-run it in th fall. Many of the episodes are on YouTube as well. This is the best of the pros dancing in all the classes, International Standard, American Standard, International Latin and American Rhythm. There is usually a combo freestyle as well. We love the costumes and the dancing and we record every single dance from every season and watch them many times. Ben Ermis and his wife who specialize in Smooth has been a favorite of mine for years. He is tall and lean and we have a similar build and he is incredibly graceful. I also like Victor Fung.
We too really like musicals and have many on DVD. When we go to New York every year we spend every day and night (inbetween my wife's mad shopping lol) dancing or going to Broadway shows.
To me, there is nothing better than holding the woman that you love in your arms and dancing to some wonderful romantic music. We saw Tango Metropolis (which was amazing- it had tango musicians, dancers and singers) a few years back and see what we can every year. We are going next month to see the musical version of Dirty Dancing locally here when the tour comes.
We have all of Fred Astaire's dance movies and a large collection of other dance themed movies as well. I am so glad you are both enjoying the videos. I will add more as I go along.
Every year the America's Ballroom Championship airs for several nights on PBS. This will be the 4th year that it will air. They have a web site. You read about the dancers (and Tony has been on every season) see some pictures and read about the dances.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/competition-hosts.html
It will air in the Spring and they re-run it in th fall. Many of the episodes are on YouTube as well. This is the best of the pros dancing in all the classes, International Standard, American Standard, International Latin and American Rhythm. There is usually a combo freestyle as well. We love the costumes and the dancing and we record every single dance from every season and watch them many times. Ben Ermis and his wife who specialize in Smooth has been a favorite of mine for years. He is tall and lean and we have a similar build and he is incredibly graceful. I also like Victor Fung.
We too really like musicals and have many on DVD. When we go to New York every year we spend every day and night (inbetween my wife's mad shopping lol) dancing or going to Broadway shows.
To me, there is nothing better than holding the woman that you love in your arms and dancing to some wonderful romantic music. We saw Tango Metropolis (which was amazing- it had tango musicians, dancers and singers) a few years back and see what we can every year. We are going next month to see the musical version of Dirty Dancing locally here when the tour comes.
We have all of Fred Astaire's dance movies and a large collection of other dance themed movies as well. I am so glad you are both enjoying the videos. I will add more as I go along.
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Put It Out There Baby wrote:Hey OT we have watched DWTS since season one. lol Tony (who recently retired from the Pro Am circuit and will now teach and choreograph) is a world class campion dancer and fantastic! We alo like Edyta and Nick and really enjoy most of the pros. My favorite was always Charlotte Jorgensen from season one as I followed her career a bit as she used to partner with Andrew Sinkinson and she is another World Champion. There was a good (sadly only one season) ballroom show on TLC also where ordinary folks were taught to ballroom dance and change their lives in the process.
Every year the America's Ballroom Championship airs for several nights on PBS. This will be the 4th year that it will air. They have a web site. You read about the dancers (and Tony has been on every season) see some pictures and read about the dances.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/competition-hosts.html
It will air in the Spring and they re-run it in th fall. Many of the episodes are on YouTube as well. This is the best of the pros dancing in all the classes, International Standard, American Standard, International Latin and American Rhythm. There is usually a combo freestyle as well. We love the costumes and the dancing and we record every single dance from every season and watch them many times. Ben Ermis and his wife who specialize in Smooth has been a favorite of mine for years. He is tall and lean and we have a similar build and he is incredibly graceful. I also like Victor Fung.
We too really like musicals and have many on DVD. When we go to New York every year we spend every day and night (inbetween my wife's mad shopping lol) dancing or going to Broadway shows.
To me, there is nothing better than holding the woman that you love in your arms and dancing to some wonderful romantic music. We saw Tango Metropolis (which was amazing- it had tango musicians, dancers and singers) a few years back and see what we can every year. We are going next month to see the musical version of Dirty Dancing locally here when the tour comes.
We have all of Fred Astaire's dance movies and a large collection of other dance themed movies as well. I am so glad you are both enjoying the videos. I will add more as I go along.
And for that we do thank you. Have a great day and many more after that.
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Here is Tony and Elena in a beautiful Rhumba for you OT:
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Put It Out There Baby wrote:Here is Tony and Elena in a beautiful Rhumba for you OT:
I thank you for that wonderful dance scene. It is indeed beautiful to watch such talented folks working together like that. I just wish that I had 1/10 th of the talent that Tony has in his little toe. Thank you my friend.
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Hot Latin
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Put It Out There Baby wrote:
You know I didn't even know that this type of dancing was around until about 20 years ago. I grew up with the likes of Bill Haley and the Comets---Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps---Dion and the Belmonts just to name a few. So rock and roll has always been my forte. But I really do enjoy watching them dance.
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Put It Out There Baby wrote:
We just watched the movie, I did not know it was a true story. At the end where the credits are shown they said that after that there are now 42 instructors in 120 schools with 12,000 students dancing in new york. that is amazing.
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Pierre Dulaine is an amazing man with an amazing dream. He owns and operates the American Ballroom Dance Studio in New York, which teaches all the ballroom dances, supports charity events and hosts special dance parties and competitions. They have classes for adults and for children. He danced professionally throughout the 70's and in the 80's began teaching ballroom dancing using his own method which he also developed. He has received numerous awards.
In 1994 he volunteered to teach ballroom dance in a ten week class to 5th grade students. This class had spread to dozens and dozens of schools and the Movie Mad Hot Ballroom was made about the classes, the competition and Pierre in 2005. You should rent it. It is wonderful and inspiring. Today the Mad Hot Ballroom competitions between the various schools are held every year and the best of the students compete. Some of them have gone on to become professional ballroom dancers.
The Dulaine Method philosophy:
Respect & Compassion: At the very core of the Dulaine Method philosophy is the essential respect that goes into being a Lady and being a Gentleman. In a time when we bemoan the loss of civil discourse and our society seems to become coarser by the day, Dancing Classrooms is a program that demands that the children not only treat others with respect but also encourages the children to respect themselves.
Coupled with respect is compassion. Perhaps it is Pierre’s own childhood that predisposes him to walk into a classroom full of children who struggle to believe in themselves, open his arms and heart to them, and then guide them gently along a journey that leads these young people to joy and accomplishment.
Respect and compassion are the foundational elements of the Dulaine Method. Unfortunately, very few adults know how to genuinely treat children with respect. And even fewer adults seem to remember what it was like being a child.
Being Present: Probably the most difficult skill for any teacher to learn is the ability to be completely in the moment when they are teaching. Children in particular are extremely aware of when the adult in charge (parent, teacher, coach) is not really there; and when a child senses that distance, woe be unto that adult.
Pierre’s ability to “be here now” enables him to observe every subtle nuance of student, and group, behavior. He can see when a child is nervous, not paying attention, when the group is becoming antsy and he can respond to those issues immediately, thus keeping the classroom experience flowing. Being present also allows Pierre to express his own positive emotions towards the children at precisely the moment the children need that affirmation.
Creating a Safe Place: Asking children to take the extraordinary risk of embarrassing themselves in front of their peers is precisely what Dancing Classrooms does. And the only reason that the children are willing to take this risk is because Pierre has perfected a way to make that experience safe.
A Dancing Classrooms class is a place in which everyone is equal: the students, the Teaching Artist, and the elementary school staff that are participating. In modern jargon we call this creating a therapeutic milieu, an environment so different from these children’s normal daily environment that simply being in that room and being part of that collective group experience changes that child.
Command & Control: Clearly, if you are going to move 25 children through twenty 45 minute classes and have them successfully learn seven dances, you need order and discipline. Pierre is in command of the class from the moment he begins until the moment the children leave the room.
An essential part of the Dulaine Method is developing the craft of managing the Group. When teachers are being taught how to work with children their training is invariably focused on individual child development. Rarely, if ever, are student teachers taught about group dynamics and how to manage a group of children. In many ways it is Pierre’s innate understanding of how to use the Group to help the Individual that is the glue that holds the program together. The ability to remain in absolute control of the Group while nurturing the children is one of Pierre’s greatest skills.
Language: Body & Verbal Language, both body and verbal, are the great connectors in Dancing Classrooms. Pierre’s entire physical affect is one of openness, warmth, and genuine affection for the children. His verbal repertoire is a consistent barrage of positive comments. There is no denying that when Pierre combines his body and verbal language he is a force the children simply cannot resist.
Humor & Joy: And last, but by no means least, Pierre brings humor and joy to the teaching experience. Humor is perhaps the most difficult, yet powerful teaching tool for a teacher to master. Gentle humor can help a shy child become less self-conscious; humor with that same child handled poorly can make him retreat and never come back out. As clichéd as it sounds, Pierre allows his inner child to fully emerge when he is teaching. He is playful, he is present, and the children can sense that he is just plain happy to be with them.
Being in such a safe place, where the boundaries are clear, the teacher is fully present, where respect and compassion reign – these are the elements that bring joy into the lives of the Dancing Classrooms children. And, as one Teaching Artist states:
Dancing Classrooms is not about teaching ballroom dancing. The dance is a tool for getting the children to break down social barriers, learn about honor and respect, treat others carefully, improve self-confidence, communicate and cooperate, and accept others even if they are different.
Take The Lead is the second movie made about Pierre. Currently there are now 65 teachers and 132 schools which participate in the ballroom classes and the competitions.
Here is a promo clip for the film Mad Hot Ballroom:
In 1994 he volunteered to teach ballroom dance in a ten week class to 5th grade students. This class had spread to dozens and dozens of schools and the Movie Mad Hot Ballroom was made about the classes, the competition and Pierre in 2005. You should rent it. It is wonderful and inspiring. Today the Mad Hot Ballroom competitions between the various schools are held every year and the best of the students compete. Some of them have gone on to become professional ballroom dancers.
The Dulaine Method philosophy:
Respect & Compassion: At the very core of the Dulaine Method philosophy is the essential respect that goes into being a Lady and being a Gentleman. In a time when we bemoan the loss of civil discourse and our society seems to become coarser by the day, Dancing Classrooms is a program that demands that the children not only treat others with respect but also encourages the children to respect themselves.
Coupled with respect is compassion. Perhaps it is Pierre’s own childhood that predisposes him to walk into a classroom full of children who struggle to believe in themselves, open his arms and heart to them, and then guide them gently along a journey that leads these young people to joy and accomplishment.
Respect and compassion are the foundational elements of the Dulaine Method. Unfortunately, very few adults know how to genuinely treat children with respect. And even fewer adults seem to remember what it was like being a child.
Being Present: Probably the most difficult skill for any teacher to learn is the ability to be completely in the moment when they are teaching. Children in particular are extremely aware of when the adult in charge (parent, teacher, coach) is not really there; and when a child senses that distance, woe be unto that adult.
Pierre’s ability to “be here now” enables him to observe every subtle nuance of student, and group, behavior. He can see when a child is nervous, not paying attention, when the group is becoming antsy and he can respond to those issues immediately, thus keeping the classroom experience flowing. Being present also allows Pierre to express his own positive emotions towards the children at precisely the moment the children need that affirmation.
Creating a Safe Place: Asking children to take the extraordinary risk of embarrassing themselves in front of their peers is precisely what Dancing Classrooms does. And the only reason that the children are willing to take this risk is because Pierre has perfected a way to make that experience safe.
A Dancing Classrooms class is a place in which everyone is equal: the students, the Teaching Artist, and the elementary school staff that are participating. In modern jargon we call this creating a therapeutic milieu, an environment so different from these children’s normal daily environment that simply being in that room and being part of that collective group experience changes that child.
Command & Control: Clearly, if you are going to move 25 children through twenty 45 minute classes and have them successfully learn seven dances, you need order and discipline. Pierre is in command of the class from the moment he begins until the moment the children leave the room.
An essential part of the Dulaine Method is developing the craft of managing the Group. When teachers are being taught how to work with children their training is invariably focused on individual child development. Rarely, if ever, are student teachers taught about group dynamics and how to manage a group of children. In many ways it is Pierre’s innate understanding of how to use the Group to help the Individual that is the glue that holds the program together. The ability to remain in absolute control of the Group while nurturing the children is one of Pierre’s greatest skills.
Language: Body & Verbal Language, both body and verbal, are the great connectors in Dancing Classrooms. Pierre’s entire physical affect is one of openness, warmth, and genuine affection for the children. His verbal repertoire is a consistent barrage of positive comments. There is no denying that when Pierre combines his body and verbal language he is a force the children simply cannot resist.
Humor & Joy: And last, but by no means least, Pierre brings humor and joy to the teaching experience. Humor is perhaps the most difficult, yet powerful teaching tool for a teacher to master. Gentle humor can help a shy child become less self-conscious; humor with that same child handled poorly can make him retreat and never come back out. As clichéd as it sounds, Pierre allows his inner child to fully emerge when he is teaching. He is playful, he is present, and the children can sense that he is just plain happy to be with them.
Being in such a safe place, where the boundaries are clear, the teacher is fully present, where respect and compassion reign – these are the elements that bring joy into the lives of the Dancing Classrooms children. And, as one Teaching Artist states:
Dancing Classrooms is not about teaching ballroom dancing. The dance is a tool for getting the children to break down social barriers, learn about honor and respect, treat others carefully, improve self-confidence, communicate and cooperate, and accept others even if they are different.
Take The Lead is the second movie made about Pierre. Currently there are now 65 teachers and 132 schools which participate in the ballroom classes and the competitions.
Here is a promo clip for the film Mad Hot Ballroom:
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More Mad Hot Ballroom Foxtrot:
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Mad Hot Ballroom Tango:
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I tried to refrain, but I knew eventually I'd have to bring up the blues here....
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Hey CH! That video is great!!! (the first Improvised Blues one) So is the dancing and the music!! Love It! My kinda dancing......up close and personal! They dance very well....I see several types of very good (well done) dance steps incorporated into their routine. It's all about the music, the rhythm and enjoying yourself and your partner. Feel free to post more, I am going to watch the second one now.
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CarolinaHound wrote:
Really great routine, very well choreographed! The black guy is great!!!....He did a lift with his partner! Go Dude!!! Loved it! He has the best hip and foot action too. I am betting he's been dancing a while. The others were very good also. We go to a few Blues clubs here as well as jazz clubs, Swing clubs, Latin clubs, Tango clubs, Country Western clubs and various Ballroom venues to dance several times a month. Man, I love dancing. lol
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