ceme2260
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I understand what you are talking about the character dance being in ballet, and yes, kinankids, 'folk' would have been the better word than the 'ethnic' that I used. What I'm saying, though, is that I don't understand why those types of dances are called 'character'. The 'character' category that we know from the comp world, where you are actually portraying a character, just makes more sense to me.
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kinankids
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Yep, I agree. DD doesn't do RAD either, I am only familiar with what is called ballet 'character' dance because there are so many RAD studios around here. LOL
To add to the confusion in competition land, we have 'demi-character' which means (loosely)you portray a character from the waste up and use ballet technique from the waste down. It has nothing to do with ballet 'character' dancing and it can be anything you want. One year DD was a frog, complete with lilypad.
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DD is doing a character pointe routine this year. Her character is Jessica Rabbit. Sexy and all that!! By the way, DD has no boobs!!! She and DT are having a great time putting the dance together. Can't wait to see it. This is her first Pointe Solo!! |
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That sounds hillarious, I would love to see it!
Quote: Originally Posted by KMCandHKCsMOM
DD is doing a character pointe routine this year. Her character is Jessica Rabbit. Sexy and all that!! By the way, DD has no boobs!!! She and DT are having a great time putting the dance together. Can't wait to see it. This is her first Pointe Solo!!
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It's funny - in a nice way - how we associate things in our own minds and then translate them. I always thought of folk dances as reels, square dances and clogging. All of these dances have some complex patterns to execute and they are fun. Also, they can be learned by old foggettes like me. The English language is vast and flexable. Inuendo and inflection added make it a bit confusing at times.
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Jeanne add to that the fact that the internet has put all of our weird idiosyncratic terms out there for everyone to mix up. Fifteen years ago we could be regional with our language because that was all we dealt with. Now we communicate on a daily basis with people from all over the planet and it really muddles things up.
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Giggles. Throw in some regional accents and the mix can be, um, amusing? I still have a problem with y'all and all y'all and I'm sure that the locals here have a problem with how I pronounce roof and creek. I'm used to ruff and crick and the folks just stare at me like I've grown purple plaid warts.
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