Originally Posted by apenny4them:
“What I like about forums such as these is that I have the opportunity to learn from others whose expertise is on a different level to that of even people like Len who have been judging Ballroom dances for years.”
That doesn't negate the fact that one's feeling about a dance is subjective.
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“Even Len missed the mistake towards the end of Chelsee's Rumba which you pointed out - where she had to take a quick half-step to reposition herself.”
That proves nothing - as anyone who's danced competitively will tell you, sometimes judges miss things as they simply cannot watch the whole floor, or even the whole of someone's body, at once - if they're concentrating on arms for a second, they could miss a footwork mistake. The judges themselves have said as much on ITT.
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“And whereas many observers undoubtedly will have assumed that in the two parts of Chelsee's Paso where she appeared to be 'lost', she was portraying the transition from Cape to Flamenco Dancer in the first instance, and from Cape to Bull in the second instance - I wouldn't mind betting that you realised that Chelsee really did forget for a moment what she was supposed to be doing.”
If you think she was doing that, that's fine, that's
your opinion. I think she stumbled and nearly fell over as she didn't catch her balance properly after a spin - that's what I saw. Similarly, I really felt the emotion in Harry's Rumba, where many others didn't. It's all subjective, and I really don't understand how you can claim otherwise. I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, because with opinion there is no right and wrong, but I am saying that it is your opinion, nothing more, and you must surely realise that others will feel differently.