A classical music could be a problem, it's harder to count to it.
Should Strictly introduce a Classical week?
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Originally Posted by SCD-Observer:
“Classical guitar repertoire! Loads!”
“Classical guitar repertoire! Loads!”
Classical guitar for Jive, Samba ???
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“Classical simply means ' has stood the test of time' Latin Americans have been making and recording music every bit as much as Americans (US) and Europeans. There is a MASSIVE body of Latin American music going back 100 years or more which most people in the UK are completely oblivious to.”
“Classical simply means ' has stood the test of time' Latin Americans have been making and recording music every bit as much as Americans (US) and Europeans. There is a MASSIVE body of Latin American music going back 100 years or more which most people in the UK are completely oblivious to.”
This! Even Bernstein could help a thing or two for katin dances! They just have to be resourceful!
Originally Posted by bendymixer:
“Classical guitar for Jive, Samba ???”
“Classical guitar for Jive, Samba ???”
You would obviously have to limit it.
Viennese Waltz, American Smooth, Paso Doble, Tango, Argentine Tango, Rumba & Quickstep are all achievable.
Originally Posted by SCD-Observer:
“Classical guitar repertoire! Loads!”
“Classical guitar repertoire! Loads!”
Oh God yes please. I have danced AT to some Spanish guitar stuff and it is wonderful to dance to. Dig out a track will you Henry (Henry doesn't know it but he's my official music consultant
- He can find in 30 seconds what I would take days to uncover!)
Yes, guitar, and for a bigger sound Zarzuelas for Latin.
Would love classical week.
Hey... Ooo, Hey... (I actually did make those noises.) If we're having Classical week, can we have Jazz week too?
Would love classical week.
Hey... Ooo, Hey... (I actually did make those noises.) If we're having Classical week, can we have Jazz week too?
Originally Posted by IvanIV:
“A classical music could be a problem, it's harder to count to it.”
“A classical music could be a problem, it's harder to count to it.”
Great. If they could stop counting and start dancing it would be easy to separate the sheep from the goats.
Classical week on DWTS is one of my favourites and have wanted to see it on SCD for years.
DWTS doesn't seem to have a problem with the music for each dance, so don't see why it should be a problem on SCD either. That said, these days the producers seem to mess up good ideas.
DWTS doesn't seem to have a problem with the music for each dance, so don't see why it should be a problem on SCD either. That said, these days the producers seem to mess up good ideas.
Originally Posted by Pet Monkey:
“Yes, guitar, and for a bigger sound Zarzuelas for Latin.
Would love classical week.
Hey... Ooo, Hey... (I actually did make those noises.) If we're having Classical week, can we have Jazz week too?”
“Yes, guitar, and for a bigger sound Zarzuelas for Latin.
Would love classical week.
Hey... Ooo, Hey... (I actually did make those noises.) If we're having Classical week, can we have Jazz week too?
”
Are you trying to tempt John Borrowman out from the woods again?
Originally Posted by 21stCenturyBoy:
“With the popularity of Susanna & Kevin's Paso to a classical song on Saturday, do you think there is scope to introduce a specific week where the celebrities all dance to a piece of classical music? They've used it on Dancing With The Stars and it was one of the few weeks that didn't make my teeth rot away due to saccharine choreography and music choices.
Even Bruce went off-piste (when doesn't he, actually) to say what a difference classical music made. A week of all classical songs could really turn in some fantastic performances (then again, it could be a load of pretentious sh*te. What do I know?)
Thoughts?”
“With the popularity of Susanna & Kevin's Paso to a classical song on Saturday, do you think there is scope to introduce a specific week where the celebrities all dance to a piece of classical music? They've used it on Dancing With The Stars and it was one of the few weeks that didn't make my teeth rot away due to saccharine choreography and music choices.
Even Bruce went off-piste (when doesn't he, actually) to say what a difference classical music made. A week of all classical songs could really turn in some fantastic performances (then again, it could be a load of pretentious sh*te. What do I know?)
Thoughts?”
Yes and no.
I personally like the idea of more classical music (at Hallowee'n Week I was struck that there was much classical that could have been used brilliantly, rather than repeating previous song choices) but unsure how a whole programme would work.
But I definitely think there should be more classical music across the series - would improve the 'storytelling' too imo.
Originally Posted by ysbryd y ddawns:
“But I definitely think there should be more classical music across the series - would improve the 'storytelling' too imo.”
“But I definitely think there should be more classical music across the series - would improve the 'storytelling' too imo.”
I hate the S-word. Because of all the storytelling there's often no time for the real dance. Like that Artem and Nathalie's Viennese Waltz on Halloween. The judges went all crazy, but if they tried to pass it for a VW in Vienna they'd kick them out.
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“Oh God yes please. I have danced AT to some Spanish guitar stuff and it is wonderful to dance to. Dig out a track will you Henry (Henry doesn't know it but he's my official music consultant- He can find in 30 seconds what I would take days to uncover!)”
“Oh God yes please. I have danced AT to some Spanish guitar stuff and it is wonderful to dance to. Dig out a track will you Henry (Henry doesn't know it but he's my official music consultant
- He can find in 30 seconds what I would take days to uncover!)”
Here´s a virtual cabeceo coming overHere you are - an acoustic version of Pa' Bailar which I have posted before elsewhere.
http://youtu.be/-hitNO3BaFI
They've played Verano Porteņo before on SCD - for Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
http://youtu.be/BzdPklmulj8
http://youtu.be/cbkLEtLJ5To
There is also Al Di Meola's Libertango
http://youtu.be/G2JdBwaLYH0
The SCD band did well with Libertango - Dani Harmer and Vincent Simone
http://youtu.be/DvtfiPvPhZ8
Originally Posted by Pet Monkey:
“Yes, guitar, and for a bigger sound Zarzuelas for Latin.
Would love classical week.
Hey... Ooo, Hey... (I actually did make those noises.) If we're having Classical week, can we have Jazz week too?”
“Yes, guitar, and for a bigger sound Zarzuelas for Latin.
Would love classical week.
Hey... Ooo, Hey... (I actually did make those noises.) If we're having Classical week, can we have Jazz week too?
”
Here's a good Zarzuela, Pet. Most of them are packed with dances. So they could do a Waltz even in addition to the Paso Doble.
http://youtu.be/p6dfOUg9zEc
On jazz here's something Latin that I fell in love. Al Di Meola's Elagant Gypsy was one of my first record purchases.
http://youtu.be/hhccIfevjCU
Originally Posted by henrywilliams58:
“ Here´s a virtual cabeceo coming over
Here you are - an acoustic version of Pa' Bailar which I have posted before elsewhere.
http://youtu.be/-hitNO3BaFI
They've played Verano Porteņo before on SCD - for Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
http://youtu.be/BzdPklmulj8
http://youtu.be/cbkLEtLJ5To
There is also Al Di Meola's Libertango
http://youtu.be/G2JdBwaLYH0
The SCD band did well with Libertango - Dani Harmer and Vincent Simone
http://youtu.be/DvtfiPvPhZ8”
“
Here´s a virtual cabeceo coming overHere you are - an acoustic version of Pa' Bailar which I have posted before elsewhere.
http://youtu.be/-hitNO3BaFI
They've played Verano Porteņo before on SCD - for Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
http://youtu.be/BzdPklmulj8
http://youtu.be/cbkLEtLJ5To
There is also Al Di Meola's Libertango
http://youtu.be/G2JdBwaLYH0
The SCD band did well with Libertango - Dani Harmer and Vincent Simone
http://youtu.be/DvtfiPvPhZ8”
Classic FM always play Libertango and it's a sort of 'go to' music for AT I feel...
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“I am all for that idea and while they are about it how about an appropriate music week too. That would be one where they selected tracks with the right rhythm, tempo and style for the dance
radical or what?”
“I am all for that idea and while they are about it how about an appropriate music week too. That would be one where they selected tracks with the right rhythm, tempo and style for the dance
radical or what?”
This. About time.
I'd also like to see them do a week were all the contestants do comparable dances. Probably when they are down to two dances. They could draw for which dance wins.
Originally Posted by kaycee:
“I think it's a lovely idea, but not everyone loves classical music so it could be a bit of a turn-off. A week of traditional dance music would be great though - no, traditional music doesn't have to sound like something from the 1930s!”
“I think it's a lovely idea, but not everyone loves classical music so it could be a bit of a turn-off. A week of traditional dance music would be great though - no, traditional music doesn't have to sound like something from the 1930s!”
Not everyone loves pop either...
Originally Posted by What name??:
“This. About time.”
“This. About time.”
Maybe they can call the theme, "Back to Basics".
Originally Posted by henrywilliams58:
“ Here´s a virtual cabeceo coming over
Here you are - an acoustic version of Pa' Bailar which I have posted before elsewhere.
http://youtu.be/-hitNO3BaFI
They've played Verano Porteņo before on SCD - for Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
http://youtu.be/BzdPklmulj8
http://youtu.be/cbkLEtLJ5To
There is also Al Di Meola's Libertango
http://youtu.be/G2JdBwaLYH0
The SCD band did well with Libertango - Dani Harmer and Vincent Simone
http://youtu.be/DvtfiPvPhZ8”
“
Here´s a virtual cabeceo coming overHere you are - an acoustic version of Pa' Bailar which I have posted before elsewhere.
http://youtu.be/-hitNO3BaFI
They've played Verano Porteņo before on SCD - for Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
http://youtu.be/BzdPklmulj8
http://youtu.be/cbkLEtLJ5To
There is also Al Di Meola's Libertango
http://youtu.be/G2JdBwaLYH0
The SCD band did well with Libertango - Dani Harmer and Vincent Simone
http://youtu.be/DvtfiPvPhZ8”
Ahh Henry you are an absolute darling.
To tell the truth I wasn't entirely serious and had forgotten about my earlier post
Glad now that you took it seriously though. Thanks for all the links hun xxxxxx
Originally Posted by henrywilliams58:
“Here's a good Zarzuela, Pet. Most of them are packed with dances. So they could do a Waltz even in addition to the Paso Doble.
http://youtu.be/p6dfOUg9zEc
On jazz here's something Latin that I fell in love. Al Di Meola's Elagant Gypsy was one of my first record purchases.
http://youtu.be/hhccIfevjCU”
“Here's a good Zarzuela, Pet. Most of them are packed with dances. So they could do a Waltz even in addition to the Paso Doble.
http://youtu.be/p6dfOUg9zEc
On jazz here's something Latin that I fell in love. Al Di Meola's Elagant Gypsy was one of my first record purchases.
http://youtu.be/hhccIfevjCU”
Oh err I snuck a peek at your gift for Monkey ( hope she doesn't mind) and wow loving this. And men dressed all in white too - what could be nicer!
Originally Posted by kaycee:
“I think it's a lovely idea, but not everyone loves classical music so it could be a bit of a turn-off. A week of traditional dance music would be great though - no, traditional music doesn't have to sound like something from the 1930s!”
“I think it's a lovely idea, but not everyone loves classical music so it could be a bit of a turn-off. A week of traditional dance music would be great though - no, traditional music doesn't have to sound like something from the 1930s!”
I like this, and I'd add they should have appropriate theming and costuming reminiscent of the dance type. Something a bit more down to earth.
(Then they can all go crazy the week after with their props and shoehorned songs and themes that make no sense.
)
Appropriate music - what a novel idea .... and why shouldn't it hack off some viewers when I need to listen to crap like will.i.am 
Only problem is, I'm not sure the choreographic skills of some of the pros could cope with something so radical !
.... and why shouldn't it hack off some viewers when I need to listen to crap like will.i.am Only problem is, I'm not sure the choreographic skills of some of the pros could cope with something so radical !
I think its down to what the beeb would deem entertaining , im not so sure they would be willing to risk it. especially since they are creaming the opposition this year.
I'd definitely like to see more dances performed to traditional music, some of this years efforts have been barely recognisable!
Fewer props would be good too, but like a couple of other posters on this thread I wonder if some of the celebs could handle 90seconds of choreography.............
Fewer props would be good too, but like a couple of other posters on this thread I wonder if some of the celebs could handle 90seconds of choreography.............
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