Some of you may not know it, but I am a Jazzercise instructor and teach at a local senior center. They all love hearing about the glamorous dance competitions that we’ve gone to. Recently, one of my ladies asked me about how many competitions were out there and how did we decide which ones to attend? I laughed as I thought to myself, “What a great question to put out there.”
So what do you think?
What makes a great competition? Is it the title or scholarship $money you can win? Is it the judging panel? How about the destination, location, or the professional show? Or is it the friendliness and the energy brought to the event by organizers who pay special attention to details to make all competitors- both professional and amateur, feel like they are important? Does the cost or the length of time a competition lasts affect your opinion of whether or not you want to return the next year? Some competitions have been around for decades and have that sense of tradition on their side. But are they worth it?
Tell us what you think! Then take a walk on the RSF side and see if you don’t find all the things that make a great competition right here!
By Regina Ruff, your pro-am voice
August 30th, 2010 - 4:16 pm
REGINA:
You brought up a lot of,”all the reasons, at one time or another,” that I call a great competetion.
To me competing is a teaching tool for my partner and me. After training for several months/years it is a sort of ,in the business world-Benchmark. What are our strengths? Weaknesses? What do we concentrate our training upon?
After saying the meaning of competing is said: I love to see all the dancers, be around the electricity of excitement in the air, give other competetors a thoughtful word when they most need it, laugh with my partner, and hear him say,” Well it is in the judge’s hands”. That is my partner’s way of telling me , “we did our best.”
Our dance world is full of really neat people all striving for ,”That one Special Moment in Time.” Good judging. Good competetors. Friendly people. Good music. Being prepared and feeling the Moment.
Ahh. Just breathe. Smile. Whisper in your partner’s ear just before the music begins,”This IS Heaven.”