Ballroom Dancing, Spirituality, and...
Luca Barichhi WDSF Congress on Musicality & Characteristics
by Laura Fan on 07/17/14
What do Judges look for in a couple during dance competition? Why some
dancers connect with audience better than others, even though techniques
wise might be similar to those around them?
Obviously Movement,
Frame, Couple Picture are all important. However, the legends of
ballroom dancing all have one thing in common - their artistry expressed
in their Musicality!
It's not difficult to dance on time. It's
not difficult to choreograph in accordance to the phrasing of music.
However, to feel it & dance it would be totally a different story.
I
recalled one time, Luca Baricchi asked me & my partner - do you
know the difference between a Routine and Choreography? My partner
& I looked at each other & we shrugged our shoulders and shook
our heads :)
Luca proceeded to answer that Routine is just bunch
of steps. Choreography is when you really dance to the music. He took
us one step further and spent countless hours explaining and teaching us
the characteristics of each dance & the musicality behind it.
He
presented this topic in a much more condensed version in this precious
WDSF Adjudicator Congress (a Lecture for Judges). Enjoy!
